Talk Like a Pirate Day Treasure Hunt 2017

Land ho, me hearties! The Dread Pirate Spalding has done it again, and hidden treasure across the land of LibraryThing.

» Join the LibraryThing Treasure Hunt!

Read the clues, and find the treasure chests we've hidden around the site. Everyone who finds at least 12 treasures will be automatically entered into a drawing for one of UPDATE: 20 fabulous prizes (a LibraryThing or TinyCat t-shirt or tote bag (as seen on the LT Store)!

And while you're at it, don't forget to switch over to LibraryThing in Pirate, too.

UPDATE: The hunt has officially ended! We'll be picking our lucky landlubbers who've won some LT swag shortly. See >366 lorannen: below for links to the solutions to our pirate poems.

I must disagree with Clue 7. Spices have no place here. Well, perhaps as a later addition, but not in the actual manufacture.

>2 lorax: Haha! Not a fan of tiki drinks, I gather?

Number two was so evil.

Gah! Six left and I'm feeling stumped.

3, 5, and 9 have me flummoxed.

edit: one to go!

Yay! I want to start searching, but I have to work first. Arrrr!

>6 aethercowboy: I don't feel bad. Those are ones with me stumped.

Wait, I did get 5. The tip is in the word ending and what the day is.

Well, obviously I'm the dumb kid here who's just a weird smell in the attic!

I can't get any of these!!!!

hahoheohao!

;-(

>8 gilroy: Thanks. I overlooked that.

I have all but 9, so...will trade clues for that one for clues for any of the others?

>12 rarm:

I'll trade it for a clue on #2 - even a good hint on what to search on. I'm not active on Twitter, and appearance-based clues (bearded, rides a bike the wrong way) are not usefully searchable.

For #9, the last couplet is the relevant part, particularly the penultimate line.

>12 rarm: Yeah, #9's tough. The real hint is in the word duodenary—it's a page on LT that updates 12 times per year.

>13 lorax: For #2, consider other meanings for "bearded." That's the key.

I didn't write this one, so asking Tim (who did) for extra hints.

>13 lorax: >14 lorannen:

Another evil clue.

But, 100% Yay.

I was really hoping #3 would stump people. I guess you people know your Vikings!

>13 lorax: For #2 think don as in "Oxbridge" and also remember Tim's classical roots.

And thanks for the hints, lorax and lorannen :)

On #2 my clue is:

The title of the author's most recent/famous book is an acronym.

>17 timspalding: I was looking in the wrong places geographically at first, so it was a good red (pickled?) herring.

>17 timspalding:. I guess the members of a site dedicated to books are bound to be well read...

>17 timspalding: 3 was the first one I got :)

>15 lorannen:

I actually figured it out on my walk to lunch. I'd gotten the meaning of don though the unsearchability of CK made it useless other than as confirmation, and thinking "This is Tim, what are Tim's interests" got me the rest of the way there.

Is the chocolat vs. chocolate spelling thing on 1 significant, or a typo?

>24 ericbell35: Everything is significant

>24 ericbell35: Yes! Intentional.

>17 timspalding: Well, you have me stumped for 3.

And I'm left with 1, 2, and 3
Reading through all the above clues for 2 aren't helping just yet. Give me a few. :)
(Now that I've figured out 10, I feel real stupid. I was - - this close before when I was poking it.)

Aaaand there goes any hope of work for the rest of the day ...

Re #16 - wasn't this a clue last year?

>28 Stewartry: The clues are completely new, but we have used some of the same pages in years past. Which those are, I won't say yet.

>2 lorax: Thank you! That was really leading me astray.

"And I'm left with 1, 2, and 3"

Ow, sorry. Mine.

Right, sorry - not the same clue but definitely the same answer.

Brutal this year! Usually I'm good at this but I still have 1, 2, 4, 5, and 10 to go. I'll try more later when I'm not supposed to be working....

I finally figured out that I have to switch to new design to see the clues. Not that interested. Not even for a new badge.

Is it just me? I'm coming up blank on most of them. Poking around in general, I've found 8 so far; but had to go back to the ditty page to see which one it applied.

Seem to be listing to one side. Need some serious clues on 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 13 & 14.

Clue for #4 Popular Children's Author. The last line of the clue gives it away.
Clue to #5 What is today? and how do most books about sciences end.
Clue for #10 The clue tells you where to look, just have to parse out which word is needed. It is part of the clue.
Clue for #13 and #14 When you click through to the answer for #15, start clicking on books, you'll get these two.

#7 is a tag for a popular pirate beverage.

#14 I found this one with a tagmash of "pirates" and "non-fiction"

Ah! #1 now makes sense. I'm no longer afraid or loathing the game.

I'm trying to set this account up for my old man as a surprise, but am currently broke as an old vcr. So I figured out six of them. Does anybody know how the account upgrade is supposed to work?

>36 2wonderY:

For #1 - An author, not most well-known for being an author, though
For #2 - See hints in >15 lorannen: and >19 timspalding:
For #5 - It's very simple. Think variations on the word "pirate." Also, the clue rhymes.
For #7 - A beverage of choice for today's theme
For #13 - Look for books having to do with "pirate"
For #14 - The last word is the main clue

>40 wrebman2: Account upgrades will be automatically applied once the treasure hunt is over (on Thursday). If it's crucial that you get it before then, email LT staff: info@librarything.com.

1-4 have me stumped.

Love working the brain cells over these! Thanks to those of you who gave hints on #2 and #9.

I still need to figure out #3 (keep thinking vulgate is more important to the clue than Viking?) and #12 (seems like this should refer to a certain ship that Darwin was on, but maybe not :-) ).

>44 ValerieAndBooks: Your right on track for #12.

I believe I know what # 3 means, but none of the pages that relate to it seem to give me a treasure chest. Have tried tag pages as well as books about this particular famous library, but have been lacking -illuminating- results.

>45 amanda4242: I have looked at every type of page I can think of for this certain ship, (location, tag, most books, just about everything in the search results) with no luck. Any further hints? Is it a punctuation problem?

>46 kbuchanan: Think more Local-ly

>47 bibliovermis: What are you referring to here? You didn't reply to a specific post, so I'm not sure which one you're looking for clues on.

>47 bibliovermis: legacy libraries

>47 bibliovermis: Which noun in the clue, besides Darwin, begins with a capital letter?

>46 kbuchanan: "in country immediately associated with vikings" certainly immediate to some, but maybe a less immediate association to you? Maybe google to find locations beyond those that come first to mind

#12 Look at the bottom of this page and focus on the central link.

