Gotrovo Family Treasure Hunt - Indoor Scavenger Hunt Ages 4-8

My kids love a scavenger hunt, but the amount of time it took for me to set up clues was less than fun for me. Between drawing pictures for my 4 year old and coming up with riddles for my 8 year old I was spending way to much time prepping. I picked up the Gotrovo Treasure Hunt Game based on the fact that it had a variety of cards. Pictures with the words on the back, riddles without the answer on the back, and a set of fantasy cards with places like "Mermaid Cove". There are both indoor and outdoor locations that are color coded for the intended use, red: outdoor, blue: indoor, green: indoor or outdoor, gold: role-play and blank cards. This really speeds up setting up the clue trail. The card are water resistant, but not water proof. The game comes with a map that seems like it is made out of the same material that placemats for kids are made out from. I think it is almost indestructible and will last a long time. Then there are high quality Velcro dots that go on the map and the back of all the cards. With 100 cards, the prep work is a bit time consuming the first time. There are 10 gold coins that you can include with each clue card, and a small red bag to put them in. This is great for keeping one child in charge of the map and one child in charge of the coins, but not necessary for the game at all. Finally, there is a gold treasure box to hide the loot. This is a good size box (about 7x 3.75x 2.25 inches inside) that has magnetic closures for the lid. It only take a few minutes to hide the clues through the house, and depending on how well you hide them and how far you spread them out, you can keep kids entertained for a good chunk of time. Now, for the only problem I had with the set: The map is cool, but not very functional. It comes rolled up in a tight tube, so it wont straighten out. If your child was just supposed to just play pretend with it, it would be great. But it's two sided with Velcro dots that you are supposed to place the clue cards on as you find them. As it curls back up, it nocks the cards off and my kids were struggling with it the whole time. My 4 year old said "How about we just bring the cards to you each time we find one?" I decided to risk destroying the thing and used an iron at it's lowest setting to try and flatten it out. This would have worked better and quicker if I had done that before putting the Velcro dots on. But after heating it up and leaving it rolled up backwards for a few minutes, it's decently flat. I think that rolling it up backwards overnight may work or using a hair dryer, but not sure. Obviously, I'm not a very patient person. Looking at the whole set, you could create something like this for little to no money depending on what you have around the house. But, if you lack the time and/or patience to get that done, this is a great alternative. Is the set worth the cost? I think so. The supplies like the map, treasure box, and coins are not necessary for a scavenger hunt. But the kids love them and they are all a great quality. This would be so much fun for a birthday party or any gathering that kids are around! My kids love it and have asked to play it daily.

I am so impressed with this game! Played with 3 granddaughters from between 10 and 6 yrs old. We had a blast! They wanted to play over and over again and take turns placing the clues. Some clues are pictures and some are word rhymes, so we mixed them up so the girls would work together to since each one. They were so excited to find the gold box (I bought prizes at the dollar store for each girl). This is definitely a game we will keep playing. There is also a code to scan on the box to download 40 more clues!

So this is one of the very few reviews on Amazon I have ever left. My daughter got this game for Christmas. I wasn't so sure about it based on the reviews and the description...thought it would be cheesy and no one would play it. That is not true. My daughter has played this game with three different groups of people since she got it. It is great for kids of all ages, and they play so well together when doing it. The age range so far has been 4-13. The 13 year old admittedly had more fun hiding and letting the others run to look for the clues...but she still willingly played. It is great because you really can play it indoors and out. You can hide the pieces easily or make it more challenging. Even the 6 year old was able to figure out how to hide the clues on her own. It might take a moment to get it set up but once they get it, they are off to the races. It keeps them moving and excited. In a way, it is like an Easter Egg Hunt, and we know how much the kids love those! It really does keep them busy for at least an hour to 2 hours at a time, depending on how many people there are. Yes, you could make something like this by yourself, but the gold coins and the box are super pretty and make it extra fun. The cards are great. The riddles are relatively easy to figure out though, but that doesn't deter them from getting excited when they figure it out.

I got this for my niece (age 5) and she really like it! I liked that there was a variety of cards and that you could use them for different age groups (some just have pictures, some have a single word, others have riddles). There were also blank cards so you could make up your own riddles, pictures, etc - I didn't do that, but it was cool to have the option. It was also nice to be able to stay indoors, mix it up, or do everything completely outside. Makes it a good option for rainy days! I thought it was nice that the gold bar (the end treasure) opened so you could add more treasure. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because everything is so ambiguous. I ended up playing hot and cold with my niece because there were usually multiple locations in the house for any given card. Not the game's fault, I just always picture a treasure hunt as leading from one point to another with no other options. I also wasn't impressed with the coins and gold bar when I first received it, but my niece was super excited to be finding "gold doubloons" and as long as the she likes it, that's all that matters.

This is a great game. It is a scavenger hunt type game, so I'm sure you could make your own, but this makes it soooo simple. I have a "just turned 7" and "about to turn 3" year old. There a picture clues and riddle type clues so that it is easy for the 3 year old, but also a little challenging for the 7 year old, but they can still play TOGETHER!!!! They had so much fun running around the house searching for the clues. There are a lot of picture cards, but only 30 of the written clues, so I wish there was so more of those, but it is still sooo much fun. The clues are things that you might only have one of, like a washing machine, or multiples, like window. This is great because even if you do multiple games in a row and use some of the same cards, you can just change which window you put it in. It's hard to play a game with both my boys at this age where they both have lots of fun. The almost 3 year old will lose interest, and move pieces, and knock things over, which frustrates 7. This game gave the opportunity to play together for a common goal of finding a treasure together. It was great for everyone!

This is going to my new birthday present to everyone in this age range! Every kid I have given it to wants to play it over and over and then make a hunt for their parents or someone else to do. The gold-bar-looking box found at the end of the hunt is pretty cool and can hold a range of little surprises of your choice making it a very satisfying treasure. We don't use the jewels since there is a younger brother who likes to put things in his mouth but they aren't missed at all. I plan on making more picture cards since at the 3 and 5 age range - they can do this the easiest. Love the thinking things out phase after getting the clues, talking things through with those doing the hunt with you, plus the confidence and joy they get when finding the "treasure." Totally different from other toys/games. Love it! Looking for a new type of present or something to give a kids who had everything? - this would be my recommendation.

I know there are plenty of rave reviews already up here, but I love this game so much that I had to add my two cents. This was a Christmas gift for my 6-year-old daughter and based on the description and reviews, it looked versatile, but I wasn't clear on how it worked. This game is brilliant! First of all, as others have stated, it requires a bit of set up the first time. They recommend ironing the treasure map (on a low setting) to flatten it out, which worked well and you have to add velcro to the map and all of the cards. The cards are color-coded for indoors, outdoors, both, riddles and role playing. I labeled ziploc baggies for each type so we can easily grab them and go. You can do as many or as few clues as you'd like, but as you collect them, only 10 fit on the map if that's important to you. The basic cards have a picture on one side (for non-readers) and a label on the other. The riddles are a bit more complicated that we haven't worked up to yet, but it won't be long. My daughter has already hunted for the treasure and set up a hunt herself. I love the options you can use with this game and I also love the customer service. After the game arrived, I received an email from the company with even more suggestions for how to use the game for kids of all ages, for parties and to incorporate into regular activities.

I'd almost give this 4 stars. It is a solid idea and my kids did love it. The reason it only gets three is that it is really highly priced for what it is. You're paying for their good idea. ( Also, I was slightly annoyed at how aggressive they were asking me for my review before I really had a chance to evaluate it. I think that happens with reviews. You review it based on a very quick first impression when people ask you to, repeatedly, and don't have the time to really assess it.) In a little more detail, it's a box full of cards. The cards either have pictures (most simple), words or riddles on them. You place them around the house in a sequence such that when they find the card on the "shoes" they know now to go look for the "mirror". They also give you a treasure map and some velcro tabs but these really just get in the way unless you truly are trying to do a pirate theme and want more props. Yes, you could do this all yourself without the game but they do take a lot of the thinking and work out of it for you. That's what you're paying for and it is a great idea! And, the quality is pretty good (nicely laminated cards & treasure map.) But I'd say it's more worth $10 to me, not $30. Lasly, just a note, the inventors don't quite use US. colloquial English. European? I didn't check but their words for a few things aren't what we would use. This isn't a problem for me, actually kind of a bonus. I like to teach my kids that the world is a bigger place...I'm just letting you know.

This is the 2nd Treasure Hunt game I have purchased for two sets of grandchildren in different cities. It is easy to play and the little ones love dashing through the house (or yard in the summer) looking for the clue cards so they can collect their treasures along the way to finding the treasure box at the end (which always contains a favourite treat of some sort!). The adults have as much fun as the little ones watching them enjoy their excitement of the hunt. This is a great game for your own family or as a gift - especially for those times when you’re stuck in the house and need to burn off a little energy. Game is well made and worth every penny. Highly recommend.

We have had this treasure hunt game for over Two years now and still play it at least once a week. We started playing this with my daughter when she was only three and she's almost six now! We started with the picture cards and have now moved on to a mixture of word and picture cards. We live in Canada where the weather is forever-changing. We play in and outside depending on her preference and the weather. I suggest this for any age and any number of family members.

My Grandson loves making up clues and maps for Gramma and Grampa. When I saw this I was excited! Well, so was her, he had 3 friends coming over and couldn’t wait to play it. His little buddies are 4 1/2, 5, and 9. They all enjoyed it. Little non readers used pics and 9 yr old read the riddles. Great fun, using their imagination, no screens. Not over stimulating gobbledygook, which all the commercialized stuff is. Yay!

My kids LOVE this game. It takes a bit of brain thought in laying out the clues (or at least it does in my sleep deprived state), but the kids really enjoy it. They can't read yet, but the written clues are easy enough to understand when read out to them. I don't get the 'gems' component - just seems like something that will get lost, but other than that - really fun. I will say, my older kid started thinking that candy would be found in the gold box - so we started changing the prize to a fun activity instead.

I bought this as a fun way to entertain a 2 year old, a 6 year old and an 8 year old. I used some picture clues, and some of the riddle clues so that the three of them would each get a chance to be the one to figure out where to go for the next clue. They all loved it, and were (mostly) able to take turns, and work together to find the treasure box at the end. I definitely needed to help the 2 year old out so she could keep up, but they all enjoyed it and wanted to play again! I’m looking forward to using this game many times in a variety of ways!