Can You Find the Hidden Artifacts?

A deduction game about secret artifacts hidden in and around York Region.
It's a scavenger hunt you play from home then visit a real location to win stuff!

Follow the clues to decipher a location on the map.
Visit it in real life to find a hidden artifact.
Redeem the artifact for a prize.


Please Pick Your Quest:

Aurora   Uxbridge   Newmarket 2   Newmarket 1  

Overview   Prizes Best Played on Your Desktop

We've hidden little artifacts all over York Region's parks and your
challenge is to to identify the secret locations where we've concealed them.
The artifact is a small one-inch acrylic button ...
or mushroom for Shroom Day (June 14).
The location is mapped using three mystery words.
Each location is identified by three unique words on a map.
Decode a location from home then visit IRL to find the artifact.
Bring the artifact to Brainy Games for your prize.

Brainy Games uses revolutionary ///what3words technology
to pinpoint these locations. What3Words has mapped every 3x3 metre
square location on the planet with three unique words. For example,
a spot near the Aurora Town Hall is mapped with the words
compulsive.compass.pavements ...


Start at home on your desktop computer.
Decode the three words to pinpoint an artifact.
Visit the location to find the artifact.
Exchange for a prize.

Start by picking a quest from above.
Detailed instructions will follow.
Prizes are provided by Brainy Games on a first-found, first-awarded basis.
Exchange your artifact for a prize at the Aurora or Uxbridge Farmers Market (while supplies last).
However, you must agree to have your photo posted on social media.
Current prizes include lasercut wooden brainteasers and puzzles.
For fairness, we reserve the right to limit only one prize per family per month.

DECODE THE SECRET LOCATION You need to decode three words to locate a hidden artifact. These words map to a secret location in town. You have 20 attempts to tap the words to change the map. Here are your clues ... (Tap [Overview] above or [How to Play] below for the instructions!) Word One Word Two Word Three .. Have you found the secret location? YES Take a screenshot of your coupon. How to Play Your goal is to identify the secret IRL location of an artifact. Find it's location on the map by decoded clues. The map uses ///what3words location technology for mapping. What3Words has assigned three unique words every location on the planet. Only the correct combination of three words will mark your location. In each column above, you will see a set of words. Only one word in each column is the word you seek. Use the clues to determine each of the three words. Clues relate to a target word in some manner. There are multiple clues for each word. TIP: look at each word and delete it if no clue matches it. Eliminate bogus words by tapping . Tap each word you think solves the challenge. Once you have selected three words, the map will automatically show a location. You may have to zoom the map for details. If the location is mapped into town, you will know to where to go to find the artifact. Visit the location IRL (in real life) to find the button. Post your discovery on social media, tagging Brainy Games: Facebook: @brainy.games.aurora Instagram: @brainy.games Redeem the button at Brainy Games on Saturday at the Aurora Farmers Market. For clues starting with "Hidden:", find a word matching the clue that is hidden within one of the words. For example, "BIRD (3)" is hidden within "STRENGTHENS" A plus sign (+) connects two hidden words that form a compound word. For example, male+measurement matches MANAGE (man+age). First plus [A-Z] plus Last refers to a three-letter word constructed from a target word. For example, with "CIRCUIT", First+A+Last is a feline: (CAT).

What3Words has mapped every 3x3 metre square location on the planet with three unique words.

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