ting ▁game ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁participants ▁use ▁a ▁global ▁position ing ▁system ▁( G PS ) ▁receiver ▁or ▁other ▁navig ational ▁techniques ▁to ▁hide ▁and ▁seek ▁containers ▁( called ▁" ge oc aches " ▁or ▁" c aches "). ▁ ▁The ▁tre asure ▁h unt ▁as ▁a ▁party ▁game ▁is ▁attributed ▁to ▁social ite ▁El sa ▁Max well . ▁She ▁said ▁that ▁" In ▁the ▁Tre asure ▁H unt ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁intellectual ▁men ▁were ▁pa ired ▁off ▁with ▁great ▁beaut ies , ▁gl am or ▁with ▁talent . ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁night ' s ▁esc ap ades ▁anything ▁could ▁happen ." ▁ ▁An ▁" arm ch air ▁tre asure ▁h unt " ▁is ▁an ▁activity ▁that ▁requires ▁solving ▁puzz les ▁or ▁r idd les ▁in ▁some ▁easily ▁port able ▁and ▁widely ▁reprodu ced ▁format ▁( o ften ▁an ▁illustrated ▁children ' s ▁book ), ▁and ▁then ▁using ▁cl ues ▁hidden ▁either ▁in ▁the ▁story ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁graphics ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁real ▁tre asure ▁somewhere ▁in ▁the ▁physical ▁world . ▁This ▁type ▁of ▁tre asure ▁h unt ▁may ▁take ▁months ▁to ▁solve ▁and ▁often ▁has ▁large ▁pri zes ▁to ▁be ▁won . ▁An ▁early ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁genre ▁is ▁Kit ▁Williams ' ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁book ▁Mas qu erade . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁com ed ian ▁Jan ▁Murray ▁created ▁and ▁hosted ▁a ▁variation ▁for ▁television , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Tre asure ▁H unt . ▁This ▁US ▁game ▁show ▁featured ▁a