826CHI presents THE CLANDESTINE QUEST

MISSION BRIEFING
REGISTRATION
RULES

CURRENCY EXCHANGE
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MISSION BRIEF-ING

Calling all secret agents. Skulk, scurry and scavenge throughout Wicker Park and Bucktown, as you track down clues and secret hideouts in order to solve a great mystery.

Beware. Competing agencies will also be on the prowl and subterfuge will be afoot. Where your typical scavenger hunt has much to do with brains, athleticism, and luck, the Clandestine Quest has everything to do with all those noble traits plus cheating.

Wisely choosing from an array of officially sanctioned cheats, you can ensure your agency's victory. With the purchase of the cheats, you will also ensure that 826 Chicago can continue to offer free writing programs for Chicago youth.

MISSION LENGTHY-ING

Prior to the race, your agency will be listed on this website www.826chi.org/quest. Friends, family members, and former presidents can view your profile and donate to your agency, so that come Quest day, you will have ample opportunity to destroy the competition (and help the children.) Funds can be donated through the site, brought to the competition -day of- or sent via trustworthy postal agents to 826CHI's address. To see the current "cheat offerings," check out the Exchange.

The entire Clandestine Quest mission consists of 4 LEGS. At the beginning of the first leg, teams (agencies) will be given a sheet of clues/tasks (beware the clues from the mole!). Obtain the requisite number of points from successfully answered clues/completed tasks and the agency will be safely admitted inside the first checkpoint.

At the checkpoint, teams must complete a challenge in order to receive the next clue sheet that will carry them through leg 2. Again, obtain the requisite number of points on that sheet and the agency will be admitted to the second checkpoint.

And so on, through the 4th checkpoint, which is the terminus of the race.

Upon successful, timely solvation of the mystery, the team with the least amount of chronos time expired will be deemed the winner. They will receive congratulations and a first rate prize. The second place team will receive a second rate prize. The third place team will receive a third rate prize.

ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE praise and adulation from the entire 826CHI community for helping our students succeed. ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO RECEIVE a t-shirt. ALSO, each individual who raises $150 will be given a wristband at the safe house for free drinks once the mission is complete.

WHERE	Chicago Wicker Park and Bucktown In this General Vicinity.
WHEN	Saturday March 10: Begins at noon.

Still have more questions? Email Agent Renffahs.

REGISTRATION

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED!

THE RULES

No rules. Just right.* Right? Wrong. Well, kind of.

Mostly, if not 100%ly, our rules will align with the rules of the city, aka laws.

In addition, teams/agencies must consist of as few as 1 and at most 4 participants. (It is certainly more advantageous to have more bodies on your team to get clues.)

Participants must be at least 21 years of age.

Other than that, phones, both smart and dumb, will be permitted and transportation will be at one's own peril as always.

*® Outback Steakhouse. Outback is not a sponsor of this event. If you are Outback Steakhouse or have ever eaten a Bloomin' Onion ®, please consider supporting this event.

THE CURRENCY EXCHANGE

(may vary slightly )

$1000 THE EVADER

Checkpoint Evasion. At any time during the race you can determine you do not want to complete the necessary clues/obtain the necessary points and jump straight to the next list of clues. (Each Evader only works for 1 leg. Limt 2 per agency.)

$750 SAD-BOTAGE

Make another agency upset. Slash 1/2 their points when they arrive at the checkpoint, necessitating their retreat to redo clues.

$500 INSURANCE

Protect yourself from any Molassesing agents. Good for whole game. Does not protect against Sad-botage.

$300 MOLE PROTECTION

Each clue sheet (again, you'll get 4 over the course of the game) will have some bad information on it, sending you to find clues that don't exist or won't give you any points. You may find out too late. Mole protection is good for one leg. Can be purchased up to 4 times.

$250 ESCH-ALLENG-EW or just ESCHEW

Skip the challenge at a check point. (May be used once. Can be purchased up to 4 times.)

$175 DECODE

Decode a clue sheet. The coded clue sheet will not be difficult to decode but will be moderately time consuming. Since it's a race against the clock, one might want to do it to it. DECODE may only be used once but can be purchased four times.

$100 MOLASSES

Add time onto the final time of opposing agency (exact amount of time TBD, but you'll get your money's worth).

AGENCY DIRECTORY

Find your favorite Clandestine Agency below and click their name to read more about them and support them with your top secret donation.

So as not to arouse suspicion, agency fundraising totals are only updated once daily. Fundraising totals were last updated at 17:51 CST, 9 March, 2012.