The WMD Game
Computer Programmer Makes 'WMD' Treasure Hunt GameAs computer programmer Shane Messer watched U.S. forces look for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, the search struck him as a perverse sort of treasure hunt.
Messer has always been obsessed with puzzles, riddles and games, and he decided he wanted to join the hunt - if only in an imaginary, computer-geeky kind of way.
So he created an international treasure hunt called 'Find Those Weapons: The Hunt for the Real WMD' by using actual public documents related to the American invasion as clues.
Messer's treasure? A solid gold trophy, a bag of cash and a barrel of oil.
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Messer has hidden replicas of the real trophy in 65 major U.S. cities and four in the United Kingdom. Whoever finds a replica will be given instructions on how to trade it in for the real prize - but the winner must be able to explain how he or she deduced the answer.
Game here.
* Ray, 12/18/2003 01:55:48 PM
