Downtown Covington will become a giant puzzle board September 12 as Code Crackers Puzzle Hunts hosts its first Urban Adventure Puzzle Hunt, an interactive team experience will challenges participants to explore the city, uncover hidden clues and solve puzzles together.
Unlike a traditional scavenger hunt, the Urban Adventure Puzzle Hunt combines exploration, observation and problem solving with a social experience designed to help people see familiar surroundings in a whole new way.
Participants can bring their own group or come on their own and join a team. Each team will head out into downtown Covington, using details found in the city’s art, architecture and surroundings to uncover clues and solve a series of puzzles.
But solving their own puzzle is only part of the challenge.
At the end of the hunt, all participants will gather at Second Story for drinks and a final collaborative challenge that requires information collected by the different teams. Everyone must work together to crack the final solution.
“We wanted to create an experience that gives people a reason to really look at the city around them while also giving them an easy, fun way to connect with other people,” said Jill Morenz, creator of Code Crackers Puzzle Hunts. “You might walk past the same mural or building dozens of times without noticing the details that suddenly become important when they’re part of a puzzle.”
The event is designed for both groups of friends and people attending on their own. No special puzzle-solving experience is needed, just curiosity and a willingness to explore.
The Urban Adventure Puzzle Hunt will be held Saturday, September 12, from 3-5 p.m. at Second Story, located in Downtown Covington.
The event is for participants 21 and up.
Tickets and event registration are available online via the Covington Urban Adventure event page. The event will take place rain or shine.
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