Treasure - Virtual Geocaching
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | Varietas Software, LLC | iPhone, iPad |
Treasure is a massively multiplayer social networking-enabled virtual geocaching game. When you join the game, you are setup with 500 gold in a safe treasure chest and one robot minion to help collect loot. From then on, how you gain gold is up to you.
* Go out into the world and stash your gold - Buried loot gains approximately 10% every day it stays buried. But be careful... other players can scan and steal your gold, so guard it well.
* Go out into the world and find buried gold - Every day you get five free basic scans to find buried treasure near you. Purchase more basic scans in the General Store... or purchase Premium scans to see all the treasure within twenty miles of you. *** NOTE*** You MUST be within 400 meters of your target stash to be able to dig up gold.
* Send minions out to haul back gold - You start with one robot minion. Minions aren't smart, so if they encounter trapped gold, they'll just set off the trap and head home, but if they find un-trapped gold, they'll bring it back to you. Lots of gold, no travel!
To keep your gold safe, you can set traps on your stashes. The one-time-use traps are available for purchase with gold. Persistent traps come back to you after being set off and must be purchased at the General Store.
* Sphinx Guardian - Asks a random trivia question of would-be thieves. If the question is answered correctly, the thief gets away with your gold. But if the question is answered incorrectly, the Sphinx protects your stash for at least twenty four hours.
* Shock Plates - Immediately shocks would-be thieves and protects your stash for at least twenty four hours.
* More coming soon!
-- BASIC FEATURE LIST --
* Interactive geocaching game using your iPhone/iPad location services.
* Integration with Twitter, so you can let your friends know what you're up to.
* Integration with OpenFeint for world leaderboards and achievements.
* Become a master thief!! Set off 100 traps and you'll be able to see what trap is on the stash BEFORE you pick it up or send a minion out for it.
* Random Gold - Unowned gold is present EVERYWHERE in the world. All you have to do is go out and find it!
* Special Objects - The game will periodically drop special objects at highly traveled locations in the world (well-known tourist spots). Find and pick these items up for OpenFeint achievements and bragging rights!
**** Think I can do better or have an idea to improve the game? EMAIL ME! I'll happily entertain all ideas! ****
Reviews
Glitch city
AWOL
This app has me stuck in the "connect to twitter" page! Haven't even tried it but fix the glitch and maybe I will.
Steal Away!
shawnmonk
This game offers a new twist on integrating social networks and virtual geocaching that's unique, fun and easy. Looking for a reason to get out and explore your neighborhood? Aspire to new levels of theivery? Looking to make your mark but can't afford a can of spay paint? Treasure can help you out! I rarely review apps, but there's so much fun to be had with this one, I couldn't resist. The best part is that you don't even need a shovel!
Fun in the Future
Dillochan
It's a solid little system, but there's no one in my area to play with yet. Luckily, that means I have no thieves, and the system seems to have a random drop generator for those of us in the boonies waiting for the world to catch-up to us. :)
Interesting
Trucidus
The game is sort of like virtual geocaching. It's an interesting concept and the client is pretty solid. I spoke with the dev briefly and he seemed genuinely interested in my feedback and that is always a good thing. The only reason I gave it 4 stars was because I feel like the game needs a liitle more so to speak. The items are a little sparse but at this point that seems to help the game rather than hinder it. However, as the number of players grows, I'd like to see more. More robots, more traps, different scan types and more importantly, different types of valuables (maybe even with a museum to view them). Overall impression: Solid game. I'll see you online.
Great Idea!
Thanksaton!
Never taken the time for a review, but this one is worth it! Can't wait to see it get more recognition!
Interesting
Sejuwan
No one in my area to play with. But seems like fun. I will try to plant some gold and see what happens.
Amazing concept with great execution
PaulLell
********************************* Okay, so the other day my eldest son had a particularly bad day, and I wanted to try and cheer him up a bit. So I started up this app and gave him a brief overview of how to use the scans and map. We hopped in the car and headed out to seek treasure! I let him take complete corneal of navigation and simply drove, turning where he indicated (as allowed by traffic laws), and stopping when he said so. We burned up an entire afternoon and by the time it was over, he was positively glowing. It was a great father/son day that empowered him to use teh technology, learn some of the local streets, and pick up a few traffic laws as well. :) We got to spend an afternoon together, chat it up, and have a blast at the same time. All because of this wonderful little, free application. Kudos, and my thanks, to Josh an his receptiveness to feedback, and drive to create truly unique, and useful applications. My boy and I are closer, and we have more gold coins to invest so that we can hopefully entice others to come after us and test out some of our defenses! High marks. Thanks for a great time, and a family bonding experience. :) ********************************* Taking geo-caching to the next level, this game makes the experience interactive, and competitive like never before. Or, you can play by yourself, if that's more your speed. I always wanted to try geo-caching, but didn't want to haul around bits of whatever people stash. This hits both those points and more. With true opportunity for 'character advancement' and player interaction (player vs. Player even), Josh is onto something big here! He is also interested in ideas to improve/change the game, and responds quickly to feedback/suggestions. Highly recommended.
Fun while it lasted
NoConfusion
This is a fun game, but it has it's little bugs and glitches. Right now my robot is walking 10 meters to a pile of coins. It's taking him 839 hours. It's been taking him 839 hours for a week. My gold is out there for anyone to find.
Strangely addictive
Ridge00
First thing I do when I pick up my phone in the morning is check my cache! Great way to make road time interesting.
Fun game
Moe311
It's a fun game. I log on most days and do a scan. Not much in my immediate area, but when I go somewhere new, I always check it out as well. Had a problem with my scan count recently. I e-mailed Josh (the creator) and he got back to me right away, and had the problem fixed the next day. I appreciated the personal attention to the problem. He mentioned in the e-mail that some updates are in the works as well!
