Treasure hunt game

Abstract

A treasure hunt game comprising at least one series of clue cards, wherein the series includes at least a first card that contains a rhyme indicating the location of a subsequent card in the series, and a final card that contains a rhyme indicating the location of an ultimate prize.

1 . A treasure hunt game comprising: 
 at least one series of clue cards, wherein the series includes at least a first card that contains a rhyme indicating the location of a subsequent card in the series, and a final card that contains a rhyme indicating the location of an ultimate prize.    
   
   
       2 . The treasure hunt game of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one series of clue cards comprises sequential clue cards.  
   
   
       3 . The treasure hunt game of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the rhymes expressly indicates the location of a subsequent card or the ultimate prize.  
   
   
       4 . The treasure hunt game of  claim 1 , wherein at least one the rhymes is in the form of a riddle that indicates the location of a subsequent card or the ultimate prize.  
   
   
       5 . The treasure hunt game of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the clue cards is initially folded into a closed position.  
   
   
       6 . The treasure hunt game of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the rhymes indicating the location of a subsequent clue card also indicates the location of an intermediate prize.  
   
   
       7 . The treasure hunt game of  claim 6 , wherein the intermediate prize is a clue complementary to the subsequent clue card.  
   
   
       8 . The treasure hunt game of  claim 1 , wherein each clue card within at least one of the at least one series of clue cards includes a series indicator, the indicator being a color or a marking thereon.  
   
   
       9 . The treasure hunt game of  claim 1 , wherein each clue card within the at least one series of clue cards includes an index marking.  
   
   
       10 . The treasure hunt game of  claim 1 , further comprising a summary listing of all locations identified by each clue card within the at least one series of clue cards.  
   
   
       11 . The treasure hunt game of  claim 1 , wherein at least one card of the at least one series of clue cards identifies a personal location.  
   
   
       12 . The treasure hunt game of  claim 1 , further comprising a theme.  
   
   
       13 . The treasure hunt game of  claim 12 , wherein the theme is a holiday theme or a user defined theme.  
   
   
       14 . The treasure hunt game of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one series of clue cards comprises a plurality of series of clue cards, the plurality of series leading to a single ultimate prize.  
   
   
       15 . The treasure hunt game of  claim 14 , wherein the locations identified by the rhymes in the plurality of series of clue cards are the same.  
   
   
       16 . The treasure hunt game of  claim 15 , wherein the sequence of the locations vary among the plurality of series of clue cards.  
   
   
       17 . A treasure hunt game comprising: 
 at least one series of clue cards, the series including a sub-series of card-indicating clue cards and a final ultimate prize-indicating clue card;    wherein the sub-series contains at least a first card that provides a rhyme identifying the location of a subsequent clue card in the at least one series of clue cards; and    wherein the final ultimate prize-indicating clue card is subsequent to the sub-series of card-indicating clue cards and provides a rhyme identifying the location of an ultimate prize.    
   
   
       18 . The treasure hunt game of  claim 17 , wherein at least one the rhymes is in the form of a riddle that indicates the location of a subsequent card or the ultimate prize.  
   
   
       19 . The treasure hunt game of  claim 17 , wherein the at least one series of clue cards comprises a plurality of series of clue cards, the plurality of series leading to a single ultimate prize.  
   
   
       20 . A method of playing a treasure hunt game comprising: 
 providing an organizer and at least one player or team;    providing a series of clue cards for each player or team and an ultimate prize;    placing all clue cards, except for the first clue card, at the locations identified by the rhyme included on the preceding clue card;    placing the ultimate prize at the location identified by the final card;    providing each player or team with the first card in the associated series of clue cards;    searching for the card subsequent the first clue card based upon the rhyme included on the first clue card;    finding the clue card subsequent the first card;    repeating the prior two steps using the most recently located clue card until locating the final clue card;    searching for the ultimate prize based upon the rhyme included on the final clue card; and    finding the ultimate prize.