Entries Tagged as 'Tiny Treasure Hunts'

February 20, 2008

Russian Spiderman… and Sentinels?

Big ups to Seventh Soldier for turning us on to some amazing Russian folk art.  The fact that it depicts a few of our favorite superstars in the modern mythological pop culture stew is gravy.
 Spiderman gropes!  While drinking!  And his nose is revealed?  Is he planning to sniff that finger?  I wonder if this scene will be in [...]

December 18, 2007

Tiny Treasure Hunt: Aquaman Edition.

Yep, he’s still wrapped up.  That is a limited edition worth $1,000, with Pony, from this auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2007-Tonner-Aquaman-Storm-Limited-Edt-RARE_W0QQitemZ320197397496QQihZ011QQcategoryZ11698QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
This Tiny Treasure Hunt is simple, but rather difficult.  The first person to post the existence or non-existence of a low-drop Aquaman from DC Legends on this blog wins good Infinite Crisis rares.  Happy anticipation, I’ll see you back [...]

December 2, 2007

Tiny Treasure Hunt: World Record Edition.

With a few copies of Fatality on the line, answer these:
What is that, how did we win it, why is it a World Record, and what made it so difficult to achieve?

November 17, 2007

Tiny Treasure Hunt: Collector’s Edition.

This is the only room in the house that Nina allowed me to decorate all by myself.  Identify as many toys as you can to win money rares from Infinite Crisis.  You can click on the pic for more details.  In twelve days I will announce the winner.

November 5, 2007

Tiny Treasure Hunt: Stat Pack.

(Facing off against the Avalanche Rider himself, photo by Craig Gibson)
For each deck, you need to find at least five different things.

Who is credited with “inventing” the deck, and what has happened to them in the meantime?
What is the basic template for the deck? 
What is the best tournament result with the deck, and who played it?
What [...]

November 3, 2007

Tiny Treasure Hunt: The I Can’t Wait Until Monday Edition.

(uncontrollable urge from hattch.com)
It took me over.  I wrote up a more difficult challenge, and now I can’t wait to post it.  Some desires simply cannot be denied.  If you were expecting the next one on Monday, I will start another then.  For now the rares are on the line once again.  I think this [...]

November 2, 2007

How to Become a Tiny Treasure Hunt Star: Inside the Champions’ Minds.

(banner for one of my old articles by Geordie Tait)
Ra’s Al Cool and JetMan07 were was gracious enough to write up some sweet rundowns of their victories to help me increase the difficulty level of these things. If you want to wade through the surf-thought processes of our Tiny Treasure Hunt Kings, click on this post’s comments.

November 2, 2007

Tiny Treasure Hunt: Torch Edition.

(Human Torch, Nova Blast by Skottie Young from Upper Deck’s Vs. System)
Here is your task.
1. Who has the screenname ”Torch” in the Vs. System community?
2. What did he win before anyone else?
3.  What famous person does he look like?
4.  How did he break my heart in a tournament?
5.  What was his most competitive finish?
6.  What is his wife’s name?
The [...]

October 30, 2007

Tiny Treasure Hunt.

   
(UPDATE: The treasures have been found, especially the load of mad fun we had.  I will start another one soon.)
Here’s the deal.  Find the following text, tell me the date it was written, and add the quote about the Kentucky Derby winners - with the meaning of the team initials “COWTIT”, and their connection [...]