A community in eastern New Brunswick has been captivated by a mysterious game that has residents following clues and searching for hidden $50 and $100 bills.

B次元官网网址淭he hunt is so fun,B次元官网网址� Miramichi resident Savannah Harris said in an interview Sunday. B次元官网网址淚 bring my little brother with me. ItB次元官网网址檚 high energy. YouB次元官网网址檙e looking everywhere.B次元官网网址�

Six prizes of $100 were found last week.

No one knows whoB次元官网网址檚 behind the game, started by a Facebook user who calls himself Roman Dungarvan.

The first hunt began May 2 when Dungarvan shared a clue for where to find $100 hidden at Ritchie Wharf. Subsequent clues appeared on the Miramichi Mystery Machine Facebook page, where successful searchers announce when theyB次元官网网址檝e found the cash.

The group has become a place where people brainstorm for solutions and share photos of their progress.

A description of the group suggests Dungarvan took his name from a ghost story about a young cook who was murdered and buried at a lumber camp along the Dungarvon River in the late 1800s. According to local lore, he haunts the site to this day, making terrible B次元官网网址渨hoopingB次元官网网址� sounds.

The main photo on the Facebook account features a faceless figure wearing a black hood.

B次元官网网址淏eware the whooping screams that some still hear at night,B次元官网网址� the page description says.

When Harris joined the Facebook group last week, it had about 400 members. As of Sunday evening, there were more than 2,200 followers.

Clues typically involve horror movie references. One clue was a photo from the B次元官网网址淔riday the 13thB次元官网网址� series that featured a dog named Gordon. The cash for that round was hidden at GordonB次元官网网址檚 Wharf near the mouth of Miramichi River.

Meanwhile, it appears Dungarvan is watching when players are searching for the latest stash.

A message on the Facebook page alerted Samantha Savoie to the fact she was near the hidden prize on Friday. Dungarvan posted that a person in a grey hoodie B次元官网网址� what Savoie was wearing that day B次元官网网址� was B次元官网网址渟o close.B次元官网网址�

Savoie then watched as a nearby searcher swooped in and found the cash hidden in a small silver case.

B次元官网网址淚 was really happy for the lady that had won but, oh my goodness, we were so close,B次元官网网址� Savoie said in an interview.

No one seems to know who Dungarvan is or why theyB次元官网网址檝e decided to hide money for people to find. Harris said whoever they are, they seem to be B次元官网网址渢rying to give backB次元官网网址� to the community.

B次元官网网址淭hey havenB次元官网网址檛 really asked for anything back from it,B次元官网网址� she said.

Dungarvan is encouraging successful searchers to donate a portion of their winnings to the local food bank.

One member of the Mystery Machine Facebook group thanked Dungarvan for creating the game, which has kept her kids playing outside and B次元官网网址渕aking memories.B次元官网网址�

Dungarvan replied online: B次元官网网址淭hat is 100 per cent why I came up with it. I wanted people to get outside and enjoy the community.B次元官网网址�

Savoie said the game has brought some excitement to the town. B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 not really a whole lot to do in Miramichi normally, so this gives you kind of a rush.B次元官网网址�

With interest growing, Dungarvan is promising a Friday the 13th search worth $1,300 B次元官网网址� and an invitation has been extended to people from out of town.

Savoie and Harris havenB次元官网网址檛 found any cash yet, but theyB次元官网网址檙e hopeful Friday the 13th will be their lucky day.

B次元官网网址� Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press