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• Use thumb tacks (recommended), tape or string for attachment.

super
• Mark the individual locations on Map 1. If you want to split
your group into 3 teams, it is best to print 3 extra maps. secret
Operation “Rough Diamond”
• Remember where you hung the cards. After all, it is crucial that
the detectives can find all the cards!
Maurits Bal, head of the GOK (Geheim Opsporings
Korps) has been on the trail of a gang that robs
• Conversely, you can simply give the identity cards. diamonds all over the world for some time now. His
team was just too late for the break-in at Baroness
Berenborst, who lives nearby on her domain. But the
suspect is still nearby and presumably wants to hide
Play multiple times the loot near the domain.
Are you going to use this game multiple times? You can, but The identity cards are hereby handed over to the
take care of the materials. You still need to do a few things: investigators to ensure discretion. The detectives
can find out what the perpetrator looks like on the
basis of tips left by the perpetrator himself on the
• Reprint the tips entry sheet domain and thus unmask him.
• Reprint damaged envelopes/papers
• Print a new map and mark the locations.
Introduction
You can get all printable materials digitally from us.
This box contains a complete treasure hunt and puzzle for 3 to

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DAS BOX.
15 players. You choose whether you divide the group of players
into three or let it play as one group.
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• Envelope B - When the balloon is inflated, you can see a QR GK
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THE DA'S FIRST NAME
Envelope __ TOP SECRET

code. Scan it to open an audio clip online (https://clyp.it/fzrtlxm5). IS THE PASSWORD FOR
An ever-repeating sequence of sounds plays. It must be To the detectives
METAL DETECTOR THAT DE
deciphered with the Spectrophone. AB CD EF
UV CAN FIND
GH IJ KL ST WX
YZ
MN OP QR

messed up
• Envelope B - if you decipher the cipher you will read: ÿThe Envelope B, secret card, balloon with message 1.
month in which none of the suspects have their birthdayÿ. including: QR code,
The answer to that is March. Allows you to use the spectrophone
to open.
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Envelope __ TOP SECRET

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THE FIRST NAME
• Spy-O-Matic - Spectrophone: If you play the sound sequence IS IT WAIT?
perfectly, you will see the letters NO MUSTACHE . That's tip 3. To the detectives METAL DETECT
If this assignment is too difficult, you can helpÿ by having them CAN FIND
Empty card
write down the sounds. (with invisible ink)
messed up
Envelope C, message 2,
including:

UV pen with blacklight.

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To the detectives

• Envelope C - Shine the UV pen on the blank card: ÿthe

password of the listening device is the home
last of the youngest suspectÿ. The answer to this is

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transparent

5
transparent
poodle pants. Allows you to put the Eavesdropping Device in the Envelope D, pixel code 1, pixel code 2,
including:
Open Spy-O-Matic app.
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Read these instructions completely before you start. We • The QR codes on the identity cards are not important for the
recommend that you also read the script first (page 10 and further) game, but give you brief background information about the suspects.
and view the other contents of the box.

Allow half an hour to read this collection carefully and at least an

hour for the preparation on the spot. The scavenger hunt itself
Hide ID cards
takes 1 to 2 hours. The duration depends on how hard or easy
Want to make the scavenger hunt even more challenging? Then
you hide the objects.
you can hide the ID cards separately instead of putting them in the
starting envelopes. Then pay attention to the following things:
This game is intended to be played outdoors, at home or in a
park. Play during the day in good weather and when your game
area is not too crowded. If you play on a (private) domain, it is best
• Place the cards in a visible place near the starting spot. They
to contact the owners to see if you have permission to conduct a
should be easy to find. If you are with a large group, divide them into
scavenger hunt on the domain.
3 groups and hang them in 3 areasÿ. Do not hang them in the
envelope area.
However, you can also play indoors. You can read on
page 6 and further on how to prepare for this.

