THIRD AND FINAL STAGE

The final stage is here at last.
It’s been a long time coming
But I’ve enjoyed this little game
(Although the scoring’s numbing….)

To finish off the Treasure Hunt
You need to look right here
I’ve hidden many little things
So you may have to peer

Look upon this masterpiece
And find the little bows
The total number that you need:
Tis only I that knows!

Here is what you are looking for:




They are scattered throughout this picture:





Instructions:

You need to submit

• a copy of the picture, with the bows circled so it is obvious that you have found them.
• the total number of bows you found.

Closing Date:
Your answer needs to be PM'ed to me by 11:59pm on 30 November, 2008 (your own time)


Scoring:
1 point for every correct bow you have found and indicated on the picture where it is.
Minus 2 points for every bow you do not find.
MInus 2 points for anything you circle that is NOT a bow.

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Just 1 point for finding 1 bow? That means the one who's currently leading will win the Treasure Hunt... Mr. Artist, of course! There should be a heavy negative mark for NOT finding a bow...

Do we like lose any points if we guess something that isn't a bow? or is that what maths meant? :(

Will we lose points if we find 'extra' bows?

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Originally Posted by ILoveMaths07 Just 1 point for finding 1 bow? That means the one who's currently leading will win the Treasure Hunt...

That depends on how many TreasureBows everyone finds.

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Originally Posted by ILoveMaths07 There should be a heavy negative mark for NOT finding a bow...

Actually, I like that idea. *changes scoring method* No, there is nothing in the scoring about that. You get 1 point for every bow you find and show me where it is on the picture. Actually, on second thoughts, that might make people circle thigns that COULD be bows....just on the offchance.....so - YES, lose points. - see original post for scoring method :P

Of course, I reserve the right to deduct points from someone who is not playing within the intended spirit of the competition.
Meh, just find the bows :P

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Goodness gracious!


Must be old age :P lmao

lol... it isn't as hard as u think...

Oh my God, can you post a higher resolution pic by any chance?

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I am with storm, it is hard to distinguish said bows

Maths = that depends on whether you're right or wrong?

As Nerdinator says feeling a bit old squinting at the pic
Even with glasses it is all a it too tiddly,zoom does nowt obv cos res is low.

I did start on it but tbh it did start to give me a headache.

Could you make 2 pics, higher res?

I was wondering what was coming up next :)
There seems to be quite a few bows to find...

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I was thinking about asking Saff to make the res a bit bigger too.. but I have to say it'll probably defeat the purpose of 'finding' them, so that might be why she's kept it this small. I think we'd all probably find them all if the pic was bigger (unless saffypoo has been very subtle with some). It's a bit like finding Wally (or Waldo?) in a big picture, lol. Maybe I'm wrong.. XD

Where, where, where, where's Wally?

God, I loved watching that as a kid...

It is supposed to be part of the challenge, although no doubt there will be those with the technical know-how to enlarge the picture sufficiently to find them easily... I wasn't intending to give anyone a headache

Two people have submitted answers so far, both have different answers.

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Somehow, I don't think you need to worry about that, because enlarging it makes the clarity worse

Which is good.

So I'll just do my best with this pic :) /hug Saff

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I am old and have specs :P and not having much trouble finding the bows. Or am I?

lol it's fun... just circle the ones YOU THINk are bows. don't worry about the penalty... it's all part of the fun! This is one stage I won't mind losing, because I enjoyed every part of it. But of course, I hope I win!

That's a LOT harder than it looks. Bloody good idea, Saffron.

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Count me out of this one saff , cos I guess its actually pointless for me to submit my entry cos I kind of flunked stage 2.... (missed the deadline, darrrrrnn) Well, best wishes to the rest of you :)

Aww, that's a shame that you missed Stage 2, but maybe you could do this stage anyway for the fun of it...

Since there is negative marking in this one, if you're good at spotting all the bows and avoid all the negative penalties, I think there's a chance you might climb past the other competitors in the points ranking. The negative marking is quite heavy and I think the picture is quite challenging, so you never know. There's nothing (for you) to lose anyway, only something to gain.

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This is a great idea Saff Adding the negative marking was a good idea, as stormy said, as it provides a means for others with fewer points to still be in with a chance of winning. I just hope I can find them all

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When do we find out who drew what? I'm dying to know!

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Edited.. *cough*
XD

I revealed which one I did and then realised that I shouldn't have incase saffy wanted to save that til last...

Even though it's already been said this is the final stage :P

OK then, let's do a guessing game whilst the Stage 3 entries are being finalised (I have 5 entries so far - all with different numbers by the way, hehe).

PM me a list of who you think drew which picture . - everyone should at least get Entry 03.



I won't make it part of the scoring though - and any forum member can send in an entry - the person who gets the most correct can have a special mention in the Awards thread.

Closing date for PM's is the same as for Stage 3 of the Treasure Hunt - 11:59pm on 30 November. I want to clear the way for anyone who may be planning something Xmass-y in December

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