Last minute Dash hunt ends at midnight...

Hi all, as the hunt is about to wind down I am posting the list of hints as I have them. There seems to be a couple trouble spots that have gone missing today if you are not in the hunter group please do join then check notices from today for the skip lm's for those. I have to go out for a short time and will not be online. Leave notes of any locations that you believe have gone missing by sending an IM or dropping a notecard to Rox Arten as soon as I am back I will check on them and send any additional landmarks out in the hunter group so that you can get to all the vendors locations that are down. Unfortuantely I have not got time to add slurls here now but hope this helps!

1 It's the last one you would think, and really isn't hiding, best viewed at a distance
2 this is an award winning bell
3 Keep the darkness at bay
4 So traditional
5 Bells ringing on high
6 Take a dip, then if you get cold grab a scarf and warm up
7 let it rez then look high and low
8 Not all bells decorate trees
9 A piece of the orient
10 twinkling and sparkling
11 Take a seat and ponder
12 (2 gifts) both out in the open look around!
13 relax with the gentle sea breezes and watch the gifts pile up
14 Mistletoe and bells
15 What a view!
16 wait for things to rez!
17 I have a lovely view of the Sakura from where i sit
18 lovely decorations
19 Crystal beauty shines from above
20 Shivering as I watch over you
21 The piano player
22 Around the corner
23 Look high and low
24 Oh so cuddly "My BEARy furry friend is wearing your prize while she guards jewels fit for Queen Guinevere."
25 Make yourself beautiful
26 you've come a long way why not take a seat and put your feet up
27 can't miss it
28 "Are you tired from hunting? Have a seat and relax" and don't forget to look around and get a pic with santa too!
29 look high and low
30 watching over you as you shop
31 let it rez and look around
32 Bells bells Bells but only one will give you the gift
33 ritual and traditional
34 Gingerbread and christmas trees snowmen and ornaments
35 stay in the landing area
36 not that hard to find
37 a lovely decoration
38 visible from the landing
39 beautiful wall art
40 Captured Gothic Blues
41 find the right shop (Sian Birke Jewelery) a peaceful resting spot
42 flying high
43 get yourself a mixed drink
44 wedding bells are going to ring
45 watch your step
46 follow the pink sings to the right shop and look around it's not hard
47oh how pretty this little bell is
48 I wanna be a star
49 come on in it's warm inside
50 time for a bit of a rest
51 bit of the southwest
52 beautiful decorations and a family of snowmen
53 when candy canes meet wonderland
54 take a plane for a flight
55 be a maniac
56 Anyone up for tips
57 check the hint note in shop for current hint
58 check hint giver at landing for current hint
59 hint giver there
60 cluegiver at sign
61 Rawr like a dinosaur
62 nicely displayed
63 Your Style
64 Jingle bells and pretty lights
65 a different kind of wonderland
66 Tropical breazes
67 sitting pretty
68 bells peel on high
69 working the ropes
70 beautiful decorations
71 Perched over you
72 Babes in toyland
73 sometimes you just need to take a load off and rest a bit
74 flames and passion
75 "Very ornamental."
76 make sure you look in things
77 lovely body jewelery
78 upstairs corner store
79 your morning routine
80 oh the lovely couches
81 Maybe I should brush my hair
82 tucked away safe and sound
83 it's a zodiac thing
84 wouldn't i look cute pulling santa's sleigh
85 hint board in store
86 3rd shop on the right
87 it's an invasion
88 wait for rez
89 2 gifts 1 arch and light 2 sit by the fire and warm yourself look around carefully
90 "Fear and Loathing in SL"
91. none needed
92 it would make a big thimble too bad someone lost it
93 reighnedeer, sleighs and bells what a good team
94 just like a bat
95 Oh christmas tree ...
96 2 gifts 1 pondering wedding gowns 2 dreamers and cakes
97 sweet treats
98 Oh tannenbaum and sugar treets
99 mmmm peppermint hot cocoa
100 wow the places you've been you must be tired... take a seat and put your feet up!
101 look up high
102 i thought that's where stars belonged
103 finde the shade store (other side of sim)
104 find the Drakke store (other side of sim)
105 go through the arch and to the right for the store... look under and behind things
106 what pretty garlands
107 shed some light on the situation
108 needles and ink
109 look at that view
110 what soothing sounds the windchimes make
111 looking down over you
112 don't overlook the obvious
113 lovely centerpieces
114 find the sign
115 Charlie brown loved his tree
116 silver & Gold are a perfect finishing touch for red & Green
117 paperweight for magazines
118 just walk in you can't miss it
119 Sile steam and trees
120 Strike a pose
121 on the sign
122 so close it could bite you
123 peeking out from behind stained glass
124 a bit of body piercing anyone?
125 just came in from the cold
126 holiday decorations
127 how can I help you
128 cluegiver in store
129 naughty bell go to the corner
130 Hunt Hints sign in store
131 You should be in pictures
132 seriously there is no hint needed
133 tucked in safe and sound
134 Pink is so my color
135 Take the Sim Teleport to Alice Went Neko ...up and up and up
136 just hanging around
137 mmmm holiday fresh backed pie
138 hint given at landing
139 Try Me
140 look around it's in the open
141 soaking in the sunlight
142 i thought a star went here
143From base to summit, gay and bright, There's only splendor for the sight.
144 hint giver at landing
145 can I go any higher
146 I wonder if this bell was naughty
147 come on over and chill near the fire
148 not the sample by the sign (sample set for sale and wrong lm in it confusing please fix)... nothing like a hot bath to warm up on a cold day
149 PQD's Gothic Christmas Shoppe ... not hard to find
150 mistletoe and jingle bells
151 look to the skys
152 bells peel on high
153naturally just chilling
154 this bell must be very cold
155 one of these things just dosen't belong
156 check out the art
157 Do you know what time it is?
158 what a lovely painting
159 use the teleporter where you land to proper shop... then sit down for a lovely meal
160 overhead

News...and info on what's next

As we wind down I wish to thank all of the vendors for all their hard work as well as all of the helpers and hunters for making this a great hunt. It's been an interesting journey from that spark of an idea through now and I've learned a lot of lessons. I wish to announce that I have two new hunts being planned.

