BLOOD & BONES
Here is the history of TEAM BLOOD & BONES in The Game!
(from left to right: Matt Green, Robert
Cheng, Chris Cheng, Scott Krueger, Ajit Chaudhari, Rich Bragg, Rico Fisher, Kate Holzbaur, Mike Holzbaur, Sarah
Barnum)
Background:
Team Blood & Bones was formed by Rich Bragg in early 2001 after a discussion with Mike Holzbaur, who had noticed "The Game" listed in Stanford Magazine as one of the "101 Things You Must Do Before Graduating", and Ajit Chaudhari, who had previously competed in an earlier rookie game, the Green Game (November 1997). The team is so named due to the fact that many of the team members are past or present students in the Stanford Biomechanical Engineering Division, which includes the study of both blood and bones, among other things. To distinguish our team from the many other talented teams out there, we are known for wearing blue surgical scrubs.
There are several good sites out there that describe The Game, so I'll leave
that to them...
Here are a few of the best: “The
Game” Wikipedia Page, Snitch's Game Site, Snout's Game Site, T-Hunts.com, RoadRally.org, GameControl.com.
To get an idea of what supplies we bring to The Game, here is our supplies checklist.
Future Games:
|
Date |
Title |
Location |
GC |
Links |
|
8/9/08-8/16/08 |
The Great America Treasure
Hunt 2 |
Lexington, VA; Washington,
DC; Baltimore, MD; Philadelphia, PA; Red Hook, NJ; New York City, NY; Boston,
MA; Martha’s Vineyard, MA |
Ravenchase |
|
|
11/8/08-11/9/08 |
Ghost Patrol |
|
Desert Taxi/Low Key |
Past Games:
Full-Length Games (24+ hours)
|
Date |
Title |
GC |
Location |
Team Name |
Team Members |
Time (Score) |
Place / # of Teams |
Winning Team(s) |
Links |
|
7/14/07
– 7/20/07 |
The Great |
Ravenchase |
|
Bloodshot |
(CR), DF, KH, MG, MH, RB |
26:06 (30:46 Adj.) |
1 / 8 |
Bloodshot |
|
|
6/9/07-6/10/07 |
|
t-hunts.com Mystic Fish Desert Taxi |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Blood Pirates Skulls & Bones |
DF, MH, RB, SN KH, MG, |
~34:00 (2126 points) ~34:00 (1907 points) |
5 / 24 9 / 24 |
Golden Booty (Advil/Scooby Doobies) |
|
|
5/19/07-5/20/07 |
No More Secrets |
coed astronomy |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Loaded Bonbons |
CC, DF, MG, RB, RC, SK |
~30:00 (35/40) |
5t / 20 |
5 Blind Boys (Red 5/Blinded
By Science/Doh! Boys) |
|
|
9/9/06 - 9/10/06 |
Hogwarts and the Draconian Prophecy |
Snout |
|
Mudblood & Bones (House: Hufflepuff) |
DF, KH, MH, RB, RC, SDB |
~32:30 (House: 2270 HP, Team: 590 HP) |
House: 4 / 4, Team: 6* / 16 |
House: Ravenclaw (Golden Snitch, XX-Rated, Longshots, Pimp My Broomstick) Teams*: Blinded By Quidditch
(Blinded By Science)* Briny Deep* Golden Snitch (Advil/Scooby Doobies)* |
|
|
6/3/06 – 6/4/06 |
Paparazzi |
XX-Rated |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Blood & Bones |
CC, DF, KH, MH, RB, RC, SDB |
~28:00 |
3* / 19 |
Briny Deep* |
|
|
8/19/05
– 8/21/05 |
Mooncursers’ Handbook |
Galactic
Consortium |
|
Bloodstar Boneship |
AC, DF, RB, RC,
|
