Treasure Hunt - Interactive Event Engagement Game

Turn Your Venue
Into a Game

Attendees explore, scan checkpoints, earn real rewards, and drive foot traffic where you need it — straight from the phone browser, no app download required.

Deployed at ETHDenver, Future Maker & Confluence — 3,500+ treasure finds · 174 checkpoints · 3 events

Deployed At
ETHDenverFuture Maker - NOVA IMS Career FairBlockchain Confluence
01 / Features

What Treasure Hunt
Does for Your Event

Treasure Hunt turns any venue into an interactive game. Attendees explore your space, scan checkpoints, earn rewards, and compete on live leaderboards — all from their phone browser, no app download required.

Guide Foot Traffic

You decide where checkpoints go. Every checkpoint is a reason to walk across the venue — driving traffic to sponsors, booths, and underexplored areas.

Reward Real Participation

Attendees earn rewards for engaging — not just showing up. Points they can spend in the built-in merch store on hats, socks, and exclusive items.

Plug Into Any Venue

Drop NFC tags or QR codes anywhere. Works on any phone browser with a simple sign-in — attendees are playing in under 30 seconds, no app download required.

Track Everything in Real Time

See which checkpoints are visited, which areas are underexplored, and who your most engaged attendees are. Live analytics for organizers.

Proven at 3 Events

See What Participants Experienced Across 3 Events

Treasure Hunt home screen at ETHDenver

Home base: scan, explore, compete

Interactive venue map with checkpoint tracking

Interactive venue map with live checkpoint tracking

Live leaderboard at ETHDenver

Live leaderboard keeps players competing all day

Built-in merch store

Built-in merch store where rewards become real items

+Treasure Finds
Venue Checkpoints
M+Rewards Minted
Events Deployed

ETHDenver 2026

Denver, CO · Feb 18–21

992 treasures · 59 checkpoints

462K BUFFI · 4 days

Future Maker 2026

NOVA IMS, Lisbon · Mar 16–19

2,591 treasures · 115 checkpoints

1M FM · 3 days

See Report →
02 / How It Works

Five Steps.
Zero Friction.

01

Open and Play Instantly

Attendees visit a URL on their phone and sign in with one tap. No app download, no account setup. They’re playing in 30 seconds.

02

Explore the Venue

Checkpoints are placed where you want traffic. Attendees follow the map, discover hidden spots, and uncover rewards across your space.

03

Scan to Earn

One tap on an NFC tag or scan of a QR code. Instant reward, automatically tracked. Every interaction becomes a data point for you.

04

Compete and Collaborate

Live leaderboards fuel friendly competition. Social challenges and team missions keep energy high throughout the event.

05

Spend Real Rewards

Points unlock real merchandise — hats, socks, exclusive items. Attendees leave with something tangible from your event.

You place the checkpoints. You set the rewards. We handle everything else.

What Powers It All

Why It Feels Like Magic

Behind every scan, every reward, and every leaderboard update is real infrastructure built for speed, transparency, and zero friction. Your attendees never see the complexity — they just play.

Runs on Nova Cidade L3

A dedicated Layer 3 network built for speed. Every action — scans, rewards, purchases — is recorded transparently and verifiably.

Zero Cost to Participants

A built-in paymaster covers all transaction fees. Attendees collect rewards, spend at the merch store, and climb leaderboards without ever paying a cent.

One-Tap Sign-In

No seed phrases, no wallet setup, no tech knowledge needed. Attendees sign in like any other app — we handle the smart account deployment and key management behind the scenes.

Fully Transparent & Auditable

Every reward minted, every checkpoint scanned, every merch purchase — recorded and verifiable. Give sponsors and stakeholders engagement data they can trust.

04 / Social Proof

Don’t Take Our Word for It

Seriously!! The treasure hunt was a HUGE SUCCESS! You guys played a big role in creating the ETH Denver experience! Well done!

Nick
Head of the Makerspace, ETHDenver

My booth was tucked in a back corner, I barely had anyone stopping by. Then Treasure Hunt hid a checkpoint at my spot and suddenly people kept showing up. They’d scan the tag, see my custom kicks, and start buying. That one checkpoint completely turned my weekend around.

