👻 Hallowe'en Treasure Hunt 2022 👻
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2humouress
I'm copying across hints from the Talk thread as they were posted. Feel free to jump in and add hints any time! (Don't forget to use the spoiler tags.)
Spoiler tags
To use the spoiler tag, type the following before whatever you'd like to hide:
<spoiler>
And this, at the end of what's hidden:
</spoiler>
It looks like this.
Tips from previous hunts:
Genres
Go to any work page. Genres are on the right hand side between quick links and ratings. If you click on the genres listed there, it will take you to the genre page.
Tagmash
Don't type tagmash.
Just type the two words with a comma and then click on tags on the left menu. It will ask you if you want to search for a tagmash instead at the top of the result list :)
How do you know when you find the clues?
If you open the correct page, you will get a banner telling you that you found thepenguin ghost. You don't need to do anything else special - no clicking and collecting required.
If you did not see that, you are not on the correct page for that clue - it may be the correct answer but there is another page which is similar but fitting the clue better. :)
Searching LibraryThing
Use the main search. Then look on the left side of your screen and start clicking through the different options - books, authors, tags, the common knowledge submenues. And on these screens, click on what looks like the answer. :)
The point of the scavenger hunts is to take you to places in LT that aren't your own books. The best starting place for a scavenger hunt is usually the Search Librarything box in the upper right corner of every page. (In your catalog you'll see two searches in that corner, you want the top one.)
When you have search results, there will be a bunch of different options on the left side. Exploring all those options is a great education in how to use LT's sitewide search and what information is available! Usually the answer for the hunt comes up as a result for one of those options. If you click through the search result pages, you know you found the correct page when a bar appears at the top of the screen saying you found apenguin ghost.
Part of the point of the search is to get you trying things you don't know yet and learning them.
(Even experienced users asked for help, but most of them you can find that way.)
For those very new to the hunt:
Step 1: Make sure you are signed in to LT (LibraryThing.)
On your computer (vs. mobile) look at the way top of your screen on the right. You should see your user name there. If not, you need to sign in.
LibraryThing is a website for people who love books!
As far as the game is concerned, if you have an idea for one of the clues, put your cursor in the box under the set of words that begin with your user name and ends with the word "Help" as in the graphic above. (It also has the text, "Search LibraryThing," in faint gray.) Then hit Enter or click on the magnifying glass next to it and you'll be on your way!
The point of the hunt (well, one of them, anyway) is to explore the LibraryThing site, and discover some of the many things we have to offer. Good luck with the hunt!
One more small clarification - the hunt is not for things hidden ON the page of the hunt itself - as some other sites do. Think of it as a puzzle/crossword with clues on the side. The page is just the clue list/working area - there is nothing you need to click on that page itself. Once you think you know an answer, you need to find the answer on the site - it can be a page anywhere on the site.
The easiest way is to start from the search box with a solution you think you have and go from there.
ETA:
norabelle414: You can use the site search to search for a tag, just click "tags" from the menu on the left after searching
Spoiler tags
To use the spoiler tag, type the following before whatever you'd like to hide:
<spoiler>
And this, at the end of what's hidden:
</spoiler>
Tips from previous hunts:
Genres
Go to any work page. Genres are on the right hand side between quick links and ratings. If you click on the genres listed there, it will take you to the genre page.
Tagmash
Don't type tagmash.
Just type the two words with a comma and then click on tags on the left menu. It will ask you if you want to search for a tagmash instead at the top of the result list :)
How do you know when you find the clues?
If you open the correct page, you will get a banner telling you that you found the
If you did not see that, you are not on the correct page for that clue - it may be the correct answer but there is another page which is similar but fitting the clue better. :)
Searching LibraryThing
Use the main search. Then look on the left side of your screen and start clicking through the different options - books, authors, tags, the common knowledge submenues. And on these screens, click on what looks like the answer. :)
The point of the scavenger hunts is to take you to places in LT that aren't your own books. The best starting place for a scavenger hunt is usually the Search Librarything box in the upper right corner of every page. (In your catalog you'll see two searches in that corner, you want the top one.)
