Summerfield Easter Scavenger Hunt!

Teams who submit results with the most complete and creative tasks verified by picture proof within the allotted time – win! Prizes for the Scavenger Hunt include a Stand-up Paddleboard, Spike Ball Glow & Walkie-Talkies!

TEAM STRUCTURE: Create your Team Name. Teams may be made up of 2-8 people with at least one participate per team living at an address within Summerfield Neighborhood. It is ideal to have at least 4 people per group. Some of the tasks might require 3 people and one person will need to take the picture proof.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Digital camera (or smart phone with working camera), Small roll of tape.

SUMMARY: Clues will be emailed to each registered email at 10 AM MST on Saturday, March 30th. The scavenger hunt will be open for 4 hours. All Scavenger Hunt tasks and photos must be taken within Summerfield Neighborhood. All teams must submit results via email by 2 PM MST on March 30th. There will be a 5 task penalty imposed on any team that is late. This means that if the late team successfully completed 10 tasks, they would only get credit for 5. Late is defined as 1 minute after 2 PM. Any team more than thirty minutes late will be disqualified from the competition.

PRIZES: The teams who complete the most tasks, and the most creative teams with results submitted on time, will win prizes. Prize Winners will be announced via email by Sunday, March 31st at 6 PM MST.

IMPORTANT:

1- It is highly recommended that teams begin submitting Easter Hunt photo proofs to the judges by 1 PM in order to budget time for uploading photo results via email to the Easter Scavenger Hunt Judges. (Even earlier if not technology savvy with uploading multiple photos via zip file, or if you do not have highspeed internet.)

2- The team must get a picture proof of the task in order to get credit for it as a successful task. This game is not necessarily designed for all teams to complete all 30 tasks – it is simply the team who gets the most. The picture proof must be a complete proof of the task. No required part of the picture can be omitted or the task is thrown out and counted as ‘unsuccessful.’ For example – if the task says you need to form an ‘M’ under an aspen tree – then your team must take a picture that includes the team members forming an ‘M’ with an aspen tree in the picture. If the photographer only takes a picture of the team members, but no aspen tree or if the team members are posing like cheerleaders and not making an ‘M’ with their bodies – no credit is given and this is considered to be an ‘unsuccessful task.’

3- If any team is caught breaking any local, state, or federal laws while playing this game, they are immediately disqualified from the game. The game is not intended for any team to complete all the tasks – it is a competition of time management, intellect, appropriate photography, and successful navigation – not of the ability to race around a neighborhood and trespass on others’ property! The teams will get more tasks accomplished by a calm plan of action that includes minimizing back-tracking and making the most of your neighborhood. Working as a team and managing the time – not trying to beat it - is a must. The teams must obey all posted signs and act appropriately.

DISCLAIMER: All applicable local, state, and federal laws must be followed during the play of this game (i.e. traffic laws, etc.). This game does not imply that the participants should partake in any illegal activities. We do not condone any illegal activity to be associated with any of this game. DISCLAIMER: By taking part in this event you grant the event organizers full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming for future neighborhood event advertising.

TEAM LEADERSHIP: It is optional to elect players to play the team roles of captain, safety manager, camera operator and navigator. This helps to speed up game play and by establishing a role for each player; this will help to increase the efficiency of the individual teams.

CAPTAIN: The captain is the responsible party for the general management of the team and will resolve any disputes. The captain makes all final decisions regarding the game play. Any team member not giving the captain respect during the course of the game is sentenced to one of the following punishments: 12 oz of whipped cream in their hair, 30 pushups with a pie underneath them, or public humiliation of wearing a sign that says “I’m a bad Easter Hunter! I forgot to give the team captain respect” for the remainder of the game. In other words, encourage respect your team captain…it can be a lot of pressure to have this job!

SAFETY MANAGER: The team will also need to select a safety manager. This person ensures that in any situation, safety is the first priority. This person monitors that all local, state and federal laws are followed. This person will also ensure that no bodily harm occurs to any of the team members. Any task that could possibly cause harm to any player should be avoided and another method / location should be pursued. For example, if the team is trying to form an ‘M’ but they’re making an unnecessary pyramid and someone could fall and injure themselves – the safety manager’s job is to assess the situation and come up with a safer method to form the ‘M’ (i.e. 2 people bending over with their backs against each other). The safety manager has the right to say ‘no’ to any task if it compromises the safety of the players or might break any local, state or federal laws. If the players do not listen to the safety manager’s advice and elect to do the ‘unsafe’ task anyway, the safety manager has the option to disallow that task to be counted in the final judging. (This seems counterproductive for a team member to go against their own team, but the safety manager can at least use this as a threat in the heat of a disagreement.)

CAMERA OPERATOR: The team should also choose a camera operator. This person will need to be very responsible as they can lose a task for the team that might have otherwise been successful. For example, if the team is making an ‘M’ under an aspen tree with their bodies and the camera operator takes the picture proof but leaves out the aspen tree– this picture DOES NOT COUNT and will be marked as ‘unsuccessful.’ So, make sure that your camera operator is taking the pictures appropriately and is double checking the shots. This will eliminate a lot of end of the hunt heartache!

NAVIGATOR: The team will need to designate a navigator. This is the person that knows the neighborhood the best and / or has the ability to figure out where to go to complete a task. Once the task is decided upon by the group, the navigator will determine the location in which the team needs to go to complete the task. The navigator should consult with the safety manager on all tasks.

OFFICIAL RULES OF THE GAME – A SUMMARY

Each team should carry a copy of these rules at all times.

1- Any team that breaks a local, state, or federal law during this game is automatically disqualified from the competition. The safety manager is to monitor this rule and report any violations.

2- The competition is 4 hours. Every team should submit results no later than 1 minute past 2 PM or a 5 successful task penalty will be imposed. Any team coming back more than thirty minutes late is disqualified from the competition.

3- Any task that is inappropriately solved does not count towards the total of successful tasks completed. This would be considered an unsuccessful task – but will count in the case of a tie-breaker.

4- Any task that is inappropriately photographed does not count towards the total of successful tasks completed. An inappropriate photograph is one that does not provide a complete picture proof of the task as the task is written. For example – if the task says ‘you must form the word ‘fun’ on the sidewalk with your bodies’ and the photographer omits the proof of the word ‘fun’ and all you can see is people laying on a sidewalk – this is considered an ‘unsuccessful task.’

5- All posted signs should be obeyed by all team members. It the sign says ‘keep out’ then you must ‘keep out!’ The safety manager is to monitor this rule for the team. Any team that violates any posted neighborhood rules or acts inappropriately by trespassing on others’ property will receive a 1 successful task penalty. The safety manager has the obligation to report the incident. Any team that fails to report the incident will have underwear gnomes stealing their under garments for the next five years. So, don’t hold any information back! Alright, the gnome thing was a joke…but seriously, be honest.

6- If any team member is injured during any task, a 1 successful task penalty shall be imposed on the team. It is the safety manager’s duty to ensure that no injuries occur during the tasks. No exceptions.

7- No running is allowed during the game at any time. A brisk walk is acceptable, but no running.

8- If you witness a member of an opposing team running, take a picture proof of it and give it to the host during the judging. All incidents of verified running (determined via picture proof and by the Easter Scavenger Hunt Judges final judgment) shall remove one successful task from the team who violated this rule for each incident.

9- Remain respectful and lawful - do not touch any of the neighbors’ property including flowers, trees, cars, RVs, bicycles, sports equipment, signs, etc.

10- Stay off of grass and remain on the sidewalk -respect, respect, RESPECT the neighbors!