Custom Sneaker Vendor
ETHDenver 2026

No app download, no complicated setup. Players were scanning checkpoints within 30 seconds of signing in. The merch store was a huge hit.

NOVA Blockchain Lab
Platform Developer
03 / Use Cases

Built for
Any Venue With a Crowd

From 50-person meetups to 10,000-seat arenas. Treasure Hunt scales to your event and your goals.

Conferences & Summits

Turn passive attendees into active explorers. Drive traffic to sponsor booths, fill dead zones between sessions, and give organizers hard data on what worked.

Corporate Events

Gamify product launches, team offsites, and internal summits. Give every attendee a reason to explore the space and interact with every activation.

Universities & Campuses

Orientation weeks, open days, and campus tours that students actually enjoy. They explore, compete, and discover spaces they’d skip otherwise.

Festivals & Expos

Layer exploration across massive venues. Reward attendees for visiting stages, sponsor areas, and hidden experiences — and track it all in real time.

Brand Activations

Connect physical marketing to measurable results. Know exactly which touchpoints drove interaction, how long people stayed, and what they engaged with.

Hackathons

Keep builders moving between coding sessions. Reward participation at workshops, sponsor booths, and social areas with merch they actually want.

05 / Packages

One Platform,
Built for Any Event Size

Start free for small events. Scale to thousands with full engagement tools, sponsor analytics, and on-site support.

Starter

Contact us

Prove the concept at your next meetup

Up to 100 attendees

Checkpoints
QR code checkpoints
NFC tag checkpoints
Custom checkpoint design
Custom reward names
Engagement
Voting polls
Hidden NFC challenges
Social follow rewards
Dynamic difficulty scaling
Strategic sponsor placement
Merch store
Live leaderboard
Support & Scale
Post-event analytics report
Custom feature development
On-site support staff
White-label branding
Multi-event dashboard
Sponsor ROI report
API access

Pro

Most Popular

Contact us

Everything to wow sponsors and attendees

100–1,000 attendees

Checkpoints
QR code checkpoints
NFC tag checkpoints
Custom checkpoint design
Custom reward names
Engagement
Voting polls
Hidden NFC challenges
Social follow rewards
Dynamic difficulty scaling
Strategic sponsor placement
Merch store
Live leaderboard
Support & Scale
Post-event analytics report
Custom feature development
On-site support staff
White-label branding
Multi-event dashboard
Sponsor ROI report
API access

Enterprise

Contact us

Dedicated team. White-label. Multi-event scale.

1,000+ attendees

Checkpoints
QR code checkpoints
NFC tag checkpoints
Custom checkpoint design
Custom reward names
Engagement
Voting polls
Hidden NFC challenges
Social follow rewards
Dynamic difficulty scaling
Strategic sponsor placement
Merch store
Live leaderboard
Support & Scale
Post-event analytics report
Custom feature development
On-site support staff
White-label branding
Multi-event dashboard
Sponsor ROI report
API access
06 / FAQ

Common
Questions

As fast as 48 hours. We handle the tech — you tell us where the checkpoints go and what rewards to offer.

No. It runs entirely in the phone browser. One tap to sign in, playing in under 30 seconds.

QR codes work everywhere. You can mix NFC and QR across your venue, or go QR-only.

Yes. Pro and Enterprise packages include custom checkpoint design, reward names, and white-label branding.

A real-time dashboard with checkpoint visits, engagement heatmaps, leaderboard standings, and a full post-event analytics report to share with sponsors.

Starter is free for events up to 100 attendees. Pro covers up to 1,000, and Enterprise handles everything above that with dedicated support.

Ready to Turn Foot Traffic
Into Measurable Results?

Treasure Hunt deploys in days. Tell us about your event and we’ll show you what’s possible.

Proven at ETHDenver, Future Maker & Confluence — 3,500+ treasure finds, 174 checkpoints, 3 events

nova.blockchain.lab@novaims.unl.pt