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Additional Twists..

So as we approach our 12th season of Cashunt in a couple of weeks we always love to recreate ourselves this time of year just to make things always "fresher" for our upcoming players.  So what do we have in store this upcoming season will involve a few different aspects to the game in a tech level as well as a strategic level. How we are coming to approach this aspect of our games will be by us including 4 additional pages to our game books.  Now by what we have seen thus far it looks pretty cool and we also included these new aspects in "test games" this past summer to see if they indeed work and they did perfectly.  A couple of weeks ago we had a viral campaign called Operation: Lenguini that if read closely led the public to some cool promotional prizes as well as one individual scoring a pair of tickets to an upcoming bruins game in a week from now.  As always we encourage our readers to follow us on our facebook and twitter pages, at times we issue viral campai

Going Smart...

 If there was something I had been trying to avoid not getting our games into is using  “smart technology” in our games.   As of this past season we have had several individuals call us and ask us if we offer that type of game, which we didn't at the time.   After researching it a little bit and knowing that a few games companies within the country does use “smart technology” we went ahead and created a test game this past fall. The game worked out pretty smoothly and I was pretty happy with the results, but quite frankly just using smart phone technology I think  limits the game and quite frankly that's not what  our games are known for. So we tweaked it, and tweeted again and we have created a game for 2012 which will be tentatively called “The Smart Sprint” it will be the only game  we offer that will use smart phone technology. The game will also include additional challenges that are typical to a Cashunt competition, honestly we wouldn't have it any other way and I bel

Hunting across the pond

   From our last post we had indicated that we have now a department on our website that now offers “do-it-yourself” versions of some of our top games. The games  have had a great start  and the response has been great. We will also be introducing international versions of our games with the first one being "The London Dashunt". This game will be available most likely in the month of December and will be the first of four games that will be designed for an international market. The reason for this is because we have been seeing a big draw in international interest.    We will be announcing each new location the moment they are available to the public,    but as of right now we only see four for 2012. We will keep you posted on this blog and of course on our social media fan sites that being Facebook, LinkedIn, and twitter. That's it for now have a good week!

Museums to be a part of library in 2012

This is one area we have been playing around with for the past few years and I think we are ready to add museum games in our library.  There are versions out there that involve indoor scavenger hunts in museums and what we found them to be is a tad dull.  So we said to ourselves if we were to create a game in a museum what would we do in order to make it fun and entertaining and less feeling like a tour.  So we have created a couple of versions that in typical Cashunt form will include multiple challenges that will keep our players on their toes throughout the game.  Theses games will be in beta form from December 2011 thru February 2012..and after that trial time we will be offering it in a full time basis in the spring,  These games were supposed to be ready and active in 2010 but we really didn't like what we were about to release so we decided to rethink it and go back to the black board to give our players the ultimate museum scavenger hunt experience.  These games will appear

Old School VS New School

Old School vs New School has been a battle when it comes to technology especially in this day and time.  Now, I happen to be a huge fan of tech and have been for many many years.  But I have to admit, I am a bit old fashioned when it comes in and tries to take over old concepts.  I am not crazy about the idea of books now being  replaced by tablets and DVDs being replaced by streaming video, it has become the death of book, video and music stores/chains.  Now it has even entered the now "Scavenger Hunt Industry"...(never thought in a million years their would be such a thing by I was told recently that it does)  I assume it's a good thing ;)       There are companies that use hand held smartphone and have now created "scavenger hunt like" apps.  To those companies I think they are fantastic companies and I respect them to utmost..but the old fashioned interaction of a physical scavenger hunt can never really be replaced by an app.  I think there should be a &qu

Creating Your Buzz..