>46 kbuchanan: And Wikipedia has the locations of Vulgates.

>52 2wonderY:
>49 amanda4242: #12 Okay, for anyone else struggling with this, it's a very specific route you have to take/link you have to follow to this treasure—a normal profile won't cut it.

Hmmm, still need 2-4.

I have all but #1 now! Yarrrrrrr

>46 kbuchanan: You're on the right track, but remember the vikings travelled quite a bit. Also, there's more to LibraryThing than books.

>45 amanda4242: @amanda4242 Yay! I figured out #12 -- what helped me was looking at what was capitalized in that clue :-) .

I'm about to bang my head on my desk - how is #12 not HMS Beagle???

Yes, I know it is not "in the country immediately associated with vikings." The place I am thinking of is not in the "immediately associated" country and has a famous Vulgate, but none of the pages I have tried have worked.

>59 Stewartry: You're right there, but it's a specific page about the HMS Beagle. Think Legacy Libraries

>59 Stewartry: See my comment #54 above, as well as #52. This one is so PERSNICKETY!

I still have absolutely no idea about 1.

I've read the clue that I am looking for an author but it is nobody I can identify from the clues

>60 kbuchanan: I had a hard time with #3 also. Finally found it. Working from Wikipedia's list, it's a LT Local matching a name in the Custodian column.

>60 kbuchanan: #3 Not a pure Vulgate, if that helps, and if that doesn't, it's the specific building it's in, not the larger place of learning encompassing it, or the city in which it resides

>63 calm: All roles for this person -- Cloud computer, buccaneer, and chocolate dealer ended up solving it for me.

>63 calm: Think of the modern cinematic canonical pirate.

>41 lorannen: #5 Ah! I had just dropped a letter. I know that series and wondered when it didn't come up the first time.

Still looking for:
1: Is this an author page?
5: Can someone give me a clue as to what it should end with? English not being my first language I am stumped. And should I look at a tag page? That's what I've been trying...
10: A tag page I presume?
13: No clue as to which of the many children's pirates books this could be...
16: How is this not the local page for the Pirate Supply store at 826 Valencia? But that store doesn't have a local page...

>63 calm: #1 Stop thinking authors and instead think of your better known pirates. I found the last line of the clue particularly helpful.

>64 IslandDave: Yeah, I believe I know the location. Just can't find the right page on LibraryThing.

#2, #4, and #9 are gonna be the death of this pirate.

>71 kbuchanan: RE: #3 This library of a Viking city...where do you find a specific library in a specific city on LT.com?

#9 is a monthly occurrence on LT.

>69 divinenanny: #1 Yes. See hints others have posted, like >41 lorannen:
#5 it's an "-ology" word, but not a common one. However, you can come up with it from one of the words in the name of today's holiday
#10 Yes. So, if the sailors are no longer "drunken" you'd look for what tag?
#13 Starting with a relevant tag usually helps when I don't know what specific book it's pointing to
#16 Looks like we've got a minor bug on this one, such that the venue page ending with just the venue ID doesn't quite cut it. We'll fix that soon. In the meantime, search Local for the name of the place. That should get you to the right page.

>73 lesmel: THANK YOU! Had not been on this part of the site before. Knew I had the right answer to the clue!

>74 amanda4242: Oh! Well, crap. I'd never have gotten that. Thanks! I got the duodenary tide thing but couldn't make it translate into anything useful.

This is fun, but I think the site must be jammed with players. I'm getting "No Results" for every title I search. Only managed to get two so far, but I know at least one of the ones I can't get into is right (#12). :(

I think search is broken :(

I was not getting any results for where all the very helpful hints for 1 led me so I tried searching for a well known popular author and got no results for them either.

This is weird. Suddenly the "Search" function no longer works. No matter what term I search for (pirates, Shakespeare), it tells me there are 0 entries/no results.

Yes, search seems to be broken. Whatever I search for, there are 0 results. :-(

I just noticed the same thing.

Same here. I think we broke search. lol

Yup

divinenanny: #16 You got it! Not sure how you're not seeing it.

Persnickety is the word! Thank you - finally got there.

>69 divinenanny: >71 kbuchanan: #16 You have it right, but try searching by name on the Local page. It doesn't show up as a pin on the map, which tripped me up for ages.

#1. I know it but cannot find a way to retrieve said treasure.

>88 nightprose: Look for his author page.

>66 lesmel:

#1 clue and commiseration: If you saw the "cloud computer" one, I am sorry for you. That was some sucky movie.

>90 timspalding:

Actually the book-dealer one too. A truly bad one.

Finally got them all. It was tricky getting to an author page with search not working.

What I did was go to an author page from my catalogue - then changed the name.

We're working on the site search issue.

I seem to be permanently stuck on #5 and #10 I've added -ology to every pirate-related word I can think of with no luck. Is that the wrong suffix?

Search doesn't work for me, either :(

>95 leselotte: See >93 timspalding: We're working on it and will post an update when it's fixed. Thanks for your patience.

thanks!

Whew, finally got #3. I was looking in the right place, for the right thing, not finding the right page.

I am hopelessly stuck on #1, #2, and #14, and all the clues are just making me feel dumber ... Wait, I got #14? How ... ? OK. Cool.

>94 Euryale: See my note at 68. LT doesn't forgive spelling errors. Google does though.

>94 Euryale:
I'm stuck on #4...so no help there.
#5 If you were to study the topic of today's holiday and published a book, what would your science (and thus the title) be?
#10 I'm not sure how to clue this one without giving it away. Drunken sailors are put in long boats and told the bail her. LT has a different plan (aka page) for sober sea-faring men (or women). And now, I'm gonna have to keelhaul someone for giving me an earworm. Who wrote #10?

>64 IslandDave: thanks for your clue @IslandDave . I had to try several from the list you mentioned before hitting on the one I needed.

Now I have all 16. Whew!

My favourite day of the year! These are tough this year :-)

>99 Stewartry:
#14 Last word is the key -- so is "romance...reality."
#1 He looks better in eyeliner than just about any woman or man on the silver screen

>99 Stewartry: Re 2, If you type the keywords beard, author, and twitter into Google, the result should be on the first page.

>104 lesmel: Thank you for the clue for #1! Now that I have context I realize I'm familiar with all but one of the works the clue is talking about!

>101 lesmel: #10 is mine. I was feeling very song-ish this year, for some reason. I tried to pull this one together last year, but didn't quite make it work in time.