~30:00 (650 /
800) |
2 / 22 |
Golden Nugget (Advil/Scooby
Doobies) |
|
|
7/9/05 – 7/10/05 |
Griffiths Collection (AKA McGuffin Game) |
Burninators |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Blood & Bones |
AC, CC, DF, KH, MH, RB, RC, SK |
~32:00 |
5* / 18 |
Trickle-Down Painkillers (Advil/Gipper) |
|
|
7/31/04 -
8/1/04 |
Justice
Unlimited |
Snout |
SF Bay Area,
CA |
Blood &
Bones |
AC, CC, DF,
KH, MH, RB, RC, SK |
28:53 |
1* / 25 |
Blood &
Bones* Scooby Doobies* |
|
|
7/10/04 - 7/11/04 |
The Genome Game |
Advil |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Blood & Bones |
AC, DF, KH, MH, RB, RC, SDB, SK |
34:05 |
5 / 14 |
Burninators |
|
|
4/26/03 - 4/27/03 |
The Goonies Game |
Orange Crush |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Blood & Bones |
CC, DF, KS, MH, RB, RC, SDB, SK |
26:35 |
3t* / 20 |
Advil* |
|
|
10/19/02 - 10/20/02 |
FoBiK |
Snout |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Blood & Bones |
AC, DF, KS, MH, RB, SK |
27:40 |
5* / 22 |
Scooby Doobies* |
|
|
4/19/02 - 4/21/02 |
Jackpot! |
Just Passing Through |
Las Vegas, NV |
Bloodstone |
DF, KS, MH, RB, RC, SK |
26:15 |
1t / 12 |
Asbestos (Advil) |
|
|
10/27/01 - 10/28/01 |
The Legend of Zelda: |
Warrior Monks |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Blood & Bones |
CC, KS, MH, RC, SK |
34:30 |
6* / 21 |
Pac Men (Scooby Doobies)* |
|
|
4/20/01 - 4/23/01 |
The 420 Game |
Scooby Doobies |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Blood & Bones |
CC, CD, MH, RB, RC, SKB, SK |
38:20 |
14 / 15 |
Doh! Boys |
|
|
11/8/97 - 11/9/97 |
The Green Game |
Scooby Doobies |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Unknown |
AC, (DU, EC, LI, MS, MS, SM) |
30:00+ |
DNF / Unknown |
Unknown |
None |
Medium-Length Games (8-24 hours)
|
Date |
Title |
GC |
Location |
Team Name |
Team Members |
Time (Score) |
Place / # of Teams (*unofficial) |
Winning Team(s) (*unofficial) |
Links |
|
5/3/08 |
Shinteki: Decathlon 4 |
Just Passing Through |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Blood & Bones Scrantonicity |
RB, RC, (RH), SDB AM, DF, MG, SK |
12:00 (1080/1250) 12:00 (940/1250) |
8 / 23 11 / 23 |
Burninators |
|
|
4/19/08 |
a leisurely
mini-game played on foot |
coed
astronomy |
|
Blood &
Bones |
AM, MG, RB,
RC, |
~9:00 |
3* / 7
(Crazy) |
Burninators* |
|
|
4/19/08 |
2nd Harvey Mudd/Rose-Hulman Puzzle Hunt |
Mudders Carefully Solving Puzzles |
|
Back Solving Metas |
DF, KF, ( |
~10:00 |
7* / 16 |
The Clap |
|
|
4/5/08-4/6/08 |
Midnight Madness: Back to Basics! |
Snout/Drunken Spider |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Blood & Bones |
CC, DF, MG, RB, RC, |
~16:00 |
5* / 19 |
5 Blind Boys* |
None |
|
9/22/07 |
Parking
Challenge Redux |
Ian Tullis |
|
Blood &
Bones |
MG, MH, RB,
SDB, (AB) |
11:00 (41/50) |
1 / 3 |
Blood &
Bones |
|
|
7/28/07 |
Shinteki: Decathlon 3 |
Just Passing Through |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Blood & Bob Blood & Bones |
DF, MG, RC, (BS) RB, RP, |