The first to celebrate the Chinese New Year (2010 is the year of the Tiger) will be held in February and is named "Welcoming the Tiger Hunt"! To keep up to date on that hunt you will find info here:
http://welcomingthetigerhunt.blogspot.com/

The second to celebrate Earth day (2010 is the 40th anniversary of earth day) and our planet in general will be held in April and is named "Celebrating Gaia Hunt"! To keep up to date on that hunt you will find info here:
http://celebratinggaiahunt.blogspot.com/


The limit for vendors in this one is firmly set at 75 and again we will have starting points, this time at 1, 25, and 50. The starting point shops again were personally selected by me and will be taking spots later in the lineup then their early applications would give them. Application Information and Hunt rules & Guidelines are posted on both blogs, I will be adding the hunt signs and more to those blogs over the next few days.

What am I looking for?

OK first, my apologies everyone, it seems that I omitted to mention in the starting note card what you are looking for and that is totally my fault.... there are samples on signs only at some shops however, to help those who might be starting at a location that isn't one of those here are a couple of pictures... because they appear a bit differently depending on if you have preferences enabled to show shininess and bump mapping or if you have those off I am including two images... one with and one without those preferences enabled. It may be any size some are very large others are very small most hare mid range in size! First with bump & shine enabled... second without!
Happy Hunting,
Rox

Almost Time to Start!!!

Hi everyone, so it's been a couple of long months of planning, organizing, lots of paperwork, and a whole lot of time spent tping around the grid to check out shops, sort out the hunt order, and make sure everything goes as smoothly as it possibly can. Now the time is almost hear to see the results of the hard work and effort. I am privilidged enough as hunt organizer to have seen images or items from a large number of our hunt locations and I am so happy with the variety, quality, and creativity displayed by everyone!

First, to each and everyone of my vendors, I wish to once more thank you for putting your faith in me and joining this hunt. I don't call it my hunt, never have, nor will I ever do so because while I decided to run it, put in a lot of work organizing it, and have the responsibility of keeping it going and fixing issues it is NOT my hunt it is OUR hunt! Without each and every one of you this hunt could not happen. Each of you have put in much work too getting ready for this hunt and that should be recognized as well. I've learned a few lessons, made a few mistakes, and had a few oh no lets fix this now moments but I honestly feel very good about how things have gone and hopefully will continue to go.

Now, to our hunters, welcome to the Silver & Gold Hunt (yes, the name has shortened a bit along the way). I hope each of you has a great time and enjoys both the hunt and the gifts. As all hunts I am sure we will have a few hitches... SL is a very fluid place and shops move, sometimes by choice, others without warning in nessecity. I will continue to do my best to keep issues to a minimum. I hope you will bear with us if/when this happens. I will take care of them as fast as possible, unfortunately with a world full of timezones sometimes it takes a little time to get new landmarks placed

I invite all the vendors and the hunters to post to the flickr group, vendors post pictures of gifts and by all means hunters post pics of having fun on the hunt or opening the gifts, or even your favorite gifts... the group is for everyone! We have a group for hunters to get help/help each other find the bells... but please note I will be monitoring it along with others and direct slurls or being rude to others in group will not be tolerated. Have fun, enjoy the chat, make friends, and get some great gifts! I won't be cracking any whips if the conversation gets slightly off topic but I will maintain order and our simple rules. Please try to rmeember it's ok to chat, but keep in mind those who are asking for help.

Flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/silverandgoldhunt

Happy Hunting
Rox

Setup Deadline Passed... Shops being replaced

We will be doing a bit of reworking on the hunt order over the next 22 hours as we have a few shops that will need to be replaced. I set in place some very simple rules for this hunt, a timeline to help keep everyone on track, and deadlines that were put in place to ensure things would go as smoothly as possible. One of those rules was that every shop had to have one person in the hunt vendor group for the duration of the hunt. This is not because I want to take up one of your precious group slots (goodness knows I have to juggle groups enough on my own to understand it's difficult to do this) but because with 160 vendors, it's not feasible for me to try to personally keep every vendor up to date with all that doing a hunt entails (sign changes, lm changes, walk through results, and so forth). I am rather disappointed to find tonight when going to check last log ins for those who had not responded (fully expecting that they had not been online, or they had and maybe notices were not being delivered).

To those vendors who left the hunt group, I am not sure why you would do that and plan to take part in the hunt, however, I was clear on this rule. I wish you each all the best, and I have no hard feelings or ill will toward you, however, I must remove you to ensure the integrity of the hunt. I plan to do everything possible to make this hunt run smoothly for all of the hunters as well as for all the vendors who have worked hard on gifts and set up as instructions required!

Happy Building,
Rox

Walk through started

lol Fyre and I with our vallium hats thank you Meri :) doing the walk through!

Ohhhh the bells....

Ok so just a tiny little update... hunt object... a silver and gold bell... they are all stuffed with LM's but as it's almost 5 am here i'm going to bed and will pass them out tommorrow (still in the time frame promised)... I want to double check the numbers and proper lm's are in them one more time when i'm not half awake! I know neurotic... but here is a pic just for giggles of me in front of all 160 of them!