Making cards
You still need to prepare a few things. One of them is making two
cards. We have an online tool for this that immediately sets your
card correctly. Surf to www.dasbox.be/mapmaker, choose a location
and make sure that the entire game area fits into the frame. Then

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click on the button at the top left to save the cards as jpg.

2 You can then print it.

THE PERSON'S FIRST NAME • Envelope A - Red message: can be deciphered with
the decoder. You can read: The password of the
IS THE PASSWORD FOR THE
METAL DETECTOR THAT THE loot
holoscope is the residence of the oldest suspectÿ.
letter message, Decoder
CAN FIND
The answer to that is Lumpy Brook. With this you can
letter message, open the holoscope in the Spy-O-Matic app.
messed up
message 3. • Envelope A - Holodeck: Look at the Holodeck
with the Spy-O-Matic Holoscope and you'll see a hat floating.
Preparation: Step-by-step plan This is how you know: the suspect DOES wear A HAT (tip 1).

Follow this step-by-step plan to set up the search. We

recommend that you read the entire manual thoroughly before
starting the preparation.

1. Choose a play area and make the cards (see p. 2). Also think
about the starting location. If you play indoors, you may not need
a map, or you may have to make a plan yourself.

• Spy-O-Matic - X-ray: Find the paper with the hole in the wall
2. Download the Spy-O-Matic app by scanning the attached and look at it with the app. You can see A PIPE behind the wall (tip
QR code or surfing to the link (you can find such a QR 2)!
scanner on the Play Store). Go to Settings > Security > Enable
Unknown Sources. The downloaded app can be found at
ÿDownloadsÿ. Test if the app starts up.

3. Hide the treasure (candy, toys, ...) in a hard-to-find but

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"clear" location in the game area. Make up a tip for it (see ÿTips
about tipsÿ).
Add the perpetrator's message.
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• When the three puzzle pieces of the message with red letters Any additional supplies
are puzzled together, you get ÿMail the name and place of
residence of the perpetrator. Then I find out where he might
• A ballpoint.
have hidden his loot. maurits@dasbox.beÿ.
• A treasure (box or bag of candies/toys).
• Android phone or tablet with mobile data connection.
• If you send an email to Maurits's address with the details ÿEgbert
• When it rains: Plastic folders to put the hidden
Smoutebol, Plompaartÿ, Maurits will send a confirmation email
envelopes in. We do not recommend playing then.
containing the password for the ÿMessageÿ in the Spy-O-Matic
• If you want to hide the ID cards loose: thumbtacks or rope.
app: sea cow.
Meanwhile he knows enoughÿ and ÿhe will catch the culprit, he
is close. Note: it can sometimes take a few minutes before the
reply email arrives. Package contents
• In the app you will find a message, namely a personalized
tip about the treasure.
SPY-O-MATIC

When the treasure is found, the game is over. The treasure still
contains a personal message from the perpetrator. stickers
1. Scan this code or enter this link:

in plastic
http://85.255.203.60/Public/Hunts/Spyomatic.apk

2. Settings > Security > Unknown Sources

3. Find the .apk file in the Downloads and

install the app.

bag
This one QR code with
Hole in the wall
Also this instructions link to app
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Dear Detectives, secret
investigation
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secret
investigation

• You decide how much help you offer to the players, and how corps
We're on the trail of a gang robbing diamonds all over the
world!

difficult you make it for them. Baroness Berenborst has just been broken into near here.
Her impressive treasure of diamonds has been stolen. We are
sure that the culprit is a member of the international gang!
To the detectives Besides, he must still be around.

You are the right people to pinpoint the culprit and find the
location of the loot. But we have to be very careful, because the
gang wants to sabotage us.
• Even if it's about a diamond theft, you can play the game

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We have placed the passports of the possible perpetrators
in secret locations nearby so that they are not intercepted. If

further dress according to the location and the season. you are in a large group, split into 3 detective groups to appear
less suspicious, because this mission is top secret!

