Scavenger HUNT hack

My members are looking for something else to do on the forums. So i had this ideaof a scavenger hunt hack.

In this hack basically you make an image that your members need to find. An image or a link or anything. This hack would place that image somewhere in your board.. could be in a post.. could be in the FAQ.. basically anywhere. The first person who finds the item and clicks it wins the hunt. When they click it an Admin is told via PM or Email, and possibly a thread is automatically created in a specific forum that tells of te winner.

Is this too out there or is it not totally fun.. I would think this would be really fun on boards. I have been doing it manually but i think an automated system would be MUCH easier.

[amykhar]

Cute idea. I am not going to promise to do it cause I have to work tomorrow but I am sure it will be done by somebody if not me in the near future.

Amy

Its a really fun idea. Increases board use...perhaps some form of integration like with LESANEs Store or even ITEMSHOP points can be given as prizes...i have atleast 20-30 board junkies who just sit on the board... something like this gets them to look around more.. hehe.

[amykhar]

Do you want the part where it places the image in a random post automated too or just the new thread and the PM when somebody finds it?

Amy

Well, basically i places the image in a random template or inside a random ACTIVE post.. lets say in a post that has been posted in, in the last...5 days. That could also be chosen from inside the admin panel. But also a Random template, FAQ..Control panel..Forum home..etc..etc.. showthread.. those types of things. Then when someone clicks on it They are taken to a Congratualtions screen, and there is a Auto Thread generated in the forum of your choice and a PM sent to teh Administrators to give out the necessary reward. The image might not look nice just smacked into a template, so maybe it should just appear in one of the corners, like bottom right or left.

Perhaps also, It can tell you in teh admin panel where the image was placed, so you can give HINTS to where its located after a certain ammount of time like a real scavenger hunt.

So how is this going? Anxious to see how you are doing.

[amykhar]

Forgot all about you :blush: I'll do it tomorrow instead of doing the income taxes that I am supposed to do. We learned yesterday that we don't want me writing hacks at night

[filburt1]

I'd volunteer but Amy's already got it and I'm working on vBCron.

YOU FORGOT!

haha thats ok, im not hurt. Just anxious too see the BEST HACK SINCE THE QUICK REPLY! lol

This will be alot of fun!