CSU Homecoming and Family Weekend Treasure Hunt

Rules

Solutions Page

Modified - 10/03 - 3:00PM - all updated info in red type
Modified - 10/03 - 5:15PM - all updated info in blue type
Modified - 10/04 - 4:35PM - Notification re: clue two
Modified - 10/05 - 1:10PM - all updated info in this type
Modified - 10/05 - 1:50PM - all updated info in this type
General -
1)You must indicate which clue you are asking about in your inquiries.
2)Complexity of some anagrams may be due to personal names.
3) All addresses are in lower case. Our miscommunication during the instructions may have led teams to capitalize address letters.
4)There is still time to catch up, the final clue is uploaded at 5pm!
5) Hints will not be forthcoming for at least an hour after a clue is posted.

These are the complete rules for the CSU Homecoming and Family Weekend Treasure Hunt.

General Instructions
Signup
Timeline
Clues
Hints
Submissions
Rule Modifications
Miscellaneous

General Instructions:

During this hunt, groups will work together to solve a series of clues that are hidden on the Rootles^® web site. The solution of each clue will lead to a physical location on campus where teams will collect information to find their next clue's web address. These clues will be posted to these web addresses at the specific times posted below.

Each clue during the hunt will follow the same pattern:

• Clue available on Rootles^® web site
• Clue solved by teams
• Information located on the CSU campus will be used to find the web address for the next clue
• Teams continue solving clues until a final puzzle is provided
• Teams solve final puzzle and submit their answers by email
• The winner is determined by the first correct submission
• Winner announced at the Friday night Bonfire

Sign Up:

This hunt is open CSU students, faculty, and current graduate students. The first clue will be available when you sign up your team from 11-2 on Tuesday October 3rd at the opening Homecoming/Family Weekend Kick-off Cook-out, on the WCNR Lawn. Team signup and first clues will also be available after the Cook-out at the ASAP office on the bottom level of The Lory Student Center. Additional team members must be added by 5pm Thursday, at the ASAP office.

Clue Post Dates/Times:

Clues will be posted to the Rootles site at the times listed below. Prior to the time indicated, the clue will not be uploaded or available to any team. For this reason, you have the option to wait until more clues are posted before you begin to solve clues. You must, however, solve each clue in the order listed below to be able to determine the web address where subsequent clues are available.

Here is the schedule as to when clues will become available:

• Clue One - Tuesday October 03, 2006 @11:00pm - Question 10/3 5:15pm
• Clue Two - Tuesday October 03, 2006 @4:00pm - Clue will be modified at 5:00pm
• Clue Three - Wednesday October 04, 2006 @10:00am - No longer to be released in The Collegian
• Clue Four - Wednesday October 04, 2006 @10:00am - Question 10/05 1:10pm
• Clue Five - Thursday October 05, 2006 @10:00am - Question 10/05 2:15pm
• Clue Six - Thursday October 05, 2006 @2:00pm
• Clue Seven - Thursday October 05, 2006 @5:00pm - The Race is on

Clues will be posted as close to the time indicated above as possible. At the time of a clue's posting, the text for that clue, above, will change to bold type.

Clues:

Solving each clue is necessary in order to find the next clue's web address. All clues will follow a similar format, which, when solved, will direct you to a physical location on campus. At each physical campus location, teams must gather information to decipher the web address for the next clue. (View the CSU Homecoming clue format)

Hints:

For teams that ask for help, by email to csu@rootles.com, hints may be forthcoming. Any hints provided to one team will be posted on the page of the clue in question for all teams to view. Response to queries may not be immediate and is at the discretion of the organizers.

Submissions:

All submissions should be in the following form:

• Message must initiate from the final web page of the hunt
• Message must be composed from a CSU email address
• Team number, and names of all team members, must be in the body of the message
• Provide two contact phone numbers in the body of the message
• Solution must be in the body of the message
• The “time stamp,” the date and time connected to an email, will be the final factor in determining order of finish.

Rule Modifications:

If there are any modifications to these rules between rounds, an announcement will be made through a posting at the top of this rules page. They will be in effect at the time defined in that posting.

Miscellaneous: