Hunt Archives

52 clues, 4 teams of superhero clad hooligans, 2 pickleback filled pinatas, one epic dance party.

The first official Wilde hunt was created by childhood freinds, Miranda Wilde and Noelle McEntee, because they wanted to do something special for their friends. It just so happened that two more dear childhood friends, Brennan Lee Mulligan and Molly Ostertag, were running a kickstarter for their super hero webcomic, Strong Female Protagonist. The four chums joined super hero forces and created a FUNdraising scavenger hunt extravaganza the likes of which has never been seen since.

Super Hero Scavenger Hunt

All Souls Hunt

90 individual, hand-crafted clues, 110 people, 6 teams of spooky hooligans, 3 psychic fortune tellers, 2 stealthy "busking" bands, one silent disco on the G-Train, 10 Jack-o-lanterns.

On All Souls Day, a hundred scavengers donned their second Halloween costume and met in a misty corner of Prospect Park. This hunt spanned 5 Neighborhoods -- from Prospect Heights to Green Point. With collaborating artists, Mel Hsu, Molly Ostertag, Josh The Word, Bandits on the Run, and Pavo Pavo, All Souls Hunt was one spooky and magical night for the ages.

REVELRY HUNT

Sponsored by The New York Restoration Project (NYRP), Mid-Summer Revelry was a fairy-filled tribute to community gardens, shakespeare, and magic all over McCaren Park. On June 25, 2015 over 100 participants dressed as fairies, satyrs, greek gods, and pixies ran amok. 90 handcrafted clues. 6 Bars. 5 local businesses. 5 Actors planted. Medeival Feast After Party. Whimsical music and entertainment by Bandits on the Run. Prizes included: A free hunt ticket. A bushell of organic greens from Toad Farm Bounty. A fairy doll by artist, Alexandra Langley. And a Tree Planted by NYRP.

90s Hunt

In celebration of a 30th Birthday, party-goers jumped back three decades to a time when our moms listened to the Cranberries, Julia Styles was in style (we love you, Julia), Buffy was just starting to Slay, SNICK... was a thing, epic side-burns were the go-to facial hair choice, and Saturday Morning Cartoons were what we looked forward to come Friday evening. # of Clues: 30

Wilde Family HISTORIC HUNTS

WILDE FAMILY

HISTORIC HUNTS

1989-2010

A. Wilde's Family Adventures

MASTERMINDED By:

A. Wilde & other parental figures

FACTS:

Spanned the entire childhoods of all four Wilde Children.

Birthday Parties.

Easter Egg Hunts.

Holiday festivities.

CAUSE SUPPORTED: Raising healthy, curious, and quick-witted children.

1986

Mole's Rising Mayhem

MASTERMINDED By:

A. Wilde & B. Petkanis

FACTS:

20 Participants.

1 keg consumed.

Pre-instagram.

1 airplane involved.

10+ college town businesses visited.

CAUSE SUPPORTED: Life-long friendships & pre-parenthood debauchery.

1977

The Love Hunt

MASTERMINDED By: Grandfather C. Wilde

FACTS: 2 Participants. Grandfather C. Wilde courts his secret love in Manhattan.

RUMOR: Little is known about this hunt. Only that one lucky lady

received an anonymous love note and was swept away in a whirlwind romance.

CAUSE SUPPORTED: Love

1971

The First Great Hunt

MASTERMINDED By: C. Wilde and neighborhood friends.

FACTS: 10 Participants. 2 teams. 26 Clues. Grandfather C. Wilde establishes his genius in the suburbs.

CAUSE SUPPORTED: Neighborhood Community Building

1930-Present

Jackson Wilde Flees the West

FACT: Great Grandfather, Jackson Wilde ran from San Diego to the glittering island of Manhattan, changing his name and disowning his heritage. RUMOR: It is said he left behind the Wilde family fortune. We will find this treasure someday. CAUSE SUPPORTED: Real Prosperity

1609...

Henry Hudson Sets Sail and Discovers NY.

FACT: Henry Hudson was certainly a Scavenger.

RUMOR: We believe we are distantly related to him. Unfortunately, many of the Wilde Archives were destroyed in a fire and thus, we have yet to prove this fine ancestral link. Nevertheless, the Hudson River runs through the Wilde Family's long and complicated scavenger hunting history, so the tale lives on!