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| Congrats to Alex M. from Clayton! He found our January Gnome, Digger, hidden in Creve Couer Park by solving this riddle! "From the boats cove take the path that leads you through the park. And make your way along the lake that's shaped like a broken heart. Near a bridge is where you'll find a little woodland home. And just inside, hides the guy that we call runaway gnome!" |
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| January |
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| Congrats to Jay H. & his family on finding Hopper, our March Gnome! He found our gnome hidden in Laumeier Sculpture Park by solving this riddle! Our March gnome's name is Hopper But not for the reason you may think It's because he's a fan of the hops contained Within his favorite drink. So the St. Louis Brewing Industry Is where your search begins But this runaway gnome has found a new home So it's not where it will end. Schlafly holds a clue for you At the place they make their cider For on The Road to REAL BEER Is a code for you to decipher You must match the numbers below With the letters on The Road Just count from the beginning and then You'll have the secret code 19 - 6 - 53 - 15 - 78 - 26 - 5 - 80 - 57 - 114 - 81 - 27 - 11 The letters in this order Will certainly seem strange But a three word clue they hold for you If they're rearranged Then it's time to make your way To the place where Hopper hides Just look around, until you've found A place where you once could dive And if you can find Hopper Hiding in his rocky home Then you will win and this game will end... Until next month's Runaway Gnome! |
| March |
| February? What Happened to February, you ask? Don't be silly. Everyone knows that Gnomes don't hide in February! |
| February |
| April |
| Congrats to Brenda H. from St. Louis! She found the hidden clues at the Basilica Cathedral in St. Louis which led her to St. Joseph's Church courtyard in Downtown St. Louis where she found MONK, our April Gnome, hiding in the ivy. Read below to see the riddles she solved, the clues she found and what tiny detail in the picture that helped her find the gnome! Happy Easter, Brenda! You're $100 check is in the mail! Monk is the name Of our April Gnome And It seems he has found A miraculous home It’s a beautiful place Where your journey begins But soon you’ll find out That it’s not where it ends You must first solve this puzzle www.cityhunts.com/monkpuzzle To see where to start When you get there Behold the spectacular art. www.cityhunts.com/monkpuzzle The on-line puzzle reveals a photo of the Basilica Cathedral in St. Louis. Once you arrive You must be your own guide And fill the words in below To know where you should go Once you find all the words You must then rearrange To create the right phrase And continue this game 1st Locate the nucleus dome in this place. To the north of the center, a creature’s encased. Within and below a sun and a Son. And the name of it rhymes with the word in box one. The creature was a dove which = OF 2nd The man who began building this place Is still here today and holds a clue to this race For if you kneel where he lay for the rest of his days You’ll see the symbol below on an object, displayed. The name of the object is your next clue Just insert its name into box number two. The symbol is not pictured here, but it was on an ALTER. 3rd Pope John Paul II you will find within Kneeling before the Blessed Sacrament You must then take the seventh word that you see Its plural is the word you should put in box three. The word was PRAYERS 4th Find the place where you go to cleanse mortal sin. At the capitol C is where you’ll begin Then count all the letters engraved in the round When you’re finished, the word in box four you’ll have found. By using the letters engraved on the baptismal fount, they spelled out ANSWERED Players then had to rearrange the phrase to get: ALTER OF ANSWERED PRAYERS The Alter of Answered Prayers is located within St. Joseph's Church downtown. It is the site of the only miracle in the Mid Western United States. Then go to the place revealed by the phrase Our gnome can be found by the carpenter’s gaze For his eyes give direction as to where you should roam And the general direction of Monk’s new found home. And please keep in mind, that we all must be kind Especially when looking for gnomes left to find So treat Mother Earth & the others that play Both with respect and it will be repaid. Search with care as you try to be first in this race Leave the chips that you find there in Monk’s hiding place. So that others behind you can still find his home. Good luck & God Speed playing Runaway Gnome! |
| May |
Bugsy Found! Near the grave of John J. Vitale in Calvary Cemetery.
POSER FOUND! Winner not yet identified!
June
JEFF FOUND! Congrats to Jay H. from St. Louis!
July
Turtle FOUND! Congrats to the Hooker Family! He was found at the St. Louis Zoo!
August