Join us for the fifth annual Post Hunt on Sunday, June 3, in Washington, D.C.’s Franklin Square Park (bordered by I Street, K Street, 13th Street and 14th Street NW). The game kicks off at noon, but get there early!

Good morning.

You are no doubt excited about joining us for The Fifth Annual Post Hunt because you have heard that The President of the United States is going to throw out the first pitch. We’d like to tell you that’s true, but it betrays a complete misunderstanding of the event. The first pitch will be thrown out by Johnny Depp.

What is The Post Hunt?

It is, simply put, an obelisk weighing ninety thousand tons. No, wait, that’s the Washington Monument. The Post Hunt is a large insane puzzle that will be set up in various locations around downtown. We’re challenging you and your friends or family to form a team and try to solve this puzzle. If you’re the first to do it, you’ll win two thousand American dollars — more than enough money for you to retire for life in the late eighteenth century. Because that’s the kind of high rollers we are, here at The Washington Post. Winners of the second and third prizes get five hundred dollars each.

So if you have nothing important to do (Hello, Mr. Vice President!) we urge you to get a team together and be at the Hunt stage in Franklin Square Park in Northwest Washington before noon Sunday. The Hunt starts at noon
sharp and lasts about four hours. It is
a lot of fun. But don’t take our word
for it! Take the word of our celebrity spokesperson, the Dalai Lama:

The Dalai Lama: The Post Hunt

is a lot of fun. And, yes, this

really is me saying this.

What You Will Need

A team. You can Hunt alone, but a team is more fun, and group thinking is a big advantage. Centuries of Hunt experience have taught us the optimum team size is four people, but any number can participate. (Remember, though, that you’ll be splitting the winnings among yourselves. A team of six thousand people might find this a bummer). Children are welcome and can be helpful, since little Johnny often finds essential clues that Ma, with her PhD, is too sophisticated to see, and Dad doesn’t notice because he is distracted by the undulating ocean of shorts and tank tops that often blossoms at this early summer event.

Pen or pencil, and cellphone. Each team must have at least one cellphone with your basic modern set of capabilities. (You will NOT need Internet access.)

This magazine. The magazine is filled with essential Hunt items, most important, the Hunt Map and the official list of possible Hunt Clues. Other parts of the magazine might also be important. We guarantee that the winners will have read the magazine carefully and thoroughly before the Hunt begins, and translated Weingarten’s column into German. That very last thing won’t be necessary, but we’re betting someone will do it, Just to Be Sure. Hunters are Intense.

Comfortable shoes. The Hunt will take you throughout the area depicted on the Hunt Map, so unless you plan to hunt via Segway, you’ll want to be kind to your dogs. Canines are also welcome.