#4 is another one of Tim's so he may need to give you a hand—I'd have been lost on that one, myself. Here's the best I've got: Think author's who talk about animal sounds in their book titles

Search is working again.

If you're stuck on #1-4, at least one of them can be solved by just taking a line from it and putting it into Google straight.

I've resorted to stalking @timspalding's library in the hopes I can figure out #2. Huh, CK is working again...but that's not helping much. HA.

Got my twelve!!!
Still missing 2, 4, 12, 13.
I know I should have 12 but I'm just not finding the sweet spot. It's maddening.

>105 rarm: RE: #2 That would have been a total loss for me. Thanks for that!

>101 lesmel: I finally found #4 by Googling "sock B.B. King". I've never heard of this author before, probably because I don't have kids.

>110 mamzel: For #12 Look at what's capitalized, especially in the last line

Search working again really helps! I have been adding books to my library and clicking on them from there, but that wasn't working. Weird?

>114 zjakkelien: Probably because that takes you to a specific book page, rather than the overall work page. If you remove the "/book/###" part of the URL, that will do it.

>110 mamzel: You're probably searching the right thing, but pay attention to the fact that Legacy is capitalized in the poem.

>109 lesmel: Huh. I WOULD have eventually gotten #2 if I'd stuck to stalking Tim's library!
>112 Euryale: RE: #4 And that's a wrap! Thanks for that!

>105 rarm: Thank you! I figured the last name, but no idea otherwise. Now I just need #4.

Phew, all done!

>118 lkmiller: #4 Google the last line for a result in the top few links that should get you to referenced answer

I'm at 15/16. Can't seem to track down #10

>112 Euryale: Whew! No kids here either so I was thinking "piggies" and "sock drawer"? What do toes have to do with pirates??? :)

Ahoy! I found 'em al!
Thanks everyone, for the hints and tips!

I thought it was quite difficult this year - I found three on my own (#6 only because I'm currently reading it) and nine with your help, so now it's time to get some sleep and take a fresh look at the rest tomorrow.

I found #12 with >52 2wonderY:'s help. Everybody is on the right track, but I have to admit before today I had no clue this particular page existed.

"Shiver me timbers, you found all the treasure!"
Indeed I did!

#10 is stumping me too. I'm missing something but not sure what.

Search works again, phew! Found all the treasures - thanks to everyone who contributed; lots of fun as always!

Bam! Found them all --

Ironically, it was #15 that stumped me the longest... I kept searching using more and more obscure terms, when I should have been using more and more obvious ones. Oops.

This year was a challenge! Couldn't have done it without the tips shared here. Thanks all, and ARRRRRRR.

>125 KikiTuna: re #10 just search one word at a time from the clue

Gah! Only #3 to go and I just can't find the page! Up for the school run at 5.30 tomorrow so I'm calling it a night and sleeping on it!

I was forgetting the second s Thank you.

I did. The Search was jammed, apparently. just kept getting zero. I closed it all down, went back and it worked! Thanks! I have 9, now!

Yay! Found all the treasures with some help from the clues here. I've been looking at the queue at #3 recently, so that was the easiest of them all for me!

#1 one is HIM? Really?

Well, damn, now I really feel stupid.

Down to just 2 and 3

If you are still having a trouble #3, search using library with famous hall, the name is religious

Okay, got em all. I feel better now. :)

Finally got them all -- great riddles, especially 2, 9 and 16. Thanks for all the great hints, too.

I discovered I had to search/click several times to get the treasure. There was only one possible answer for #7 and I kept going back to it, but it just now produced a result after several hours. Now I need some for real! 😁

I'm at a loss here. I know the answers to #6, #11, and #12 but I can't get them to clear :( they're my last 3.... Q-Q

Edit: I found #11 with the help of a friend. I was wrong-o XD

#6 you want the page for all seven books in one collection
#12 you want the Legacy Library page for it

>9 DanaJean: Come late to the game, but DanaJean, I'm lost, as well!

>139 KendraFitz:
Tip on #12 Start from the list of those things and click from there, not from the search on the main site

Well, I apparently know absolutely nothing about pirates, or vikings, or anything at all with these clues. I found two (#5 and #14), and I'm calling it quits. Just not really as interested in poking around as I was last year. But I'll get the badge, which is all I really want.

Ah. #12 is extremely hard to find, I got to the right page but the wrong way (?) a bunch of times and it didn't work until I clicked on the correct link in the correct place... I was on the #strugglebus

Still stuck on #5 and #15

>lesmel - Re #1 - OH. Duh. But - - but - - I tried him! I tried as author, tag, common knowledge, character, title... ?! *&$@ >:| I think I'll go cry myself to sleep.

>37 gilroy: Thanks! Still stuck on #2 and #10, but there is still tomorrow.

>105 rarm: rarm - thank you; I was using a different search. I actually typed the key word into Tim's library search, and TA DA. That was evil.

So excited to have found 12 treasures! I learned A LOT about searching options on the site. Really fun!! Thanks to everyone who posted on this thread, wouldn't have gotten this far without all of the helpful clues!

Success! Conquered by continued clicking! Love #2 clue. Thanks to everyone for another fun Treasure Hunt.

Oh, for the love of Bob, I'm such a lubber. Got it, and that's the last. PHEW. Thank you for the hints, all!

Payback time:

>147 2wonderY:, 2wonderY & >145 rodneyvc: rodneyvc-

#2 - Don't assume anything! And the last book isn't so much an acronym (something that can be pronounced) - it's an "initialism", according to, well, Wikipedia...
#5 - Don't forget the "e"
#10 - Try key words as tags. And then sing the song for the next three hours because you can't get it out of your head...
(I'm not sure how I got #15; wander around some very relevant tags...)

And so good night unto you all...

My resistance to #5 was amusing. Arrrhh!

Arrrrrrrrggggh! Ye scallywags should be talkin' like sea dogs! Thank ye Tim 'n' his hearty crew fer th' puzzle. I've plundered 'em all after usin' a few clues, hornswogglin' though it be. Shiver me timbers, some of 'em were as tough as hardtack! Time fer some #7.

Got ten of them on my own this afternoon when I should have been lesson planning; my wife is cleverer than me, so I enlisted her help when I got home and together we got another five. #1 was tough, though... that was the only one we ended up needed hints from this thread for.

>139 KendraFitz: #11 Is one of mine that I haven't given hints on yet. So public domain, and the name Jim are your main clues here. Think about books that fit those descriptors, that would also be on-theme.

