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Where Adventure Meets Island History
Family-friendly, self-guided scavenger hunts on St. John. Explore the island while completing challenges on your phone.

Kids solve what adults miss. Adults handle the hard puzzles. Everyone wins.
History isn't in guidebooks. It's in the places you walk and the questions you answer.
Start when you want as there are no scheduled tour times
Your score on the leaderboard. Your team's name. Your hunt, your way.
A quick look at what your team will do.

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Pick your plan and start hunting
One team, one game
90-120 minute self-guided experience
Up to 4 devices can access your scavenger hunt
10 challenges to complete
Your score posted on the leaderboard
Enhanced Experience
90-120 minute self-guided experience
Your group forms two teams who will compete against each other
Up to 8 devices across two teams can access your scavenger hunt
10 standard + 2 bonus = 12 challenges
Your team is waiting. The puzzles are set. Choose a town ready to be found.

Find answers to common questions about playing the Cruz Bay scavenger hunt.
About a 2 mile walking tour with various puzzles and challenges. Some clues are hidden in the location information (don't skip!). Most teams finish in 90-120 minutes. Difficulty: Moderate (fun, not frustrating).
After the captain creates a team, they get a code. Teammates open Enter Your Team Code in the menu, enter the code, and follow along in read-only mode. See the full steps on the How to play page (link from the home page or click Play Now when logged out).
Click the "Play Now" button and follow the instructions to create your password and purchase your scavenger hunt. Upon completion, a confirmation page will be provided with the starting location.
Sign Out if you are logged in and then click the "Sign In" button in the menu. You will be returned to the login page and can then click on "Forgot password?" to reset your password.
You can play anytime. There are no set times or dates. No tour guides to meet and no one to check in with at the starting location. You can purchase your scavenger hunt days, weeks or months in advance with by clicking "Play Now" Upon completion of your payment or redemption, you will receive a confirmation with the starting location. When your team is ready, go to the starting location. On your smart phone, return to the website and click on "Join".
Up to 4 devices can access the standard scavenger hunt. Up to 8 devices across two teams can access the competition scavenger hunt.
Yes, you can purchase a Scavenger Hunt as a gift. You can purchase the scavenger hunt and send it to someone else.
There is no set start time for the Scavenger Hunts. You can begin whenever you like. We suggest you allow adequate time to complete the scavenger hunt within daylight hours.
Yes. Exit your Scavenger Hunt by closing your Browser page. To restart your Scavenger Hunt, click on "Play" and enter your e-mail address and password. You will be returned to your last uncompleted question within the Scavenger Hunt. You can then proceed. The time clock cannot be stopped and will continue until the final question is answered.
No, the Scavenger Hunt was designed to be enjoyed by a wide range of ages. When determining whether the Scavenger Hunt would be appropriate for a specific age or person, consider that the walking tour can range between 2 - 3 miles and take 2 - 4 hours depending on your pace of play.
It is a walking tour that can range between 2 - 3 miles with some stairs / moderate hills. There are many stops in between to complete challenges. If members of your party are heat sensitive, you may want to do the scavenger hunt in the early morning to avoid the sun / high temperatures.
Water, sunscreen, a map of St. John, pen and paper, and a fully charged smart phone.
Your team's name will be posted on the Leaderboard for the Scavenger Hunt that you played. So you can "win" bragging rights for being at the top of the Leaderboard. The Leaderboard for each scavenger hunt is found on the locations page.
Any smart phone, iPad or other mobile device with access to the internet through cellular connectivity will work. Devices that only access the internet through WiFi hotspots will not work. Having two internet capable devices - one for the game and one to look up other information, can often be helpful, but is not necessary.
No. Using the back button on your phone can cause a system error and creates a scoring problem. Should an error occur, close the window running your Quest then open a new browser window. Return to www.stjohndiscovery.com.Click "Play" and you will be taken back to the game at the same place you exited.
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