Geocaching: 5 easy steps to play the viral treasure hunt game on TikTok
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: TikTok comes up with several trends every day. From fitness challenges to makeup hacks it is a platform which is actively used by the audience. This time, the viral trend is about ‘geocaching’, a global game that has become increasingly popular because of TikTok.
The first geocache was hidden in Oregon, in the US, in May 2000. There are now an estimated three million active geocaches worldwide.The game has gone viral on TikTok with people posting videos of them giving tours. Let’s know more about it!
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What is geocaching?
Geocaching is an outdoor activity using a GPS system to find different containers, which are also called caches. Or in other words, you can also say that geocaching is akin to a worldwide treasure hunt. The National Trust says a geocache is “a small waterproof treasure box hidden outdoors” and the purpose of the game is to find them.
Every box is hidden by a geocacher, and typically there will be a logbook inside to leave a message in. Lucky ones might also find trinkets in there.
How to play this game?
1. People who wish to play have to register online to search for caches using real-world coordinates.
2. Secondly, they will have to simply download the Geocaching app and pick the one they want to find.
3. Participants get the coordinates, and then it’s up to them to get searching. However, you’ll have to think outside the box to find the missing treasure.
4. Once you have found the cache and logged it online, you can put it back for others to find.
5. Since caches are of different sizes. It’s not as easy as merely following the location in the app, though. There is also a riddle to solve at the end, to make it more of a Indiana Jones-mystery adventure experience.