12:00 (945/1200) 12:00 (915/1200) |
4 / 20 7 / 20 |
5 Blind Boys |
|
|
7/22/06 |
Shinteki: Decathlon 2 |
Just Passing Through |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Blood |
AC, DF, MH, RB |
12:00 (715/1000) |
9 / 24 10 / 24 |
5 Blind Boys (Red 5/Blinded By Science/Doh! Boys) |
|
|
4/15/06 |
The Apprentice: Zorg |
Get on a Raft with Taft |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Blood & Bones |
AC, DF, RB, RC, SK |
~16:00 (557) |
9 / 18 |
Snakes on a Plane (Advil/Scooby Doobies/Killer Bees) |
|
|
4/30/05 |
Shinteki: Decathlon |
Just Passing Through |
SF Peninsula, CA |
Blood |
AC, RB, |
12:00
(820/1000) |
3 / 12 |
BALCO (Advil/Gipper) |
|
|
11/6/04 |
Shinteki: Untamed |
Just Passing Through |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Blood |
CC, DF, RB, RC |
~12:30 (9/12) |
4 / 32 |
Friends of the Mukilteo Library (Advil/Gipper) |
|
|
4/24/04 |
Shinteki: Aquarius |
Just Passing Through |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Sequoia |
KH, MH, RB, RC |
13:05 (10/10) |
1 / 3 |
Sequoia |
|
|
3/8/03 |
BATH 2 |
thunts.com Blood & Bones |
San Francisco, CA |
Game Control |
(AD), AC, CD, DF, KB, KS, MH, NW, RB, RC, SDB, SK, SN |
First: 8:28 Last: 13:45
(M) First: 6:56 Last: 10:30 (R) |
GC / 11 (M) |
Blinded By
Science (M) |
|
|
9/14/01 |
|
Blood &
Bones |
|
Game Control |
CC, MH, KB,
KS, RB, RC, (BT, JB, KO, KP, LS, WW) |
First: 8:58 Last: 12:00 |
GC / 11 |
Zen Booty |
Mini-Games (<8 hours)
|
Date |
Title |
GC |
Location |
Team Name |
Team Members |
Time (Score) |
Place / # of Teams (*unofficial) |
Winning Team(s) (*unofficial) |
Links |
|
4/12/08 |
Dave &
Kristy’s Wedding Puzzle Hunt |
Rico |
|
Bob, Rich,
& Kiki Mike &
Kate Scott, Amber,
Rob, Helen, & Dan |
(BS), KB, RB KH, MH AM, DF2, HC,
RC, SK GC: DF |
0:46 1:21 DNF N/A |
1 / 8 4 / 8 7t / 8 GC / 8 |
Bob, Rich,
& Kiki |
None |
|
2/23/08 |
SF CNYTH 2008 |
sftreasurehunts.com |
|
Verminators |
(AC, CG), KB, RB, (RH), SDB |
4:26 (15/16) |
4 / TBD (Masters) |
Fatal Rat Action |
|
|
2/23/08 |
Holzbaur Birthday Hunt |
Ajit
& Lise |
|
Mike &
Kate |
KH, MH GC: AC, LW,
KB, RB, RC |
N/A N/A |
1 / 1 GC / 1 |
Mike &
Kate |
None |
|
12/14/07 |
National
Treasure: Book of Secrets Clue Hunt Finals |
Disney |
|
Gold ( |
(CG), RB, RC,
SK |
5:07 (4:32 Adj.) |
2 / 6 |
Green ( |
|
|
12/8/07 |
The Enigmakoff Codes Corporate Treasure Hunt (Playtest) |
Absolute Adventures |
|
Red |
KB, MH, RB, SDB, (XX, XX) |
2:00 ($14,050,000) |
1 / 2 |
Red |
|
|
12/4/07 |
National Treasure: Book of Secrets Clue Hunt Semifinals |
Disney |
|
Green (Wild
94.9) |
(CG), RB, RC, SK |
3:25 (3:25 Adj.) |
1 / 10 |
Green (Wild 94.9) |
|
|
11/3/07 |
The Enigmakoff Codes Public Treasure Hunt |
Absolute
Adventures |
|
Ruby |
SDB, (XX, XX,
XX) |
2:00 |
2 / 4 |
Blue |
|
|
10/27/07 |
Harvey Mudd/Rose-Hulman Puzzle Hunt |
Bob &
Dave |
|
Game Control |
(BS), DF,
(IT), MG, MH, (PS), RB, RC, SDB |
~7:00 |
GC / 39 |
Mudders
Carefully Solving Puzzles (Harvey Mudd) |
|
|
10/18/07 |
TLC Treasure Hunt (Playtest) |
