scavenger hunt
noun
: a game in which players try to acquire without buying specified items within a time limit
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One of our most unique programs was Camp Half-Blood, based on the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan, where kids took part in challenges based on the books and received instructions from the Oracle, who sent them on a scavenger hunt in the library.
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Barbara D. Hathaway, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
No match is the same because the game randomly scrambles the placement of items on the map, forcing you into punishing scavenger hunts.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
The scavenger hunt began with Joan and Mark fishing a message in a bottle out of the ocean.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Tickets — which are $19.89 — include zoo admission as well as party perks like face painting, bracelet trading, themed food and drinks and a scavenger hunt.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
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Barbara D. Hathaway, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
No match is the same because the game randomly scrambles the placement of items on the map, forcing you into punishing scavenger hunts.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
The scavenger hunt began with Joan and Mark fishing a message in a bottle out of the ocean.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Tickets — which are $19.89 — include zoo admission as well as party perks like face painting, bracelet trading, themed food and drinks and a scavenger hunt.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Scavenger hunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scavenger%20hunt. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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