Well, that was fun. Thanks, LT staff, for an evening of racking my brains. The first three took me the longest.

Um... I can't even find the clues *blush* Is it because I'm still using the old format, like >35 MarthaJeanne:?

Finally got 16/16. Taking a break and coming back helped, but thanks everyone for the clues! Some of these, I was way lost.

>151 Stewartry:

isn't so much an acronym (something that can be pronounced) - it's an "initialism", according to, well, Wikipedia

Ha. Fair enough.

Many thanks to everyone for the hints - I needed them! If anyone has any further hints for 6, I'd be most appreciative (my knowledge of pop culture leaves a lot to be desired). It's the only one I can't get.

>160 sweeks1980: I'm short on pop culture too! But while I've never read or watched the treasure that rhymes with (or at least sounds like) "hoard of tomes" it helped me to know that #6 wanted a "hoard" or series of works instead of a single one...

Aaah! Almost missed it this year since I had a bad day and hadn't been online. But with some help from everyone's clues here I was able to get them all!

I got #7 and #4 right away La la la, I can recite the whole thing on command. #8 was next, and #9 shortly after I recall from a previous year. Most of the later ones I just got by poking around. #16 was fun for me.

Some, such as #3, #5, #12 -- I understood the answers pretty quickly, and even where on the site to go for them, but it took me a long time to zero in on the exact page requirements. I always get to places in a roundabout, url-changey way and #12 in particular didn't like the way I was doing it. (This happens to me every year and I never learn from it.)

#1 and #2 were last, but I got them eventually with the clues that #1 was a person and not known primarily as an author and #2 as Tim specific. Yay!

Arr! Got all the treasure, now I'm sailing off to sleep. Thanks for the hints, me hearties!

Finally found them all. Now to get back to work, but how can I concentrate with this #10 tune in my head?

Apparently I don't.

Arr! Got 'em!
Best o' luck ta ye, 'n wachowt fer phantom vessels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yqO-0K6_dg

(An' lighthouse-keepers!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFSp4vHcg7s

stuck on #1 and #5

first time playing TLaPD

I'm having the same issue. I think I know the name of the book and the city. But it isn't getting me to the right page.

Stuck on #1, #3, #16. I've got the rest!

#1 - I think I know who everyone is referring to but I've tried every kind of page I can think of for that person and nothing is happening

#3 / #16 - I looked up these place on Local but again,
nothing doing when I clicked into the pages?

EDIT: NVM, finally got #1!

EDIT: And #3... typical that I posted and got them straight away!

I know the answer to #1 but can't find a page.

Found the page for #1. I have actually been up all night working on this. Still have five to find. And it is almost time for me to get ready for classes today. Then Rosh Hashanah service tonight. I am going to need a LOT of coffee today.

Arrrrrg! Twas quite a challenge. Finally, got 'em all! Thank you fellow pirates for all the hints, couldn't have navigated these treacherous waters without 'em.

I'm stuck on 2, 5, 6 & 7

I am pretty sure I know what it is, even though I don't watch the series. But I can't find a page for all seven books.

>174 BettyTaylor56: It's not a page for all seven books, it's a page for the series.

I found 12. I am going to be regretting this in about three hours.

Whew! So much fun. I got my 12 and spent way too much time on this. Don't tell!! I still need 1,2,4,12 but I have to go to work. Maybe tonight.

Geez and Blimey! FINALLY found all 16; but I swear I'd tried all those combinations more than once unfruitfully yesterday.

I'm brain farting and going off in the "wrong" direction on all the ones I don't have yet. I'm pretty sure where I should be going, but then it doesn't seem to be the destination. For instance, on 12 I know I should be going to something dealing with Darwins Legacy Library, but clicking all the links for it don't get a chest.

Oh well, it's my night off tonight, so I can afford to keep hunting.

>179 rastaphrog:

You are close. Reading the clue, you want not Darwin but his library, the location of his library at that time. It has its own Legacy Library.

I seem to be the only one stuck on #6?

I don't watch TV, and in the series/books I think it is Game of Thrones, although I've tried The Hollow Crown and Wolf Hall, I've clicked every conceivable link I can find. I can't fine one for the 7 books clue mentioned above, so I must have the wrong show. It's my last clue.

By the way, staff, you are responsible for my very-hard-day-at-work-today. I couldn't sleep last night for thinking about these clues. Got up in the middle of the night and found a few more treasures, then when I did sleep for the three and a half hours I got, I was dreaming about them! I will report you to my boss today and beg for mercy before she makes me walk the plank. :D

ETA: After I clicked "save message" I see I'm not the only one! Still, can't seem to find the right page through search. I'll try again.

>181 MrsLee: see >175 r.orrison:

No idea how to spoiler tag things ...

>181 MrsLee: Right idea for #6, but book series is not the same name as the show name. go to one of the books first and click around there...

>183 benjclark: to hide your spoiler... <spoiler>words to hide here</spoiler> = words to hide here

>180 elenchus:

*Not* Darwin's library. (There is a Legacy Library for Darwin, but it's incomplete.) The one for his vessel.

>181 MrsLee:. Since you knew this was coming a year in advance, you could have jumped ship and found a quiet island somewhere (Dominica?) to spend the TLAP Day far from cell phones, computers, wifi and electricity (and possibly also water, food and shelter).

And of course lots of coffee might also do the job. (I wonder what the LD100 is for coffee.)

Anyway, I'm just teasing because I recognize myself in your complaints :-)

>184 lesmel: Thank you! That did the trick, although it must have been the only one I hadn't clicked on!

Success!

>186 bnielsen: Well, yes, but that would require a brain that thinks ahead and plans things out. Mine refuses to acknowledge that Halloween is coming, let alone Christmas or Talk Like a Pirate Day!

i need a clue ... where are the clues?

ok ... i can only see the clues when i sign out of librarything ... :(

OK, I'm up to ten found. Even if I don't find them all by tomorrow morning, something good has come of it. I discovered the answer to 16 and have bookmarked it for later perusal! I can definitely see myself buying some things from the place.

either i just don't get it, or my browser won't show me treasures, just like it won't show me clues.

Still stuck on #15 - any more clues?

>192 lachapakhan: Are you using the old site format?

>193 jguldy: re #15 you are searching for one word which encompasses all the descriptions in the clue. Check under the Tags, and then click on the tag. It's what we are talking like

OK, still stuck on...

