The Hunt – Scavenger Hunt Puzzle Game

Characters

A sample of the optional people present:

Experts:

Art Hoffer

I am Sasha’s lawyer. My parents were penny pinchers growing up, because they watched their parents struggle during the Great Depression. Therefore, I developed a fascination with both wealth and poverty. As a lawyer, I am quite well off, and I like to make sure others know it. Rich clients such as Sasha are the mainstay of my business.

Corrie McDougal

I am a gem expert. I am from Scotland and thus have a thick accent. I earned a B.Sc. in geology with a minor in fine arts from Edinburgh University and a Graduate Gemologist Diploma from Idar-Oberstein in Germany. I am a member of many jewelry, geology and historical societies. I especially like stones that have been formed in exquisite shapes.

Drew Cohen

I am a building expert. As a young child, I loved building with Lincoln logs. This love never subsided. After becoming an architect; I went to law school, becoming a consultant on building construction and defects. I have also studied history extensively. I am especially interested in period architecture. I have a terrible time stopping myself from noticing the building faults, even when I am out walking.

Marty Bloom

I am an art expert. I am an art appraiser, advisor, and writer. I also personally resell the valuable art I collect. I have written columns for magazines over the years regarding the collection of art. I have also acted as a consultant for art museums around the U.S. However, my knowledge of art covers up the fact that I wish someone would pay me something for the art I create in my spare time to show they appreciate it.

Mel Gerber

I am a violin expert. I am from the New England area of the United States. As a teenager, I apprenticed with a Italian neighbor who taught me the craft of violin making. I later went to college to study music and history, eventually becoming a consultant to musical instrument designers. I have given lectures on violins extensively throughout the world. The highlight of my career was serving as a craftsmanship judge for the Violin Society of America competitions.

Avery Smidt

I am a coin expert. I am from Berlin in Germany and have been fascinated by coins ever since I was a child and used to collect them from neighbors. I eventually went on to study math and to subsequently learn the science of numismatics (the study of money). Today I have my own coin valuation firm and keep an updated website regarding coin collection around the globe. I attempt to keep my skills in coin grading by using the strike (imprinting) method as well as by examining a coin’s surface.

Witnesses:

Tate Gurney

I am the Head Nurse at Winterflood Elderly Care Home. I’m truly concerned about all my residents. I try to encourage them to be more health conscious and to take food supplements and vitamins. I am here today to make sure that the other employees – the ones that are greedy and dishonest – don’t try to take over this search.

Casey Sweeper

I am the janitor at the Winterflood Elderly Care Home.  When I was younger, I wanted to be a stand-up comedian, but unfortunately I could never remember the punch lines. I’m not very happy cleaning up after everyone at the nursing home but…hey – it’s a job and … tomorrow is another day in which to go “knock knock”.

Kendra Drier

I work in the laundry at the Winterflood Elderly Care Home. This joint may have “Happy Days” as its motto, but it doesn’t make me very happy. The pay isn’t great and I have the hardest job at the nursing home. I deserve any little “extras” that come my way. You should all be patting me on the back – I was the one who found Sasha’s letter.

Sidney Nurd

I am Sasha’s former student and star pupil, if I do say so myself. My IQ is off the page. But some say that my social skills are lacking and being a researcher can be pretty lonely. If I had some of Sasha’s wealth, then maybe more people would want to be my friend.