Opportunity brief
About The Event:
- Campus Scavenger Mystery is an immersive team-based game combining campus exploration, clue-solving, strategy, social deduction, and murder mystery.
- Guided by TEDx-inspired storytelling, teams navigate distinct routes across campus, solve mini-challenges, and piece together evidence to deduce WHO, WHERE, and HOW the murder took place.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
- SDG 4: Quality Education — Promotes critical thinking, observation, and complex problem-solving.
- SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions — Emphasizes evidence-based reasoning, deduction, and analytical decision-making.
- SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals — Fosters teamwork, strategic collaboration, and peer coordination under pressure.
Round Wise Details:
Round 1: Campus Scavenger Mystery:
- Format: Multi-scenario team-based campus hunt.
- Mechanism: Teams follow strictly assigned routes, uncovering clues and solving physical/analytical mini-challenges along the way. The final clue leads teams to "The Switch"—a fast-paced activity based on participation/performance where top-performing teams qualify for the next stage.
- Timeline: Route Allocation → Clue Hunt → Final Clue → The Switch → Qualification.
Round 2: Clues of the dead
- Format: Quiz-based strategic mystery & auction round. -
Mechanism:
- Phase 1 (The Quiz): Qualified teams compete in a quiz covering UN SDGs and technical concepts to build their budget. Correct answers earn fictional currency weighted by question difficulty. - Phase 2 (The Auction): Teams use their earned currency to bid on auctioned mystery evidence clues, strategically deciding which evidence is worth their budget. The highest bidder wins each evidence piece. - Phase 3 (Investigation & Defense): Using their collected evidence, teams connect the dots to establish the WHO, WHERE, and HOW/WHY of the murder and submit their case.
- Timeline: Quiz → Earn Currency → Evidence Auction → Investigation → Final Submission.
Rules And Guidelines:
- Eligibility & Team Size: Open to college students and external participants. Teams must consist of 3 to 5 members.
- Identification: All participants must carry a valid student/college ID card.
Round 1 Conduct:
- Teams must stick together at all times during the hunt.
- Teams must follow only their assigned route and organizer instructions.
- Props and clues must not be moved, damaged, or tampered with under any circumstances.
- External assistance or help from non-participants is strictly prohibited.
Round 2 Currency & Auction Rules:
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- Fictional currency is earned exclusively through correct answers in the SDG + technical quiz. - Bids are final once placed and cannot be withdrawn, modified, or transferred between teams.
Winning Criteria:
- The first three teams to submit correct answers for all three components (WHO, WHERE, HOW) win.
- In the event of ties, completion time or tie-breaker scenarios will determine the rank.
Safety & Code Of Conduct:
- Cheating, clue manipulation, or disruptive behavior results in immediate disqualification.
- Keep the drama inside the game—accusations are encouraged, physical fights are not!
Final Authority:
- The decision of the organizers and judges is final and binding.
Contact Details For Queries:
- Lavanya Goyal: +91 98105 72488
- Saksham Rawal: +91 96545 03395