1--No idea at all

4--No idea here either

7--Something to do with rum

8--No clue

10--Throw them in the brig? Chains? The water?

rastaphrog @196:

7: Not something to do with, the thing itself.

I'm stumped on 5. None of the clues given here have actually given any information that wasn't in the clue itself.

that it's something to do with pirates, ending in -ology. Tried "archaeology" as a bad-pun guess, but no such luck, and there's no obvious "piracy science" that comes to mind.

>196 rastaphrog: #8 Who is the author mentioned, eh? Poke around.

Thanks much! It was *too* obvious evidently!

>198 lorax: You've got the answer contained within your spoiler. You just have to put a couple parts together the right way.

>198 lorax: You almost have it. It's a made-up word, not one you'll find in a dictionary.

>198 lorax:

Your bad-pun guess is on the right track. It's not a term I'd heard before, but I could "create" the term following the trend. Googling on that "new" term showed I had not been the first to make it up. Just be sure to be careful about spelling, the new term does not drop an "e".

Wow!!!! First time I've done the LT Pirate Day Treasure Hunt. What a workout!!! But lots of fun. #5 made me laugh. :)

>198 lorax: I stumbled on that one while searching a tag mash of Childrens, Pirates for a different clue.

>198 lorax: lorax Children's book. Does that help any?

Success!!! Thanks for all the help, folks. Couldn't have done it without ye!

Ugh - I seem to be stuck on ones that other people are getting. I finally got #1 - interestingly I got the character reference right away, but never thought about the actual person

I'm really stuck on #15. I've tried a tag mash and clicked on many of the books to no avail. I must be missing something.

>208 rretzler: 15 is not a book

>208 rretzler: #15 don't mash the tag of the day...

>157 humouress: and >192 lachapakhan: It looks like you're both using the old version of the LT site. You'll need to switch to the new version in order to see and complete the treasure hunt. You can still switch back to the old version later via the same method:

- Go to your profile
- Scroll down to the bottom of the right-hand side menus, and look for the one that reads "Site design selection"
- Links there will allow you switch back and forth between site designs

>209 calm: >210 lesmel: Thanks - got it. I thought I had tried that one yesterday because it was soooo obvious, but I must not have. I can't believe that's the one that I was stuck on. 😜

OK. I went to what I thought was the answer for #15, but it gave me booty for a different one. So is there a way to click on one that is marked "found" (with a check mark) to see what the correct answer was so I can sort out where I went awry?

>198 lorax: I got stuck on that one, too, because I kept searching for a tag page. You're looking for a children's book titled with a made-up "science-y" word.

>213 LucindaLibri: Nope, but if you tell me (either in spoiler tag or private message) which page that was, I can tell you what clue it went with.

>169 thebookmagpie: For 16 Google on the street name AND one of the items mentioned. You'll have to scroll down the results page to find what you're looking for.

where do I go to play this? I can dechipher some of the clues, but where do I go to submit my answers?? I be in a frenzy to play.. belike... :)

>217 capenguin: There's no place to submit. If you go to the right page you'll see a yellow bar at the top with the number of chests you've found (if you're logged into the 'new' version of the site.

So, if you thought the clue would lead you to the Local site for the NYPL then you'd search the Local section of the site for NYPL and when you got to their local site, you'd see the yellow banner.

See, >211 lorannen: if you think you might be logged into the 'old' version of the site.

Also, holy crap #2 was way harder than it should have been (same with #1, doh!)

:) thank you for the headsup!! I'll be dusting off me spyglass....

>219 capenguin: No problem, have fun.

I am completely stuck on #2. I've looked at all the clues, and I'm still drawing a blank.

>221 tardis: #2 is one I'm not sure I'd have gotten myself. The word "beard" is the key. Try a search for that.

I've got them! Yay! #2 -- if you look at the clue in message 105 above, the answer was on the second page of results for me.

>221 tardis: I wouldn't have got it either until I saw the clues about Tim and the academic meaning of don . But I'm British and have seen the person on television, though I haven't read any of their books.

Stuck on #9. I thought I figured out it was State of the thing, but I went to both the current one and the archived list, and no such luck. Am I missing something? Or just completely wrong?

Finally got 'em all! This was fun, and also educational. A crash course in how to navigate the site, and a nice tour too. There's a lot more going on at LT than I ever thought.

There is no hurry to it at all. I'm just glad that when I logged into my account I noticed the treasure hunt. I was just curious about how it worked because it wasn't mentioned on the page for it. Thank you for your timely reply.

>225 tconner: A little birdie told me that one

>225 tconner: Yeah, that's not quite it. For #9 there's something else on the site that updates 12 times per year, and it's mentioned in the State of the Thing

>228 tardis: That is an excellent hint. :D

AH! Got it. I had investigated that already, but apparently hadn't clicked into the correct part. That makes 16 for me - thanks for the help!

Wow this was really hard. I would have had no chance without the help of all the people on here!

>193 jguldy: Think of the most obvious tag you'd used for a book relating to this topic, search for it, then click the Tags option, then the obvious tag link.

Done it! But definitely would not have done so without all the hints - thanks everyone :-)

WooHoo! Finally got it, and I'm done! Great fun! Thanks to all at LT and all the helpful hinters above.

how do i know?

>214 Euryale:

THANK YOU! It never occurred to me to look at anything other than a tag.

Down to only needing 4, 7, and 10. Hey, it's only 1:15PM and I've only been awake about 16 hours. I'm not THAT tired yet. (But I am neglecting other places I'd usually be online. I'm gonna have a lot of catching up to do in those places when I wake up tonight! :-Þ)

yes, that did it.
thank you!

>237 lorax: It didn't help that the book with that name wasn't listed on the tag page with that same name.

Can't find 16. I know what it is (I think), but it seems there is no venue of that name. How do I get there?

>241 al.vick: What got me lost for a while was that you have to select "by name" in the Find Venues search box.

>241 al.vick: I actually used Google Maps to locate the site and then found it here.

By searching in local by venue name? Guess I'm not looking for the right thing. Sigh.

Dang. I wasn't using the search by name, I was using search by location. Sigh. Got it!!

3 & 14 are absolutely killing me. I've tried just about every Viking city I can think of, and I'm sort of stuck when it comes to pirate non-fiction.

EDIT: After a little help w./ #3, & opening my damn eyes, I've now got all 16. Thanks for the help everybody!

>246 cebellol: regarding #3, the vikings travelled and settled a lot outside of Scandinavia. In fact, in this country all old cities were founded by vikings.

>246 cebellol: For 3 think A capital city and an "attribute" of the Christian God.

