Use the toggles below each clue to reveal as much help as you need. Be aware, If you go through each step it will reveal the entire clue.
Clue #1
The king of pirates has a throne that the treasure chest stands beside; In a land of play, near the beach buggies, is where he resides; Above the treasure there is a match that’s what you hope to find.
“In a land of play” should direct you to Playland Castaway Cove.
Inside Playland find the “Beach Buggies” ride.
To the right of the Beach Buggies you’ll find the statue of the Pirate King standing next to his throne. A treasure chest stands beside that.
After you open the treasure chest you will find 8 wooden squares. Lift each one to find the “match”.
The only word that is repeated is your “match” and your keyword for this leg of the adventure.
HULL
Clue#2
Find the box at the Blue Cactus Taco Shop (10th street) and line up the plates to reveal the answer!
Follow the clue to the Blue Cactus Taco Shop at 986 Boardwalk (be careful not to go to the 12th St location).
Inside the shop you will find a brown box atop a white stand. It will have a clear top and is marked with the Ocean City Adventure Challenge logo.
You will find four clear acrylic plates inside. Reach your hands in each side and line the plates up to reveal a four letter word.
Feel for the rough engraved side of the letters (the other side will be smooth) and make sure all the plates have the rough side pointed away from you.
The letters are in digital format. One of the four letters is I, and so it is not as wide as the others.
SHIP
Clue#3
Outside the Pirates of the Golden Galleon Golf, use the ship's wheel to decode the Cipher: FTAKF, the letter key is X
The Pirates of the Golden Galleon Golf is located at 1124 Boardwalk.
Just outside the golf course entrance you will find a ship’s wheel marked with the Ocean City Adventure Challenge logo.
Take the letter key, “X”, and line that letter up to the very top position where the yellow arrow points.
Take the fist letter of the cipher, “F”, and find its position on the ships wheel. Then, without moving the wheel, find it’s corresponding letter on the outside of the wheel, “S”. Repeat this process for the rest of the letters.
SAILS
Clue#4
Go to JiLLy's T-shirt Factory (between 9th and 10th street) and flip it to solve the riddle!
Find JiLLy’s T-shirt Factory at 936 Boardwalk. Be careful you are at the right one, there are THREE on the Boardwalk!
Look around for a wooden plaque marked with the Ocean City Adventure Challenge logo.
The plaque is located just below the sign for the fitting rooms.
The riddle is backwards on the plaque. There are a few ways to flip it around, but the easiest way is to hold your phone up to it in “selfie mode”.
The riddle’s answer is also found in abundance in Ocean City.
SAND
Go to the private website page by following the link provided. https://ocnjadventure.com/thetaleofaship
Either type it in directly as shown or click the “The Tale of a Ship” tab, next to the FAQs.
You will need to enter the password to access the page EXACTLY as shown here, with a capital S.
Read the informational paragraph about the Sindia and then the riddle at the end:
Every single sentence has its beginning, the key will be found with just a little skimming. From the last line to first each letter will form, the answer you seek, another name for snowstorm.
“Every single sentence has its beginning, From the last line to first each letter will form” – take the first letter of each line and arrange them starting from bottom to top
“another name for snowstorm” – your answer will be another name for a snowstorm
Make sure you are taking the first letter from each LINE, not each sentence.
WINTER GALE
Clue#6
Unscramble the words you find at both JiLLy's T-shirt Factory (between 7th and 8th street) and at Shriver's to reveal an important place (two words) in the legend of the Sindia.
Go to Jilly’s T-shirt Factory at 762 Boardwalk, be careful there are THREE on the Boardwalk!
Find the clear acrylic sign with blue letters, marked with the Ocean City Adventure Challenge logo. Unscramble these letters to make the first word of your keyword for this leg of the adventure.
The sign is located above the dressing room, the scrambled letters are CSEKP.
Go to Shriver’s Salt Water Taffy and Fudge at 9th and Boardwalk.
Find the clear acrylic sign with blue letters, marked with the Ocean City Adventure Challenge logo. Unscramble these letters to make the second word of your keyword for this leg of the adventure.
The sign is located above the door to the candy making room, the scrambled letters are HBCEA.
PECKS BEACH
Clue#7
Don't get too dizzy with this spinning puzzle. You can find it at JiLLy's Arcade. Please re-scramble when you're done for your fellow adventurers!
Go to Jilly’s Arcade located at 1168 Boardwalk and look for the puzzle marked with the Ocean City Adventure Challenge logo.
The puzzle is hanging on a wall to the right of the cash exchange booth, next to a Coca Cola drink refrigerator.
The scramble puzzle requires you to spin each pieces until they line up into a riddle.
The riddle is:
My fourth letter is one after J
My third letter is found in lay
My first letter is S
The second lets me see
My fifth is repeated
I was brought across the sea
My fourth letter is one after J – K
My third letter is found in lay – L
My first letter is S – S
The second lets me see – I
My fifth is repeated – S
I was brought across the sea
SILKS