TenHunt - New Online Treasure Hunt With Great Prizes

Published Friday, December 01, 2006 3:39 PM
Last night we played TenHunt for the first time as a community. Everyone had a blast even though we were far from achieving a fast finishing time.  The game is easy to play and even gives folks on dial-up a decent shot at winning. 

The format for the game is as follows:  You are given ten riddles that are related to various web pages on the Internet.  You have to surf to the different websites to decipher the riddle and find clues that will lead you to the answer for your current level.  You must correctly answer the questions in order (1 before 2, 2 before 3, so on and so forth...) until you complete the 10th question (level).  The fastest to finish wins the prize.  But don't fret if you are slower because there are also consolation prizes given away to random folks who finish the challenge before the deadline (5+/- hours), so you don't have to be the fastest to win.   

I've spoken briefly with the Mike from TenHunt.com who assures me the game is legit and the prizes are real.  I am still a little skeptical (as are the folks from techcrunch) but I trust him enough to recommend the game to those reading this post.  This is a fun game with or without prizes so you will enjoy it even if you don't win anything. My favorite feature is the head to head game play style.  While you are answering each of the 10 levels/questions of the game you can see exactly where you stand compared to your competitors.  You can also view a leader board that shows the top five players and what level they are currently working on.  

We also discovered a security exploit yesterday through the referral link process.  It seems as though one can gain access to another's account through by using their referral link.  I have contacted one of the developers of the game and I am waiting for a response back from him.  When I hear word that the issue is resolved I will notify you as well.  For now, I would suggest not entering your phone number and address into your profile as they could be easily stolen without your knowledge.

Please signup for the game using my referral link which will make you eligible for the Steeple raffle if another Steeple member should win the drawing.  Look forward to seeing all of you next Thursday in chat.  Make sure to go back and look at the previous rounds questions and answers as it will help you to solve the new questions faster.  We will be posting all of the answers to TenHunt on this blog as well.
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Comments

# Laanakita1 said on Friday, December 01, 2006 2:52 PM

Thanks TH!!! Just a few questions?  I signed up via your link, is there a way to find out for sure if I got into the Steeple Pool?  Also, what time on Thursday do we meet and where?  Thanks again.. cya Thursday...

# mar1759 said on Sunday, December 03, 2006 11:48 AM

Hi TH,
It doesn't appear that I've been signed up under your referral link. Anything I can do about that?

Marilyn