I knew the first part. I didn't think to check THAT library though... Thanks!

>246 cebellol: For #14 The last word in the clue is a major hint.

All the treasure is found! Well hidden Dread Pirate Spalding and crewmates. I finally needed the hints for #1, #2, #4, & #12. Thank you all hintgivers. #1 was my hardest and here's what helped me: Easier to answer than to find. Don't forget the magnifier.

>240 jjwilson61:

Yeah, I even went to that tag page out of desperation at one point.

me either!!!!!! I'm so sad

Thank you r.orrison! I was looking for the wrong title! Got it now!

benjclark, I don't know how to spoiler tag either, nor how to thank r.orrison for his clue that solved one for me. This is my first time with this. It was fun, but sure found out that while there is an amazing amount of information on LibraryThing, it is definitely not the easiest to navigate.

Well, I have them all except #2.

how do you do a spoiler?

Thanks to everyone here for the help! I got nine of these puppies on my own, but I would have been lost for many of the others without all of you. I thought #10 and #1 were the hardest, although #2 was nothing to sneeze at, either. Thanks to the LT Staff who so gleefully made us all walk the plank!

Still stuck on 4 RUM!! But which &*#*$^%)W_ link from the search page will find the treasure?? And 10. I've searched on all the words that should be important, but nothing seems to be right.

Body is saying it's time to get to sleep, so off I go. Will make some more attempts tonight.

>256 DanaJean: I think your using the square brackets for your spoiler tag. Try the angle brackets (or greater than and less than signs) instead.

You have the right idea but try series instead. And the name of the book series is different than the name of the tv show.

>255 BettyTaylor56: >256 DanaJean: To create a spoiler tag, type a begin bracket (SHIFT+comma on most English language keyboards) spoil end bracket (SHIFT+period), then type your comment. To close the tag, repeat the tags but with a / in front of the word "spoil".

>255 BettyTaylor56: and >256 DanaJean: , see >184 lesmel: for a clear description.

Still stuck on 1

Avast! The Dread Pirate Spalding has increased the spoils! There are now 20 prizes on the line. All swashbucklers who find 12 treasures before 9am Eastern tomorrow will be entered into a drawing to win a LibraryThing t-shirt or tote bag of their choice.

>90 timspalding: & >91 timspalding: I haven't seen either of those. I hated his (well, Burton's) take on the barber -- the violence and gore. Actually, looking at his works, there's little I have ever really liked of his.

>228 tardis: No wonder I was stuck on that one. I never go there. Thanks.

That did it, got m all. Thanks everyone!

>264 lesmel:. Yes, acting like a Dead Man he is.

I'm still stuck on 5,13 and 16 :(

Yea, got them all thanks to you lovely people on this thread! The hardest for me were #2 and #3.

I think I got about 4 entirely on my own. : p

What a nice way to spend a morning while watching the circulation desk at work!

Got 'em all; couldn't have done it without some of the tips here (#1, #4, #16 especially). Thanks, everyone!

>268 JerNynn: I've given my best hints for #5 and #13 already. See >41 lorannen:

Hint for #16 in >75 lorannen:

>268 JerNynn:
For #5, check the first page of book titles tagged pirates. It's near the bottom.
For #13, it's a book on that same page
For #16, check >69 divinenanny:, and the reply to that in >75 lorannen:.

>267 bnielsen: Ha. I see what you did there. *grins*

>264 lesmel: Have you ever seen "Benny & Joon" or "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"? Those are my two favorites of his.

>274 Darth-Heather: WEGG -- yes. That and Edward Scissorhands are probably my faves.

Aaaarrr! Thankye Dread Pirate Spalding fer the additional chances! 🏝

The grilled cheese sandwich-making is intriguing

Thanks to some great hints here, I've finally managed to get fifteen out of sixteen. (I gave up at seven and then kept coming back.) But my kids are in their thirties. How will I ever get #4?

>278 Meredy:
On 4 Google the last line.

>279 AnnieMod: Whew. That did it. Thank you.

Phew - finally got them all. Embarrassingly enough, the one that took me the longest was #8 (overthinking is not helping on that one - it is the easiest actually).

All the treasure be found!!!!

I feel like I'm dancing all around 1 and 10 but I just can't stumble on it.

>279 AnnieMod: Thanks, don't think I ever saw a book by that author over here Oo

Still #1 #3 & #10 to go, now looking at the other clues.

>283 bernsad: Swabbies better than I have come up with better hints for #1. Check through this thread, and see if those help?

For #10, try the hints in >37 gilroy: and >75 lorannen:.

>283 bernsad:
On 10: How do you call drunken sailors that are now sober?" Don't overthink it.
On 1: Who can have that many professions/occupations? And in this answer, who is associated with chocolate?

>285 lorannen: I've been using the clues, that's why I'm all around it, just not on it. :(

Got 7 or so answers before I started reading the clues. With your kind help I'm now down to just needing #10. I've tried every tag and tagmash search that I can think of using the words from the clue, but I still haven't stumbled on the right one.

>284 Jarandel: Me neither - no kids around me, grew up outside of the English cannon. Thus the google and the first hit found it.

>286 AnnieMod: Thank you AnnieMod, I finally got #10.

>288 SF_fan_mae: see >286 AnnieMod:

>288 SF_fan_mae:

Don't overthink it. That is the best advice on that one. How would a 5 years old answer that question?

>286 AnnieMod:
Arrgh! I was over-thinking it! Thank you AnnieMod, that got me the final one.

>211 lorannen: Thanks

Help! I cannot get #3!

Finally. I can't believe how frustrating it is making the same typo time after time and not being able to see it. The sad thing is it brings up results too.

>294 nightprose:

#3 Ignore the Vulgate reference (it helps to check later but is not really needed). Find a well known library with a very well known hall. Now think where the Vikings actually were (tip: they did not stay in Scandinavia).

? I think I have gone over every city and library, every place between here and Scandia. I am missing the one piece. I got the other clues yesterday. #3!

>297 nightprose: One more for #3: It is a library in a bigger institution (what institutions have libraries that people may know about?). Figure out what the institution is and google "institution library with a famous hall"

>297 nightprose:

For #3 The Vulgate mentioned is a pretty famous illuminated manuscript found in a particular library that frequently features in "most beautiful libraries " lists.

Plural for #10? That was my 6 hour problem? Bummer.

Many thanks! I was overthinking the answer to a ridiculous degree. Your hint helped me figure out that I was on the right path - I just had to click around a little.