Envelope with logo (stop here If you have the passports, put the surnames in alphabetical
Accompanying
order. If you take the last digit of each suspect's year of birth,
you'll find us

card 1 in), containing: letter.

secret phone number. Please call us for further
instructions.

Yours faithfully,

Maurits Bal
Commander GOK - Secret Investigation Corps

It is Maurits' number, who will then tell them that they can open 4. Open the Spy-O-Matic app and enter the password
the "top secret" envelope (that is Envelope X) with a card where ÿelephantÿ. Click on Messageÿ. Enter the password ÿsea
the four envelopes with evidence are hidden (so that the cowÿ and enter the tip for the treasure (follow the
perpetrator cannot steal them back). They also get the password instructions in the app). Close the app again.
for the Spy-O-Matic app: elephant.
5. Hide the four to the detectivesÿ envelopes with the letters
A, B, C and D, not too close to the starting spot but still in the
Once the detectives have found the card, they can look for the four area shown on your map. We recommend that the players first find
envelopes. In every envelope there is some kind of riddle. If the envelope A, then B, then C, then D, but this is not necessary.
group is large, you can have the players split up and look for the
envelopes or solutions in small groups. If you have only installed the
Spy-O-Matic on one device, you must make agreements about its 6. Display the Hole in the wallÿ on the route .
use. For maximum effect, choose a wall of a building that the detectives
cannot enter. Are you in nature? Then find a large stone or rock. If
the envelopes are not linearly hidden, it is best to hang the hole
Thus, the players can eventually learn 6 tips about the appearance near an envelope or at the starting spot.
of the culprit so that they can eliminate all other suspects. They can
write them down on the tipsÿ sheet in the first envelope.
7. Indicate the location of envelopes A, B, C and D on the printed
card (or your own map) with the colored dots. Be precise. This is
Here are the ways to find out the tips: card 2.

8. Put this card in the to the detectivesÿ envelope with the letter
X.

9. Hang envelopes 1, 2 and 3 (with the identity cards) here and

there at the starting place. Mark the envelopes with numbers on a

10 card. This is card 1. Put it together with the cover letter in the big
ÿto the detectivesÿ
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To the detectives BELGIUM

BELGIUM
BELGIUM
ID CARD
ID CARD
BELGIUM
ID CARD
BELGIQUE BELGIUM
BELGIQUE
BELGIQUE
Name / Name BELGIQUE
BELGIUM
CARTE D'IDENTITE
BELGIUM
CARTE D'IDENTITE
BELGIUM
CARTE D'IDENTITE BELGIUM
PERSONALAUSWEIS
BELGIUM
BELGIUM
PERSONALAUSWEIS IDENTITY
BELGIUM
PERSONALAUSWEIS IDENTITY CARD
IDENTITY CARD
CARD He talks about hiding the loot, but also that he ALWAYS
13 ID cards,
ID CARD Name / Name dog CARTE D'IDENTITE PERSONALAUSWEIS IDENTITY CARD
mouse
To the detectives
WEARS A BOW TIE (tip 4).
Name / Name
mouse dog
First name / Given name
Name mouse
/ Name dog
First name / Given name
mouse Karel
dog
To the detectives First name / Given name
Karel
First Karel
Date of birth / Date of birth
name / Given name

distributed over
Date of birth / Date of birth
Karel 06 JAN 1987
Date of birth / Date of birth
06 Place
JANof birth
1987 / Place of birth
Date06 JAN
of birth / Date1987
of birth
Place of birth
poodle / Place
pantsof birth
06 Place
JAN 1987
of birth
poodle / Place of birth
Holder's pants
signature / Holder's signature
Placepoodle pants
of birth / Place of birth
Holder's signature / Holder's signature
poodle
Holder's pants
signature / Holder's signature

the envelopes.
Holder's signature / Holder's signature

• Envelope D - Transparent pixel codes: must be placed on top

of each other, in order to read tip 5: NO BEARD.
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including: FILE NOTES
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Write down all the tips about the suspect here. If you
have all six tips, you should be able to find the culprit!
To the detectives
TIP: _______________________________________

A writing sheet TIP: _______________________________________

for tips and notes.

