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New Hampshire video game designers create treasure hunt across Northeast with eye-popping reward

FOX News

Brandon Allinger, COO of Prop Store and Treasure Hunter, told Fox News Digital he came across the hat Harrison Ford wore in'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' when researching a different item. A pair of video game designers created a real-life, real-time treasure hunt in the Northeast with a hefty reward for the lucky individual who finds the unique treasure. The game is called Project Skydrop, and players compete against one another to locate a 24-karat gold sculpture valued at 26,000. "This treasure hunt is a prototype, just experimenting to see if people like it, if people like the format," Project Skydrop co-creator Jason Rohrer told Boston 25 News. The game started Sept. 19 and will end on Oct. 10.


A Game Designer Just Hid a Gold Trophy in the Woods for a Real-Life Treasure Hunt. It Starts Now

WIRED

Gold Treasure Worth a Fortune Was Hidden in a Forest. For years, Jason Rohrer put out bizarre, beloved video games. Now, with Project Skydrop, he launches the real-world treasure hunt of his dreams. The muddy trail levels out and we stop to catch our breath. Which is good, because hiking with my eyes covered has been a pain in the ass. A voice says: "You can take your blindfold off now." I squint as I get my bearings. Then, after a bit more hiking and some bushwhacking, I finally see it. The thing no one is supposed to know the location of, at least for another few weeks. I have to fight a lizard-brain instinct to reach for it.