I think I have had it for hours, but cannot find the right click for it!

>302 nightprose:

It's a Local-ity you're looking for, and the library itself

Oh...my...gosh! That was it! I wasn't clicking it the way I need to! I have known it all along, just not entering it correctly! Everyone confirmed it, and the last hint got me where I needed to be! I have all 16 and feel very relieved. THANK YOU!

I'm feeling like a real idiot but the only one I can't get is #6. The clue seems to obviously point to Game of Thrones but no book or series or author or show comes with the treasure chest.

>305 gypsysmom: Think actual series name versus show.

>305 gypsysmom: That is the show name, not the name associated with the books. Gt to one of the books and start clicking around the page.

Thanks to everyone who put this together, and those who helped when needed. I loved the challenge and had a lot of fun.

>195 raidergirl3: Thanks - I was looking for a tagmash!

Thank you - that was the last one for me, I was having the same block as @tconner.

Question: is there a page that explains all the possible tags for talk? How do you do a spoiler for example, or add a link to the post you're replying to?

edit: eg this one was supposed to reply to post 229 https://www.librarything.com/topic/269682#6184396 - how is everyone doing that funky >229 lorannen: thing?

edit 2: I guess that answers one of my questions! Typing > 229 (without the space) links to post 229. Would still like to see a consolidated list of all the options (eg the @ user which I just guessed)?

>310 mattclark: You can find out how to do lots of things here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/59470 and https://www.librarything.com/topic/177029

>310 mattclark: We have that "How To Do Fancy Things In Your Posts" thread over at the Green Dragon : https://www.librarything.com/topic/177029

Thoughts - what does #4 have to do with pirates? I got this one from google, not one I was familiar with. I also got stuck on a few that I knew the answer to, but had trouble knowing exactly which section to look at, or got pluralisations wrong etc. Was an interesting way to learn more about librarything, thanks!

thanks >311 Taphophile13: and >312 Jarandel: :)

>215 lorannen: I'm giving up. I got a bunch this morning and now I can't figure out/remember what answer went with which clue. I guess I should have written them down.

Wrote down all those I remembered from this morning and then used those answers to help find a few others. Made it to 12. woohoo. Still not clear on some of my "correct" answers. Several times I went to a page I thought was the answer to one clue only to find it didn't match that one, but was the answer to another. And there's still one that I'm certain I have the right answer to, but every page related to that answer has been clicked on and none give me a prize. In any case, this provided some amusement, but now it's time to get back to learning about The Vietnam War on PBS and fighting for my health care. aarrggghh!

>315 LucindaLibri:
if you refresh/reload the treasure hunt page (press ctrl+r or command+r) you'll see green checkmarks on the ones you found.

Have looked through this whole thing and still can't figure out 2

Never mind... just found it. Just spent about 2 hours on this but fun and learned more about the site.

Thank you!!! Got it!

>318 ReadingbythePond: Check out the clue at >105 rarm: - that did the trick for me.

>317 Petroglyph: That wasn't the issue. I saw which it SAID I had found, but needed to connect the correct answers with the clues. There are still pages I know were the answers to one of the clues, but can't figure out which one . . . because I stumbled on them while searching general things about pirates. It would have been helpful to be able to click on that green check mark and have it show me the page or answer that went with that clue. (or once you get the answer correct, that answer appears at the end of the grayed out clue).

Finally was able to search through all the hints above and find the rest. Thanks all!

>306 Jarandel:, >307 lesmel: Thank you. Got it and my 16th badge.

I had an awful time with number 16. The answer seemed so obvious...and it was. If you're super sure you have the answer but it isn't coming up, check your venue filters. And that's all of them! Everyone gave great hints.

This is such a fun challenge! I really appreciate the complexity of the clues — everyone who wrote these is awesome!

I hope there's more challenges like this in the future!

I'm going to risk sounding extremely stupid here, but I've just found this challenge and I don't understand if we are looking for specific books, sections of the website? Authors? All of the above? I've never been really good at this kind of thing but would like to find at least one.

>327 sdbookhound: All of the above, it can be a different type of page for each riddle.

I think I know one, but I don't know how to find a subject page.

>329 sdbookhound: Use the general site search then the left-hand menu to navigate to a specific type of results (most likely tags for your question).

Me either.

Going thru this thread again and looking at the clues for 7 and 10 still aren't helping any. I've got 12, so I'm going to settle for that unless i have a "DOH!" moment. Will check back tho to see if I can offer up any clues of my own.

I know 1 is

Johnny Depp

why can't I find the page?????

Found him! Oh my lord. I have others that I know the answer, but just not looking at the right page. I wish I would've had more time to play this, really fun.

thank you librarything and contributors to the game.

Thank you so much >271 lorannen: loranne ! I found all 16/16! Btw may I know what time is it at your place now ? Because I'm from Malaysia so the timezone is different from yours, just wanna make sure I'm still in for the draw :)

Thanks a lot to >272 Petroglyph: Petroglyph too! You've made my treasure hunting job much easier :)

>335 JerNynn: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ - the timezone of the office (Eastern US time) is the same as the one in New York, 12 hours behind Kuala Lumpur. :)

Managed to get them all, with help from himself and others posting here. #5 was the worst for me - no children (except my sister's 4), and not knowing many US children's authors. #2 was easy for us - himself got that one!

We usually watch the history shows that person fronts, and have been to local events where that person has participated.

Well, I've got 12 --

#16 Mini Spyglass? I'm just struggling

>339 DanaJean:

#16 Google Map - Find Amnesia Beer & Music Hall (the clues will tell you where to look for it) and look around it. With a spyglass

#1 For some reason I thought this was Jeff Bezos and he had some sort of chocolate tooth I had never heard of

Thank you everyone for great helping clues!

I got all 16, finally.

I got nine and am running out of time. Well, I don't get a badge this year but at least I tried and had fun, so it's ok. Thanks for the fun.

>343 Yamanekotei: Read the rules again. You are getting a badge if you find at least one. ;)

>344 AnnieMod:
Yay 😊 I got a badge! Thanks for letting me know. And I am two Qs away from getting entered in a drawing 😁

I know, and have known, the answer to #16 but am stumped as to where to put it!

>346 RobbyeFaye: Think local-ly. :)

>346 RobbyeFaye: And search by the store name, don't go looking for it on the map

16 out of 16! That was so much fun and very challenging :D

8 out of 16, quite happy with that (thanks for all the hints!), life's motto: I set low standards and fail to achieve them!

