scavenger hunts

Find-the-item games

Scavenger hunts are games in which participants race to find and collect items from a list.

The items are typically scattered across an area—a neighborhood, a mall, a city—and players must locate them within a time limit.

Some versions require photographing items rather than retrieving them.

The company organized a scavenger hunt for team building.

Opposites
game structure and objective

scavenger huntshide-and-seek

Concealment pursuit pastime

giving away · sardines · tag · waiting games · board games

activity type

scavenger huntssitting still

Seated without movement

meditation · doing nothing · staying put · waiting games · relaxation

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G