The one thing I love to see is when certain businesses or individuals stand out from their pack, it's a very interesting thing to witness and study.  People have mentioned that in order to stand out and reach a successful level, you must not be boring.  Simply stated "people do not talk about "boring"  they talk about "interesting, controversial  funny, inspiring..but never ever do they talk about.. boring.  One thing I have always said is that if I was in a room that contained several people of various respectful occupations (salesperson, attorney, carpenter, dentist, and a clown from Ringling Brothers Circus) I would have no problem  starting a conversation with the clown in the room...why?....he's interesting.  Now am I saying for you to join the circus or the other occupations mentioned are not good ones? Of course not.   What I am pointing out is that interesting individuals  occupations, or businesses create interest and get people talking.   Businesse

Marriage Proposals & Some Changes Taking Place

So as we wait on the eve of Hurricane Irene, I figured I would keep you up to speed as to what is going on at this moment in our little universe that we call CASHUNT!  As you might remember that in our last blog that we had been approached by several suiters for us to design and coordinate their marriage proposals using our game..   I'll be the first to say I was totally skeptical when it came to this uncharted ground, but after coordinating a couple of proposals all I can say after both girls screamed "YES!!!"  it was a  Piece-Of-Cake :)  This for some reason landed on or lap without even thinking about designing this sort of thing, now that we got the hang of it and we are being challenged with each "proposal call" we get..  I think we may just have stumbled onto a new venture..stay tuned:)       The next thing that I wanted to mention are two big changes that will be taking place asap.  First will be our annual championship.  The championship always took pla

Wow it's been a loooong time!

I know it has been a long time since I last posted but as always this time of year it get's really crazy..so I guess that's a good thing!  A lot has transpired since we last posted we won a Certificate of Excellence Award from Tripadvisor which is pretty cool :) Also we are about to launch our home game version of Cashunt into the market which we have been working on for sometime (packaging etc).  Now for the strangest part of what has entered our universe..."marriage proposals"?!?!  Yes, and we are pretty shocked about the turn out.  The funny thing we never offered this service..but a couple of people called and asked us if we can help them propose..and then all of the sudden the phones started ringing with the same request.   Sometimes I feel as if I was Will Smith in the movie Hitch..LOL! So I guess it's a good thing and something new to add in our arsenal ...I just hope no one says NO on the proposal..that would suck.  One thing in business I have always unde

Special one time games for Moms and Dads!

We figured we would add two new seasonal games to our library this year and those games are geared specifically for Mother's and Father's Day.  We would see in the past years how families wanted to get together on those holidays to play the Boston Mad Dash.  So we figured why not create two games for families for those two specific days.  So we went and created "The MomdasH" and "The DadasH", these two games are completely designed towards the guest of honor.  With these games clients can submit certain information about either their mom or dad and we create a game around them.  The games were announced last week and already our MomdasH for mother's day on May 7th is Sold Out! For more information on these two games and availability give us a call!

Some changes to the championship this year..

One of the most viewed pages on our website is the championship page.  This is where cashunt teams can view where they rank with all the other teams for a possible shot to our annual championship.  What we have always listed were the top 100 teams of the year but we are going to cut it to the top 50, this is simply because of the page load time.  The other thing we are changing is the championship date itself, we would always host the championship game the following year in the month of April.  This was due because the season always ends in the winter and you can't expect to play a championship in the snow :) So as of this season all Championship games will be hosted in the Fall in the months of either October/November, by changing the date we keep the championship in the current season. www.cashunt.com

The Difference...

There are times that I might speak to a potential client and one of their top questions are..."What sets you apart from other companies that offer scavenger hunt competitions?"  Great question!  I can't tell you all how many times in 11 years I had to answer that question..and honestly I am never tired of it.  The answer is pretty simple great price, great experience, and great promotions..with that said I think we stand above the other competitors because I don't think they would drop their price to offer the same thing.  Most of our competition is double the price from what we offer, and 1/4 of what we offer  Now we can clearly charge the amount our competitors do...but why should we? The old saying goes "if it's not broke..."  We love to hear when people are inquiring about our games and ask "so everything that you mentioned is in one packaged game at that  price?"  Our answer..absolutely! At the end of the day it's about the client and

Boston Mad Dash Deluxe Kicked Off This Past Saturday!