Did it this year in only three hours flat! A new personal best. :)
Although, I did have a fair bit of help too from my fellow Librarythingers. Thank you to all the guys and gals who posted spoilers. :D

>343 Yamanekotei: We haven't closed the treasure hunt just yet. If you'll tell us which ones you're stuck on, we might be able to get you to 12!

I wish there was more time, this was so fun. Thank you

>353 lorannen:

Thank you! I am one more answer away. I think I know the answers for 3 and 16, but can't get neither of them. ϵ( 'Θ' )϶

I have never actually seen a "treasure Chest" but a badge has appeared. Is this because of my Google Chrome browser that I don't see the chests? As a result, I never know which clue I solved.

>355 Yamanekotei: For #3 think very famous libraries. Not necessarily where you'd expect Vikings. And where are housed some famous copies of the Vulgate text (or parts of it).

For #16I can tell you this is one we've used in a past treasure hunt, if that helps. And be sure you're using the right URL—there's a bug where the version of the URL that ends with "/venue/###" doesn't trigger the treasure chest. Only the full URL with the venue name does. To find it, do a Local search and make sure you've selected to search by name, not location. Clicking on the link that comes up in your search results should do the trick.

>356 david.maness: Go to the Treasure Hunt page and look next to the titles (Treasure 1, 2, etc.) for the clues. The treasure chest icon changes into a green check-mark if you've found that treasure.

And your profile badge is the "corsair coffer" which was the badge from 2016's treasure hunt! We haven't sent out badges for this year's hunt yet.

>357 lorannen:
Thank you! I knew I got this previous year, but didn't remember the name. i got got i that one first. ヽ(=´▽`=)ﾉ

Im still stuck on #1- I have clicked on JD on every page on here and still doesnt give me the chest.

>360 trlinatl: Did you remember that he is also an author?

Yeah, ive entered every book, movie, his name still doesnt come up with the right clue oh well thks anyway

>362 trlinatl: It was http://www.librarything.com/author/deppjohnny - but it is way past 9 am - and the overlay is not there anymore.

Are the answers going to be posted?

>364 lesaneace: Yep, after we pick winners. In a meeting now, this will be coming later today.

Ahoy, mateys! The Dread Pirate Spalding's treasure hunt has concluded for another year. We had a record number of swabbies joining the chase this year—502 of you found more than one treasure!

Cap'n Tim is still in the process of drawing our 20 lucky winners out of his tricorn, so in the meantime, here are the answers to the clues. If you'd rather maintain the mystery for any that you missed, don't click the links below!

Treasure 1 (310 found)
Treasure 2 (312 found)
Treasure 3 (300 found)
Treasure 4 (347 found)
Treasure 5 (371 found)
Treasure 6 (415 found)
Treasure 7 (357 found)
Treasure 8 (425 found)
Treasure 9 (1,294 found)
Treasure 10 (309 found)
Treasure 11 (418 found)
Treasure 12 (329 found)
Treasure 13 (357 found)
Treasure 14 (392 found)
Treasure 15 (367 found)
Treasure 16 (318 found)

I had time to look for just one chest when I first read about the contest and made a mental note to come back in a few hours. Wish I'd catalogued that mental note on LT, because I completely forgot about it until it was too late.

Kudos to all the buccaneers who came up with this idea. 11/10, would play again.

>367 lucienspringer: Wish I'd catalogued that mental note on LT

12/10, would like this comment on Facebook or Twitter.

This was a very fun idea. It was a great way to learn how to better use Library Thing to search for items. I only got 6 of them solved.

>357 lorannen:

Re #3, Dublin was the place I was thinking along with York. It was the Vulgate bit that rather threw me - I was looking for actual Vulgates, not the library it's in. I don't think I've ever visited Dublin at all - the one family holiday we did to Eire we sailed Holyhead-Dun Laoghaire outbound, and Rosslare-Fishguard return and were staying in rural Wexford, so no reason to visit Dublin.

Avast! Our treasure hunt winners have been notified at last, so I can now share them all with you. Congratulations to these folks, the saltiest of sea dogs (in no particular order)!

PadfootTheLibrarian
trlinatl
mamzel
JerryMmm
Kodibear
ReadSonja
katiekrug
geohistnut
btuckertx
Michael.Rimmer
Cretius
erinclark
astraplain
Marissa_Doyle
klile5ab
Nerilka
DanieXJ
joanalau
boblet
wpwhite

And now for some more fun stats:

Based on the number of members who found Treasure 3 (Trinity College Library), it was our most difficult riddle, with only 300 buccaneers hunting down this clue.

We also had 300 members who found all 16!

For the prize drawing, there was a grand total of 318 swashbucklers in the running—meaning they each found at least 12 treasures.

Well done, everyone!

One more update: Folks who found six or more treasures will be upgraded to a full lifetime membership here on LT. However, I need Tim's help to process those and he's out of the office until next week. If you need your lifetime membership before Tuesday, drop me a message, and I'll upgrade you manually. I'm sorry for the inconvenience—bad timing on our part.

Love the stats! Do you have handy the comparison results from prior years?

I'm also curious how many found just 1 treasure. Thought I read somewhere in this thread that LT might have drawn more participants this year than in past years. Medals for all!

ETA Oops, I see I did read it -- in >366 lorannen:.

>374 elenchus: So, for comparison, we had 360 members who found more than two treasures last year, in 2016. Compare that with 502, which is a pretty big leap! Last year, we had 194 members who found every last treasure, compared to this year's 300.

The main reason I didn't post the number for how many found at least one treasure, is that Treasure 9 goes to the Early Reviewers page, and we had a number of folks for whom that was the only one. We figure the number of members who found only one treasure was likely a bit skewed because of that, though I don't mind sharing it. We had a total of 1,294 members who found at least one treasure.

I've also updated >366 lorannen: to include the number of members who found each treasure. I'll be continuing this thread on to a new topic page, and I'll kick that off with the solutions links.

My account was upgraded to lifetime, but still haven't gotten a badge? Will I be entered into the drawings?

>377 amandaabend: I don't think anyone has gotten the badge yet. All badges are recalculated at some fixed time at night and then you get a message about it if you've gotten a new one.

>377 amandaabend: If you see the continuation of this thread here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/270015, you'll see I mentioned badges will be coming next week. I need Tim's help to make those happen, and he's out of the office. As >378 bnielsen: mentioned, you'll get a profile comment notification once you've been awarded the badge, and I'll post in the continuation of the thread once those have been processed, too.