What is a scavenger hunt?
It’s a game in which players gather items on a list. Sometimes the game is played in teams, with the winner(s) being those who collect the most items within a time limit, or those who collect all of the items in the fastest time. American writer and high-society hostess Elsa Maxwell is credited with making the game popular in the 1930s and variations – like this one – continue to be played today.
What is the FALLOUT SCAVENGER HUNT?
The Fallout Scavenger Hunt is a game withing a game. Instead of finding items in the real world, players will gather them in any Fallout game of their choice. We’ve tried to make it possible to complete our scavenger hunt whether you have Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4 or Fallout 76.
The Fallout Scavenger Hunt is entirely free to play and free to enter. The game organizers are not being paid or compensated in any way, other than by having fun. We are not affiliated with Bethesda, Microsoft or anyone, we are doing this on our own.
What can I win?
FALLOUT SCAVENGER HUNT 2021 US PRIZES (laptop with “please stand by” screen for backdrop purposes only, it’s not one of the prizes, read post for details)
One person in the US will win a fan-made prize package which includes ALL of the following:
- One Nuka-Cola LED bottle light
- One blank composition book with the classic “Wasteland Survival Guide” cover as seen in Fallout 3 *
- One prop bottle of Buffout *
- One Lucky 8-ball tin (based on the item in Fallout 3) containing a Nuka World replica ticket, a Grandchester Mystery House replica ticket, one Nuka-Cola bottlecap necklace & one Nuka-Cola bottlecap key chain
FALLOUT SCAVENGER HUNT 2021 EUROPE PRIZES (laptop with “please stand by” screen for backdrop purposes only, it’s not one of the prizes, read post for details)
Players in the UK and Europe can play to win a prize package of fan-made goodies that IceStella will ship from the UK, which includes:
- One Nuka-Cola LED bottle light
- One lined excercise book with a classic “Tales from West Virginia” cover
- One prop bottle of Buffout *
- One Mentats tin containing 2 Pleasant Valley claim tickets, one Nuka-Cola bottlecap magnet, one Nuka-Cola bottlecap key chain and a selection of Stella Stickers
See IceStella.co.uk for details.
People outside of the US or Europe are welcome to participate but are not eligible for prizes. (Sorry, international shipping costs are too high.)
* Survival guide cover graphic and Buffout label courtesy of emptysamurai on DeviantArt
An example of how the scavenger hunt conditions might be fulfilled in Fallout 4
How do I enter?
Submit ONE screen shot from any FALLOUT game in which ALL of the following are visible (or as many as you can manage to gather together):
- an animal
- the color orange
- a toy
- a super mutant (dead or alive)
- a food item
- a skull
- something that glows
- something wooden
- YOURSELF – meaning your character, vault dweller, sole survivor, etc – wearing a hat and holding a bladed weapon
Something that is both a toy and wood, such as a wooden block, may count for both items on the list. However, the skull inside of the super mutant does not count, as it is not visible.
To submit a screen shot, post it publicly on Twitter or Instagram using #FalloutScavver or email the screen shot to j.l.hilton.author @ gmail.com (remove spaces) or DM on Twitter @AuthorJLHilton.
PLEASE NOTE: Submitting a photo means you allow us to share that photo and your online name or Fallout name with the public. The mailing address and real name of the winner will be kept private and used only to send the prize.
An example of how the scavenger hunt conditions might be fulfilled in Fallout 3
When is the deadline?
Midnight on Halloween, October 31, 2021, but please leave your picture up until November 2 so we have time to find it, in case there are a lot of last-minute entries.
A US winner and a UK/Europe winner will be selected from all eligible entries and contacted on November 2. If you post an entry on Twitter or Instagram, please make sure we will be able to DM you.
If we do not hear back from a winner within 24 hours of attempting contact, another winner will be chosen and contacted.
Who are the organizers?
Jewelsmith on Twitter @AuthorJLHilton
Twitch.tv/Jewelsmith
YouTube.com/c/Jewelsmith
Patreon.com/Jewelsmith
IceStella on Twitter @IceStella77
Twitch.tv/IceStella77
YouTube.com/c/IceStella77
Ko-fi.com/IceStella77
Any other rules?
This game is for entertainment only and the organizers reserve the right to decline entries for any reason or to change the conditions of the game at any time.
