Let's Roam: Scavenger Hunts for Pc

We had a great time learning about things in the museum district of Houston. We liked the variety of activities and loved taking pictures. The only problem we had initially was figuring out how to access our prepaid tickets through the fox shop. Finally I found the video that pointed me in that direction. It would have been nice to have that explanation in the email receipt. But we finally figured it out and had a great time!

I thought this would entertain a few 5th & 6th graders and their parents, but it was very dull. Worse, it requires a Facebook or google ID to sign in (which my children don’t have) This was not disclosed until after the download! There was very few interesting factoids, much less actual history which could have been easily incorporated. The app itself wasn’t intuitive, so there was added confusion of what to do & why different players had different screens (I think of one player read a question and tapped an answer, other players would miss the question altogether and might be directed to the next location without realizing it - no way to go back and see the sequence or questions). There was a lot of walking to very random things. (Which is fine for a scavenger hunt) but there could be been more things in between. we never understood the ‘roles’ I think each might get different sub questions? Don’t bother - much too expensive for what it is. Great idea, poorly written. lazy execution.

Did the Plano, TX scavenger hunt, and was really enjoying it for a good amount of time. It was fun, informative, and a great activity to do with the family. However, about halfway through the hunt, the scavenger locations started to get further and further apart, and weren’t nearly as interesting as the locations in the first half (like, the final destination asked a question about the color of the slides at a park, as opposed to earlier questions being about historical landmarks). The real kicker was the scavenger hunt ended a mile and a half from the starting point (where our car is located). So, instead of looping us back to the start point, the hunt left us over a mile away from our car, standing next to a busy road in a town we’re very unfamiliar with (we drove in from a town about 30 minutes away to try it out). We were expecting the route to loop back, and when it didn’t we were sorely disappointed. Would have been a nice heads up to know the route didn’t loop. Ended taking a Lyft back. All this to say, I think I’d give the app one more try, as it was pretty fun for the first half. I won’t be recommending to friends yet, and if the second time isn’t great I probably won’t do it again, but it’s worth a shot because it’s a good concept.

Exactly how you add family and friends to your hunt in regards to tickets, coins, and vouchers is confusing. Also in the app, the fact that anyone can hit “We’re all here” means that others miss out on the challenge if they are not ready or present yet. The leader should be the only one to hit certain progression buttons like Next Location and so forth. The app also has no idea what you’re taking pictures of and gives credits to photos of the wrong things. Other than that it’s a lot of fun if the weather is nice. It could be improved by having more challenges at each location and include more statues, dedication/information plates, and nameplates on buildings.