TIP: _______________________________________

TIP: _______________________________________

TIP: _______________________________________
+ =
TIP: _______________________________________

COMMENTS:

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

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• Envelope D - If you put the transparent strip with ÿSPIONÿ on it

corps

TOP SECRET

The password of the

over the message with the strange words (according to the symbol
To the detectives
scanner is the place of residence in the lower right corner), you can read ÿthe perpetrator NEVER
of the oldest suspect
WEARS GLASSESÿ. The sixth and final tip.

Envelope A, Assignment Decoder

including: red message, red message,
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In these envelopes you will find some objects belonging to the perpetrator
and can help you unmask the culprit.

We've also given you an app: the Spy-O-Matic™. This allows you to
continue searching for the culprit. We have protected the app with some
passwords, which you can only find if you have all identity cards. This is
what the app can:

X-Ray: The culprit is shrewd. He may have hidden something

• Although not all tips are necessary, they lead to the culprit:
that makes him suspicious in a secret room.
But he doesn't know you have an X-Ray! Have you seen a
suspicious cavity anywhere?

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Eavesdropping device: allows you to hear what the
perpetrator is saying. You still have to find the right radio frequency!

Spectrophone: allows you to decipher messages encoded

as sounds. Egbert Smoutebol.
Holoscope: If you aim it at a Holodeck, you will see an item
that was recently here. Such as an object of the perpetrator,

Explanation for example.

You are on the trail of the culprit! Look for all the tips in the
envelopes, put them together and you will surely find it! In the meantime,

spy-o-matic, we continue to investigate the location of the treasure.

Maurits
holodeck.

10. Come up with a way of presenting the envelope to the Are you with a large group? Then be sure to split up into 3 teams
players. Can they find the envelope themselves? Did you find it for the search for the envelopes. It is best to print 3 cards. Also, if
in the mail? you have a large group, consider having them search for the
separate identity cards (see p. 15).

Tips about tips

Orientation is not easy. A GPS (app) can help the players with
this. For example, you can also put a marker in Google Maps
The tips you send us for the location of the treasure are crucial
where an object is hidden.
to the success of the quest. So some tips about its contents
and good places to hide:
Playbook and solutions
• First, check the entire area of the place where you are going
to play. This way you avoid that tips can be about multiple << Note: if you want to find the solutions yourself, read no further!
>>
places.
First the detectives have to find the 3 envelopes with
• Don't be too vague. ÿA place with waterÿ can be about a ID cards. Then they have to put the 13 identity cards
pond, but also about a bathroom, a rain barrel, a soda machine,
in alphabetical order (according to family name). If you take the
and so on. There may be doubts about two spots, but don't let
last digit of each suspect's year of birth in that order, you'll find
the players search unnecessarily.
0032 486 64 79 56. They should call that number.

BELGIUM BELGIQUE BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIQUE BELGIUM BELGIUM

• Choose a location that is easy to describe and (re)find. If you ID CARD CARTE D'IDENTITE PERSONALAUSWEIS IDENTITY CARD ID CARD CARTE D'IDENTITE PERSONALAUSWEIS IDENTITY CARD

Name / Name Name / Name

hide it in a tree, choose an eye-catching tree. blue-billed

First name / Given name
Snottebel
First name / Given name

Evarist Joris
Date of birth / Date of birth Date of birth / Date of birth

12 Apr 1940 11 NOV 1977

Place of birth / Place of birth Place of birth / Place of birth

Bubble stream Saint Kevinsbad

Holder's signature / Holder's signature Holder's signature / Holder's signature

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• Don't be too specific. A tip may be a bit challenging.
These two cards are in alphabetical order.