Scaventour™
Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Game in Lubbock, Texas
After June 1st, Scaventour Lubbock will only be offering the Spirit of Soapsuds Video / Photo Scavenger Hunt game. If you want a start time that is not available, please call or text 806-773-3369. |
After June 1st, 2024, we will only be offering our brand new game called "The Spirit of Soapsuds" It is a video and photo scavenger hunt with questions about sites along the way.
For the game that starts and ends on the Texas Tech Campus Book online now!
We also have some other custom games we have set up that we could offer if you would like one at a different location (like the Depot District).
Contact us for more information about custom Spirit of Soapsuds games which can be done for up to 1250 people.
Essentially, this is an ultra-modern version of a scavenger hunt game. In this game, your team will have a list of places to walk to, and along the way, they will be asked to find things (and take pictures of them) or ... and this is what this game is known for ... to perform tasks and make short videos.
Here are some examples:
Take a photo of a statue you would deem modern art.
Snap a picture of a license plate that isn't from Texas.
Take the words on a specific plaque and sing it to the tune of your favorite song.
Find the statue of Preston Smith enter in the year that he became Governor.
Take a video of 2 members of your group doing the Macarena dance in front of a no parking sign.
Find a bus stop. Take a video of one or more of your teammates miming while waiting for the bus. Things to include in the mime: Checking the Time Repeatedly, Looking Down the Road, and Reacting to False Alarms.
Find the Tennis Courts and have your team mime a tennis game where one player serves the ball and after a spirited rally, the ball goes out, and the players do their best John McEnroe impersonation.
There are a lot of fun things that people can do, but this is mostly about making you the star of the game since you have the opportunity to be creative and perform.
One fun part is that all of the tasks have points assigned to them, with the harder tasks having more points. For games where there are two or more teams, our staff will see a live activity feed where we can assign bonus points for the best submissions, and one team can win the game based on the scores at the end.
For the group games, we can also provide all of the submissions to the group at the end for everyone to share and enjoy.
This game is accessible for people in wheelchairs.
The Spirit of Soapsuds is great for Corporate Team Building or perhaps an event for a conference in Lubbock. This is a game that we can customize for just about any location with a couple week's notice to scout the area.
Note, this game will require you to have a charged iPhone or Android phone, download an app, and have Google Maps app installed. Consequently, it could result in data charges depending on your data plan. Only one person per team is required to have a phone, but in practice we have found that it is best if every member of the team has the app downloaded.
Additionally, this game may or may not have a gamemaster who will meet you for the execution of the game. For the very large groups (over 50) we may provide, but for smaller groups, we can do the gamemaster tasks remotely. Either way, your game will be monitered live by the Scaventour Gamemasters who can give live feedback during the game.
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A guide will meet you and take you to the start point. You'll have 60 minutes to complete all of the assigned tasks and open the case to win the game. Are you up for the challenge?
Scaventourists playing the Masked Writer Outdoor Escape Game in Lubbock
Who will enjoy Scaventour™?
Note: all of the information below is in reference to older games that we are not regularly running the right now:
Looking for things to do in Lubbock? Scaventour™ is a guided live action outdoor escape game that is modeled off of an escape room game, but instead of the game taking place indoors in a private venue, it is outside in public spaces. Like an escape room, players are challenged to open many locked cases and bags in order to find the next location and get to the end within 60 minutes. At times, Scaventour™ will feel like an escape game, but other times, it feels like a scavenger hunt, or a treasure hunt, or even like in a famous code breaking movie, or one about a treasure hunt. People who enjoy geocaching should find that Scaventour is a fun game to play. Book now to enjoy a fast-paced tour experience that is like no other you've ever encountered.
Perhaps you have played outdoor scavenger hunts or murder mysteries before. This game is closer to an escape game because you have a guide who acts as the game master (which allows us to give you some neat tools to use to solve the clues (i.e. a laser range finder, a compass, an angular ruler, laser keyboard, etc.)). The guide is very important because he or she allows the game to be complex, but also have help if your group needs it. So, this isn't a self-guided game, rather it is what you would expect to find in an escape room, but outside.
- 4-12 people (adults and children) can play the Lost Key Game in the Depot District
- 4-120 people can play the Cryptic Murder game in the Depot District where players will be sorted into teams and will compete against each other and the clock. Good for corporate team building activities.
- 8-600 people can play the Masked Writer Espionage game in which teams will compete to find the identity of the agent is sewing seeds of discontent on campus.
The larger games are great for corporate teambuilding or building military cohesion.
See below a video from our game in Hawaii for a sense of how the games work (Lubbock videos coming soon)
Note: Scaventour started in Waikiki in 2016 and has been going strong. For more on that game, visit Scaventour.com.
Looking for things to do in Lubbock? Many different groups will enjoy Scaventour™
Tourists will find that the tours allow you to explore Lubbock in an unforgettable way. See the Depot District or the statues and art on campus.
Residents of Texas will find that Scaventour™ is a great way to reconnect with the local sites. It's a good double date experience as well, or something to do to celebrate a birthday.
Escape rooms and scavenger hunts are often used as Corporate Team building exercises because the group must work together to solve the challenges and get to the end. Visitors at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center may be looking for something extra to do while they are in West Texas. Scaventour™ is a great way to get outdoors and enjoy Lubbock while engaged in a group event.
Or, check out the option for using Scaventour as a means for surprise proposal idea in Lubbock.
A new version of an escape room in West Texas or escape room in Lubbock, holding the thrill of the escape game without being trapped inside.
Great for large groups and group activities in Lubbock.
Check out our pictures page to see families and friends engaged in this fun activity together.
Battle Game for 12-100 people. Great for Corporate Team Building or a Bridal Party (Team Bride vs. Team Groom)
Click for more on the Team Building Battle Game
How does Scaventour™ work?
With the Spirit of Soapsuds game, your team will download an app and with the guidance from the app and our gamemasters, you will engage in a series of tasks designed to let you be the star of the game while exploring the Texas Tech campus while having fun with your teammates.
Are you up to the challenge?
Would you like to be a Scaventourist? Book here.
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