GENERAL INFO

 

Menagerie currently has just 3 pages - each page with illustration and text-. This is sufficient to solve the riddle. More of the story may be revealed in the future by a new page being added. This will be released, to those who have donated, some time before it appears on the site.

 

Menagerie is not affiliated in any way with Kit Williams. He does not talk about Masquerade and has no interest in this hunt.

Menagerie is FREE, I am not selling you anything, but Donations are extremely gratefully received and may be rewarded in the future. (see above) 

The Jewel and the hunt have cost me a considerable amount of money, which I am likely to never get returned, which is fine..I'm doing this for the fun of it all..

However, Treasure hunts have a history of ending in disaster, so steps have been taken to avoid accidental discovery or cheating. Nothing on this site will give clues to the actual burial site of the hare - only to a treasure map.

THE TEASER PUZZLE

This was released in 2004, to promote Menagerie and get puzzlers interested in this main hunt. It is now solved (if you're interested, the solution can be found at Q4T in the links section) . Don't worry if you didn't take part. It is not required to solve Menagerie.

THE MAP

The idea behind the map is partly to provide an extra element of intrigue and enjoyment for the winner, but it is also a test. To prove you you have correctly solved Menagerie.. With knowledge of the solution, the winner should be able to quickly deduce the site of the Hare. Without this knowledge, however, it will make no sense at all. Neither will it give clues to the nature of the actual solution.

With knowledge of past hunts in mind, I have designed this puzzle, so that to find the map, you MUST have solved Menagerie correctly rather than through hunches, feelings or guesses.

However, I'm sure that was the idea behind Masquerade, and the prize still managed to get found without the full solution. Therefore finding the map itself is NOT a claim to the prize. In fact.. accidental, fluke, or sculduggerous discovery of the map will put the hunt in jeopardy.*

The site of the map may be visited twice a year or so, and checked for signs of tampering. The contents cannot be viewed without breaking an irreplaceable seal.

CONTACTING ME

If you think you have solved the riddle, please contact me before you set off with your spade. I will not give confirmation, but I will know if you are on the right track, and if any unforeseen problems arose it would be helpful if I was kept informed.

In fact, I would be grateful to receive updates from any hunters who think they are getting on well. (However, obviously I will not talk specifics about the hunt or offer advice. Please don't be offended if I don't reply.)

Dillon@Dillonwaugh.com

 

PRINTS

 

If you would like to order prints of the hunt, they are available from photobox.co.uk You can specify size and paper type etc.. They will deliver to your door. I have not added any extra costs to this service and again, I am making no money from it.

below is the link

http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/1596518

 

 

Hats off to Kit Williams.. whose genius invented this strange pastime.. 

 

I hope that the unravelling of the riddle provides you with fun and frustration.

 

*the hunt will also be in jeopardy if it ceases to be fun anymore through bad behaviour etc..I will not cancel it unless something awful happens, but I cannot promise to put up with absolutely anything. After all, fun is the main reason for me doing this.

ps.. This is my first attempt at website design.. Sorry if its confusing at all (or too graphically intensive.) I am still in the process of making it, and will update it soon with more pictures of the Hare Casket etc...