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"The Great Global Treasure Hunt on Google Earth"
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Lysithea
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 		"The Great Global Treasure Hunt on Google Earth"
Another book-based armchair treasure hunt.
I'm sure that a lot of puzzle solvers around here will be interested in this book. I think I approve of the €50,000 prize being awarded to a random person who submits the correct solution; that might mitigate some of the problems that have plagued previous armchair treasure hunts.
The Telegraph wrote:
Google Earth's €50,000 treasure hunt will be 'Masquerade' for 2011
In the early Eighties tens of thousands of Britons scoured the puzzle book 'Masquerade' for clues about the location of a Golden Hare – now the classic treasure hunt is set to be reinvented for the digital age.
Unveiled at the London Book Fair, 'The Great Global Treasure Hunt on Google Earth' will provide a series of drawings that include visual and textual puzzles described by publisher Carlton Books as "ferociously complicated".
The book will then lead readers to places on Google's online global map, Google Earth, and ultimately to a single destination. Readers who submit the answer online between the September 1 launch and the end of March will be entered into a draw for a €50,000 prize.
Patterns and outlines found in satellite imagery, scenery, directions from one place to another or simply thematic connections in Google Earth will provide a piece of the puzzle, which will ultimately point to a place that could be anywhere in the world. Readers will not, however, need to visit it.
"The Great Global Treasure Hunt" is written by Tim Dedopulos, a former editor of Mensa puzzles who has previously written a history of wizards along with more than 90 other puzzle books. "Most images have 10 -12 separate clues," he said. "That might lead you to a certain pattern of roads or the way a piece of parkland looks on Google Earth and then to a main clue."
The new book recalls the UK craze set off by Masquerade, launched in 1979. The children's book, written by Kit Williams, concealed a series of 15 major clues in pictures telling the story of Jack Hare's quest to carry treasure from the Moon to the Sun.
A ceramic casket concealing jewels and a Golden Hare was eventually unearthed in 1982 near Ampthill, Bedfordshire, although the first person to claim the prize was later found to have cheated.
Mr Dedopulos said that he genuinely believes anyone could solve his treasure hunt. As the publication is worldwide, the winner will not even need any specific maths or language skills. "It doesn't require any mighty intellect," he claimed. "But it is difficult."
The Great Global Treasure Hunt on Google Earth will be published in September for £9.99.
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Amazon.co.uk wrote:
Product Description
In 1979, the book "Masquerade" became an international best-seller. It was a puzzle book with no instructions or clues and gave one clever winner a very big prize. In 2011 Carlton Books re-invent this idea and bring it right up to date for the 21st century. Imagine the excitement of adventuring right around the world in search of fabulous hidden treasure. We live on a beautiful, awe-inspiring planet, and new cutting-edge technology is making it available to us in ways that previous generations could never have dreamed of. "The Great Global Treasure Hunt on Google Earth" takes you on a fascinating quest to uncover the resting place of a marvellous treasure that could earn the solver a cool Euro 50,000.
About the Author
DEDOPULOS is a highly experienced fantasy writer and puzzle setter who is heir to a bloodline traced back to the Merovingian Kings of France. That would make him part of the 'blood royale' Grail family that links back to Jesus Christ himself. He has written more than 90 books on puzzles, symbolism, esoteric traditions and other subjects. He is a former member of Mensa, two different secretive global occult orders, a small team using computers to successfully predict the stock market, and a scientific organization studying the paranormal. His puzzles will tax your very soul.
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Sarah B
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 		Looks interesting! And it is currently showing as £6.99 on Amazon, and with their pre-order price promise it could be cheaper when you do get it. I think I'll bite. Smile It'll be a nice surprise when it finally drops through the letter box, since I'll undoubtedly have forgotten I ordered it by then!
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 		Dropped through my letter box yesterday. Looks good so far; I reckon I've solved three, nearly four pages. If anyone else is working on it I'd love to compare notes. Smile
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 		I pre-ordered mine months ago on Amazon - got told that it has been dispatched on Thursday... Still waiting for it though Crying or Very sad

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 		Sarah B...

My copy turned up - would love to discuss.

Drop me private message on here or email me on shaka04SPLATgmail.com

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