It was co-created by Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry, along with Gene Weingarten and Tom Shroder.
[1] It was a renamed version of the Tropic Hunt, also created by Barry, Weingarten and Shroder, which had a long run in Miami, FL.
Answering the "opening questions" directs Hunters to five puzzle sites scattered through the Hunt area.
Hunters have three hours to solve the puzzles, then at 3 p.m., a sixth and final clue is announced from the main stage.
Solving the endgame often leads to a phone number, or directs Hunters to go to a certain out-of-the-way location and give a password to someone identified in a cryptic way.