When you have search results, there will be a bunch of different options on the left side. Exploring all those options is a great education in how to use LT's sitewide search and what information is available! Usually the answer for the hunt comes up as a result for one of those options. If you click through the search result pages, you know you found the correct page when a bar appears at the top of the screen saying you found a
Part of the point of the search is to get you trying things you don't know yet and learning them.
(Even experienced users asked for help, but most of them you can find that way.)
For those very new to the hunt:
Step 1: Make sure you are signed in to LT (LibraryThing.)
On your computer (vs. mobile) look at the way top of your screen on the right. You should see your user name there. If not, you need to sign in.
LibraryThing is a website for people who love books!
As far as the game is concerned, if you have an idea for one of the clues, put your cursor in the box under the set of words that begin with your user name and ends with the word "Help" as in the graphic above. (It also has the text, "Search LibraryThing," in faint gray.) Then hit Enter or click on the magnifying glass next to it and you'll be on your way!
The point of the hunt (well, one of them, anyway) is to explore the LibraryThing site, and discover some of the many things we have to offer. Good luck with the hunt!
One more small clarification - the hunt is not for things hidden ON the page of the hunt itself - as some other sites do. Think of it as a puzzle/crossword with clues on the side. The page is just the clue list/working area - there is nothing you need to click on that page itself. Once you think you know an answer, you need to find the answer on the site - it can be a page anywhere on the site.
The easiest way is to start from the search box with a solution you think you have and go from there.
ETA:
norabelle414: You can use the site search to search for a tag, just click "tags" from the menu on the left after searching
3humouress
There seem to be a couple of glitches at the moment:
1- The announcement banner is not showing.
2- If you do find the ghost for clue #4 even though you get the banner announcing that you've found it, it doesn't seem to be counted in the total tally. (See the thread for clue #4 hints for work-arounds.)
1- The announcement banner is not showing.
2- If you do find the ghost for clue #4 even though you get the banner announcing that you've found it, it doesn't seem to be counted in the total tally. (See the thread for clue #4 hints for work-arounds.)
7humouress
>6 bnielsen: Maybe we can ask conceptdawg to make one with the AI picture generator.
9humouress
>8 Yamanekotei: I said GHOSTS!
11mnleona
"The point of the scavenger hunts is to take you to places in LT that aren't your own books."
Thet is so true. Great information.
Thet is so true. Great information.
13Arafyn
HELP! I'm Stuck on #12 & 13. I can guess the clues, but am having a really hard time finding the right pages. Tried many tags for #12 but had no luck and the rhyming word for 13 has so many options, I don't know how to narrow it down.
14Arafyn
>12 Salvator: There are a lot of clues on this page. Some of them are movies or tags, not necessarily books
https://www.librarything.com/topic/345140
https://www.librarything.com/topic/345140
15humouress
>13 Arafyn: Did you look at the consolidated hints threads for those clues? Click on 'LT Treasure Hunts' at the top of this page, which will take you to the group page with the list of topics and then go to the ones for the clues you're looking for.
Those are the consolidated hints that have been sifted out from the Talk page (>14 Arafyn:) and some have more hints added.
Those are the consolidated hints that have been sifted out from the Talk page (>14 Arafyn:) and some have more hints added.
17SEL1891
>13 Arafyn: I was stuck on those as well until a nice person gave me some hints.
on both of these go to the search bar and type in your answer. Then pick the first one that matches what you typed in and go to it. Then pick Tags and the item you chose. Hope that helps.
19feca67
I completed the hunt but didn't get a badge - have they not been awarded yet, or is this a fault?
20humouress
Badges are not awarded automatically. The LT staff have to do it manually so they usually do it in batches. The badges from the previous hunt (Pride Month) haven't been awarded yet either. Please be patient :0)
21feca67
>20 humouress: OK, thanks for the info.
