A 31-year-long treasure hunt that attracted thousands of enthusiasts across France has ended. The hunt, called “On the Trail of the Golden Owl”, was based on a book of riddles published in 1993. Participants had to solve 11 puzzles in the book along with a 12th hidden puzzle to discover the exact location of the replica. Of the golden owl. The official website of the quest announced Thursday that the token needed to claim the grand prize has been found.
The Hunt’s official chat line announced, “We confirm that the replica of the Golden Owl was dug up last night and have also sent a solution to the online verification system.”
According to Hunt’s official website, the book, published in 1993 by writer Regis Hauser and artist Michel Baker, has gained a cult-like following, with over 2 million players, known as ‘Owls’, in France and beyond. Happened. In a documentary posted on YouTube, Mr. Baker mentioned that he oversaw and financed the creation of the award, which is an owl made of 3 kilos of gold and 7 kilos of silver with diamond chips on its face.
Puzzle creator Regis Hauser initially used the pseudonym Max Valentin to deter the most determined treasure hunters from searching for him. The French newspaper Le Monde reported that he died in 2009.
According to a 2021 documentary, the concept was inspired by Kit Williams’ 1979 puzzle book The Masquerade, where hunters had to solve a series of puzzles to find a golden rabbit.
The author of the discovery of the treasure was Michel Baker, a French artist who illustrated a picture book “Sur la trace de la Chouette d’Or” (“On the Trail of the Golden Owl”) published in 1993 and gold Made a statue. And – the Silver Owl promised to whoever first solves the clues hidden in its pages. He and Hauser decided to bury the replica of the owl while keeping the valuable original in a safe place. Fans of the treasure hunt online have said that it is worth £126,000 (Rs 1.39 crore).
Meanwhile, the longest running treasure hunt in the world is considered to be The Secret written by Byron Preece, published in 1982. It involved the discovery of 12 boxes of buried treasure in secret locations in the US and Canada, of which only three have ever been found. ,