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So after really trying to design and redesign the Boston Mad Dash Deluxe so it would make a worthy sequel to the original BMD, it was time to give it a go on 2/19.  We started off at Harvard Square in Cambridge, Ma and had all the teams ready for what was going to be a fun and most importantly unexpected experience.  The challenges that were set forth were place perfectly throughout the city and fell perfectly onto this new game pallet . At the end of the event we regrouped at the Hard Rock Cafe at Faneuil Hall, and the response was fantastic!...WHEW!  There is nothing more nerve racking during the launch of a new game then awaiting the review.  In the end.. the reviews were brilliant and that is always the most satisfying aspect to a new game.  Deluxe presents a longer and more wide spread game then it's original, at the end of the day bigger is not always better but better is bigger. Keep in mind Deluxe is only for private game not public, but the original Boston Mad Dash can

Team Pictures and Videos Important Information!

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Hello Cashunters, This update is all about the team pictures and videos our clients receive from their game.  As always clients receive all their photos and videos from their game where they can download them for Free throughout the whole season.  Being that we are using a 3rd party site in order to host all those files/folders, it has come to our attention that there is good chance of it crashing unless we maintain and trim out the weight from time to time.  With that said, all team files will be available for download  for a three month time period from the time of your game.  If you still want a copy of your event's media files after that time period we can send them to you on a DVD for a small fee.  If you have any questions please feel free and you can speak to a game coordinator by calling 866-276-4733. Thanks! The Cashunt Team

"special" one time competitions scheduled for this spring/summer/fall

So what is going to make these competitions so "special".  Well right now we are working with a third party to promote the Boston Mad Dash for a one time discounted event through their company.  What makes it special is that again it will be discounted and will be open to the public.  The only catch is, that you must register as a team of a minimum of 4 to play and we will not be providing cameras for these 3 dates you must bring your own.  There will be only 3 dates for this type of event and we are looking for a big turn out on each (spring, summer, and fall). For people that have played The Boston Mad Dash before it will not be the same game there will be 4 challenges instead of 6 but the will be fun and wacky as all our games are.  We will announce what those 4 challenges soon as well releasing the dates and the company we have joined forces with to promote these "special" events.  We are also looking to announce "special" competitions in Chicago, New

The Bachelor Dash Returns!

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After retiring The Bachelor Dash a few years ago we decided to reinstate the game.  The reason is pretty simple for 2 reasons one: The typical Bachelor party is becoming a thing of the past and people are looking for alternatives and two: we got a lot of calls last year if we have a bachelor version to the Bridal Dash.  So after hosting several games for bachelors last year we figured why not reinstate the game all together.  Naturally one of out anchor games "The Bridal Dash" always grabs attention and continues with it's own popularity year after year amongst the Bachlorette market but we have nothing for the guys.  We never believed that there was a market out there so we decided to pull it but as of last year we were mistaken and we found out indeed there is market out there.       So the Bachelor Dash will be the complete flip side of the Bridal Dash where the game will consist of 6 challenges customized around the groom.  Bachelor Dashes have already started boo

Season 11 has taken flight...

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                                                    HAPPY NEW YEAR CASHUNTERS!! So first it's an amazing feeling to announce that we have started with out 11the season of Cashunt!  We set a couple of weeks to rest and then we are back in full throttle!  We started our season last week in (a snow storm to say the least) after trying to convince our players "that it's not a good idea to play in the snow"...they were not having it..LOL  We have had "diehard" players in the past..but this would be up there as a bit extreme, but in the end with the snow and all they had a fantastic time:)  So as always we will keep you up to date with the small changes we have made as well as the typical that we do every year (updated lists, etc) So the following is what we have in store for you thus far: Right now this is what is set for Season 11: New Games:  Boston Mad Dash Deluxe ; The Bachelor Race ; Singles Dash ; and the possibilities of the Museum Hunt All current