The Royal Mint - Great British Treasure Hunt

insouciant_grin

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81927906#Comment_81927906

Ah! I don't recall using it directly. Too bad we can't replay through the whole thing from scratch again.

marioc

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81927308#Comment_81927308

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81927529#Comment_81927529

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pate-ci0

If a competition specifies "Please do not post the answers" this forum respects that request. The Royal Mint did not specify this.

Puzzleaddict79

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81927886#Comment_81927886

The co-ordinates lead to the Royal Mint in Wales, and to the Newton Tree (King's Tree) in Grantham.

I_did_it_my_way

The first prize in this competition is a £30,000 +/- gold bullion bar. I think that justifies expecting the entrants to have put in a little more effort than logging into an internet forum.

pate-ci0

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81928295#Comment_81928295

There is a competition on this site, ending this week, with a prize of £650,000 for all the effort of a free phone call.

kalelmatt

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81928328#Comment_81928328

Yet you haven’t shared it for some reason…why?

Midnighter

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81928405#Comment_81928405

It's over on the 'Post, phone & text competitions' board.

Comping_Rich

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81928405#Comment_81928405

If you have a look at https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/categories/competitions

You can see all the different competition forum boards.

VENUS123

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81928143#Comment_81928143

It shouldn't be necessary for the Royal Mint to explicitly state this as it's obvious to anyone with any sense of fairness and sportsmanship, plus copying answers instead of working them out fully oneself is likely to make the entry void.

When you walk into a shop, do expect there to be a sign stating "you must pay for any item you take out of the shop" and if such a sign is not present do you assume you can just take anything you like without paying or gift it to a friend or do you inherently understand the correct thing to do?

The Treasure hunt description states:

"Many will join. Some will go far. But only a few will reach the final stage and be in with a chance of claiming the ultimate treasure"

This makes it clear they aren't expecting people to give the answers away or for entrants to copy other people's answers, else they would expect a much higher percentage of coin purchasers to reach the final stage.

"The Brilliant Uncirculated and silver Proof editions are designed so that the coin can be interacted with to progress through multiple levels of challenges. Both editions contain clues and tactile finishes that encourage exploration. From hidden details to cleverly concealed messages, the packaging itself becomes part of the journey."

"Presented in premium packaging, the Brilliant Uncirculated and silver Proof editions contain hidden clues, cleverly concealed messages and tactile finishes that encourage interaction and exploration – rewarding curious hands and eyes."

They are clearly expecting participants to engage with all elements of the coin and packaging in the way they designed, to solve the riddles, not seek them out or share them online.

Section 23 of the Rules states (amongst other things):

"Under no circumstances, will The Royal Mint accept entries that are:
automatically generated by computer;
completed by third parties or in bulk;"

So yeah, if you haven't done the work yourself, you've broken the rules. Be prepared to demonstrate how you worked out your answers when they verify the prize winner. Maybe they will ask the winner a question about the process which will make it obvious whether or not they did it the proper way….