Venue partners
Be the checkpoint everyone is running to
Host a stop or sponsor a whole hunt, and put your door on the route of every hunter in the city.
Become a venue partner
Live in Melbourne
The city
is in play.
Solve a riddle. Walk to where it points. Check in when you arrive, capture relics through your camera, and race the rest of the city to the jackpot — with the standings moving live as you go.
Relic in reach
Stop 2 of 4
Tap the relic to capture it
- Riddles that point forward
- The streets are real. So is the race.
- Capture relics through your camera
- Live standings
- Pub crawls with a finish line
- rarities of relic to collect
- 5
- in the camera captures a relic
- 1 tap
- at each bar on a pub crawl
- 20 min
- standings, as every hunter checks in
- Live
Four moves from the couch to the jackpot
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Discover
Find a hunt running near you and enter it before the window opens.
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Walk
Follow the clue into the streets. Your phone knows when you have arrived.
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Solve
Crack the riddle at each checkpoint — it points you to the next one.
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Jackpot
The last checkpoint is the jackpot venue. First through takes the top spot.
Hidden along every route. Yours to keep.
Relics hide between the checkpoints. When one is in reach, open the camera and tap it. Most come in pieces, so collect them all to make the relic whole.
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Ancient Tree
Common
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Stone Pillar
Common
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Signpost
Common
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Statue
Uncommon
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Crystal
Uncommon
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Treasure Chest
Uncommon
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Mystic Fountain
Rare
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Golden Bell
Rare
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Dragon Egg
Rare
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Phoenix Feather
Rare
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Enchanted Lantern
Legendary
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Runestone
Legendary
Built for the street, not the sofa
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A signal that warms as you close in
Cold, warm, hot, burning. Your phone buzzes harder the nearer you get.
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Relics you capture in the camera
When one is in reach, open the camera and tap it to capture it. Collect the pieces to make it whole.
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Standings that move live
The leaderboard shifts the moment anyone checks in. No sign-posts — just the city and your wits.
For venues, crawls and teams
Pub crawls
A pub crawl with a finish line
A hunt routed through real bars. Check in at each one and your next clue unlocks 20 minutes later — time for a round. Pub crawls are 18+.
Party Hunts
Turn the team day into a city-wide race
A private hunt for your company, club or birthday — teams, riddles and a finish line your colleagues will still be arguing about on Monday. Tell us what you have in mind.
Ask us about a Party HuntQuestions, answered
Anything else? Email hello@geocash.online.
What is Geocash?
A treasure hunt played across the city. Each hunt is a route of checkpoints. At every stop a riddle points you to the next one, and the last stop is the jackpot venue — the first hunter through it takes the top spot.
How is it different from geocaching or Pokémon Go?
Geocaching has no race, and Pokémon Go mostly plays wherever you happen to be standing. In Geocash a riddle points you to a real place, you walk there, and everyone else on the hunt is heading the same way — with the standings moving live.
Do I need to download an app?
Yes. Hunts are played in the Geocash app. You can browse hunts, sign up and enter one on the website, but the hunt itself runs in the app. Get the Geocash app.
Does it work on iPhone and Android?
While Geocash is in testing, the iPhone app is open to anyone through Apple's TestFlight, and the Android app is with a small group of testers. On Android, the phone also needs Google Play Services for AR to play a hunt — the app tells you if yours can't.
What do I need to bring?
Your phone, charged, with location turned on — and comfortable shoes. Nothing else.
How do I check in at a checkpoint?
When you're close, the hunt says so. Tap to confirm your arrival, on the map or in the camera. On some hunts, checkpoints also have a QR code you can scan instead.
What if my GPS drops out?
Your progress is saved, so you pick up where you left off when the signal comes back. On a hunt with QR codes, scanning one confirms your arrival just as GPS does.
What if I can't crack a riddle?
Keep guessing — capitals, punctuation and a leading “the” don't count against you. After three wrong answers, most riddles offer a short list to choose from.
What are relics?
Collectibles hidden along the route. When one is in reach, open the camera and tap it to capture it. Most come in pieces — collect them all to make the relic whole, and keep them in your Relics collection.
Can I join a hunt that has already started?
Yes. You can enter a hunt until its window closes.
How old do I need to be?
Paid hunts and pub crawls are 18+. You give your date of birth when you sign up.
Is it safe?
Hunts run through public places — streets, parks, laneways and landmarks. Keep an eye on your surroundings, and never go onto private property to reach a checkpoint.
Can my business or group have its own hunt?
Not on your own yet. Email hello@geocash.online and tell us about your group or your venue.
Don't watch
the city play.
Make an account, get the app, and be on the route when the next hunt opens.
