Greetings and salutations!
Due to your unique personality, special abilities, and leadership potential, you (and the organization you represent) have been selected to receive this invitation. Should you accept this opportunity, you will gather your favorite people, form a team, compete in the ninth-ever Bogglebang Scavenger Hunt, create memories to last a lifetime, and take at least one step toward meeting your greatest potential. No pressure.
What is the Bogglebang Scavenger Hunt? I’m so glad you asked. Bogglebang is Humboldt County’s community-enriching, team-building, multi-day tournament of the wits and an escapade of the arts. I know, it sounds like a lot, but like life, no one is expecting you to finish, and yet it is well worth the experience! But how do you play? Good question. For over a decade, many have attempted to answer this mystery using a myriad of strategies. They have varied dramatically, but the process goes approximately as follows:
Once you have selected a team and your team has chosen a team name and theme (think about potential costumes and pageantry), you will find/follow @Bogglebang on social media and register your team at Bogglebang.club. Team registration is $13 per team. (This fee can be waived by providing a copy of your favorite recipe.)
The 2026 Bogglebang Scavenger Hunt will begin September 19th, beginning at the North Country Fair, where teams will receive a Master Task List, containing a myriad of Tasks to be completed along with a series of Riddles and Puzzles to solve. This year we are using the Bluesky app for teams to document their progress playing (As far as we can determine, it is currently the least fascistic social media platform available to serve our needs). Consider creating a team profile as well as personal profiles for your team members on the app. I know, it’s yet another app, but bear with us. Check the app in the weeks/days leading up to the event for Bonus Tasks along with potential hints and secret resources.
The Tasks are typically open-ended, interpretive creative prompts that teams use as inspiration to which they formulate a response. Tasks are completed by posting photos and/or videos documenting a team’s creation/performance.
The Riddles, once solved, will each disclose one of the sixteen secret destinations, located around the general Humboldt Bay area. At each destination, players will find a set of Clues used to solve the Puzzles found in the Master Task List. Not all of the Riddles will be made available in the Master Task List. To access the locked/hidden Riddles, teams must complete a designated minimum number of Tasks (disclosed in the Master Task List).
