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Mom and son duo Maureen and Nick Bruinsma are co-owners of DragonB次元官网网址檚 Hoard Entertainment and are sharing their love of scavenger hunts and riddles with fellow Canadians.
Having originally lived near each other in Alberta, the two began brainstorming the idea just before COVID-19 took the world by storm.
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The idea sparked after trying out treasure hunts organized by others. B次元官网网址淲e thought we could put out something that was a little bit more challenging as a riddle and a little bit more fun to try to solve,B次元官网网址� Nick said.
The website features three hunts one can register for.
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B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e trying to get people to see what hunts look like,B次元官网网址� Nick explained. Prizes from the free hunt include entries into the two other hunts available.
B次元官网网址淒ouble CheckB次元官网网址� is an ongoing hunt with an entry fee of $10. B次元官网网址淲e donB次元官网网址檛 have too many people hunting that one yetB次元官网网址e have about 20.B次元官网网址� The first person to complete the hunt will take home a $500 prize, while the individual who referred them will also walk away with $100.
The biggest hunt is called B次元官网网址淪nowballB次元官网网址檚 ChanceB次元官网网址� and Nick says itB次元官网网址檚 true to its name.
B次元官网网址淭he prize pool right now is just over $10,700 and the idea for that one is that itB次元官网网址檚 a growing prize pool. It costs $50 to enter and $30 from every entry goes into the prize pool. So, thatB次元官网网址檚 kind of where it got its name from. If you picture a snowball rolling down a hill, as it rolls and gains momentum it accumulates and gets bigger and bigger, as well as kind of a reference to the difficulty.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淪nowballB次元官网网址檚 ChanceB次元官网网址� has been ongoing for about 18 months now. Nick said 24 people have registered for the hunt, so the odds are still pretty good. This hunt, however, is meant to be more of a hobby and Nick expects it could take a while still before itB次元官网网址檚 solved.
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Maureen has moved to B.C. and Nick now lives in Nova Scotia, but they have not let the distance slow them down.
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B次元官网网址淎s long as people do enjoy them weB次元官网网址檒l probably keep writing them, because itB次元官网网址檚 a lot of fun for us.B次元官网网址�
Learn all about the hunts, view a list of past winners and the riddle they solved, or get searching at .
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