Just Passing Through |
Big |
Dunder Mifflin 79 |
KB, RB |
~6:00 |
1 / 2 |
Dunder Mifflin 79 |
None |
|
4/28/07 |
BANG! 17: Knights of the Round Table |
Platonic Solids |
|
destroy |
(CY, JC, YW), RB |
3:33 (14 / 14) |
2 / 13 (Hardcore) |
Get on a Raft with Taft |
|
|
4/1/07 |
BANG! 17: Knights of the Round Table (Playtest) |
Platonic Solids |
|
Longshots |
(BO, CR, RV, RV), RC |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
3/3/07 |
SF CNYTH 2007 |
sftreasurehunts.com |
|
Boar Blood & Bones |
AM, DF, KH, MG, MH, RB, SDB, SN |
4:27 (10/18) |
11 / 12 (Masters) |
Boar Cowbell |
|
|
2/3/07 |
The Enigmakoff Codes Public Treasure Hunt (Playtest) |
Absolute Adventures |
|
N/A |
SK, (CZ, PL, SH, WN) |
2:00 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
11/18/06 |
The Great |
Ravenchase |
|
Blood & Bones |
DF, KB, RB, RC, SK |
1:25 (0:45 Adj.) |
1 / 4 |
Blood & Bones |
|
|
8/12/06 |
BANG! 16: The Amazing BANG |
Blood & Bones |
|
Game Control |
AC, CC, CN,
DF, DF2, KH, LW, MG, MH, MM, NM, NW,
RB, RC, |
First 4:50 Last: 6:00 |
GC / 37 |
||
|
4/8/06 |
BANG! 15: BANG Appetit |
Continental Breakfast |
|
Blood & Bob |
(BS), MG, RB, SK |
4:53 (36/36) |
2 / 24 |
Burninators |
|
|
3/25/06 |
DZ Treasure Hunt |
Friends of DZ |
|
Game Control |
(CA, DE, IT, WH), RB |
4:16 |
GC / 1 |
The Burninator |
|
|
2/20/06 |
BANG! 14: Hail to the BANG! |
Burninators |
|
Blood & Bones |
MG, RB, SDB |
3:33 (7 / 7) |
1 / 28 |
Blood & Bones |
|
|
2/11/06 |
SF CNYTH 2006 |
sftreasurehunts.com |
|
Blob |
(BS), MG, RB, SDB |
3:13 (16 / 17) |
2 / 12 (Masters) |
Walks and Beagles (M) |
|
|
10/29/05 |
BANG! 13: Trick or BANG! |
Get on a Raft with Taft |
San Francisco, CA |
Longshots |
(BS), RB, SK |
~5:00 (165 / 270) |
17 / 30 |
Burninators Condimental Bratwurst |
|
|
10/15/05 |
YABA 6 |
t-hunts.com |
San Francisco, CA |
Blood & Justin |
MH, RB, RC, SK, SN, (JG) |
3:49 (100 / 100) |
1 / 6
(Masters) 1 / ~25 (Alumni) |
Blood &
Justin (M) Blood & Justin (A) |
|
|
10/1/05 |
BANG! 12: What’s Your Sign, Wanna BANG? |
coed astronomy |
San Mateo, CA |
Burninatees |
MG, RB, SDB, SN, (AH, SG) |
3:50 (235/240) |
3 / 37 |
Get on a Raft with Taft |
|
|
7/30/05 |
BANG! 11 (Playtest) |
Everybody Loves Nutella |
Mountain View, CA |
Bloodshot Bones |
(BS), MG, RB DF, RC, SK |
~5:00 (85/90) ~5:00 (79/90) |
1 / 3 |
Bloodshot |
|
|
7/24/05 |
Park Challenge 4 |
parkchallenge.com |
San Francisco, CA |
Longshots |
MH, (BS, LC) |
3:43 (3:53 Adj.) |
9 / 14 (Competitive) |
Garlic Fries (C) |
|
|
6/18/05 |
BANG! 10: The Big BANG |
Kittens Kittens Kittens |
Mountain View, CA |
Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition (NETSI) |
MG, RB, SDB, SK, (JG) |
5:00 (95/110) |
1t / 17 |
Coed Astronomy |
|
|
2/13/05 |
BANG! 9: |
XX-Rated |
Stanford, CA |
Bones |
MH, RC, SDB,
SK |
1:59 (2:09
Adj.) |
3t / 33 |
The On Point Kings |
|
|
9/25/04 |
Wine Country Treasure Hunt |
sftreasurehunts.com |
Sonoma, CA |
XXL Bones |
AC, DF, KB, LW, RB, (BS, LXB, RXB, RW) |
2:15 (16 / 16) |
7* / 25 |
Unknown |