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IN SEARCH OF ANCIENT GOLDS
In this game group members are about to join a magnificent sight seeing tour and an attractive game which is “In Search of Ancient Golds”.

TREASURE HUNT IN GRAND BAZAAR
In this version of orienteering/treasure hunt game which is applied in Grand Bazaar (or in the old city) , there are two objectives: to develop team work and communication skills by inserting the group in a challenging environment and to provide that the group will visit and enjoy the basic historical places of the Grand Bazaar.

The design and the application of the game will be as follows:

-Before the game, a short pre briefing will be given to the whole group

-The group is then taken to the Grand Bazaar and final preperations for the game is made. The group is separated into different teams.

-Each team will follow different directions to collect the clues which would help them to solve the secret sentence that reaches them to treasure.Each team will have compass and map to find their ways, and some documents about Grand Bazaar. These tools and information will be given as separated pieces so that they can reach the clues only if they work with the colleboration of whole team members.

Clue sources may be in different shapes and places which are summarised below:
- Some authentic shops in the Grand Bazaar like handicraft, carpet shops, jewellery, spice shops etc. By this way the group will see the great variety  while walking around bazaar.
- Some geographical places or arhitectural objects at Grand Bazaar. (such as courtyards, entrance door, fountain, window, inscription).
- An information source who waits constant at a determined place (or who moves) will be a MORIS staff who the attenders will see before. The group will receive the information when they find him and give the correct password.

* The basic language of the game is English.  However the clues and sentences are prepared in a simple way by symbols and pictures so that people from any language could understand.
* The game has a time limit. The group should reach to a certain point at the end of the game. If they can not find the treasure they will receive  scores according to the clues they find. If more than one group reaches the treasure, the one who comes firstwill be the winner.

 
"EBRU" MARBLING COURSE 
The art of ebru, or marbling as it is known in English, is a mysterious art whose history and technique hold many secrets. By whom, when or how ebru was discovered is unknown. However, researchers agree that it originated in the city of Bukhara in Turkistan, and from here spread via the Silk Road to Persia, India and Anatolia.  The difficulties entailed by ebru lend it an uncertainty which is certainly part of its fascination. One of the best contemporary ebru artists, Mustafa Düzgünman, explains, "Ebru has a perpetually changing harmony, and requires great dedication and patience."

The word ebru is defined in modern dictionaries as "coloured wavy patterns on paper". This patterned paper was traditionally used to line book bindings, but today ebru works are often framed as pictures. In outline the traditional method is as follows: First a solution of gum tragacanth is placed in deep tray. The sap obtained from the stems of Astragalus Tragacantha, gum tragacanth, lends viscosity to the water. Who originally had this idea? No one knows. The origin of the method of preparing the pigments is another mystery. Having been ground to a fine powder the pigments are mixed with some kind of solutions. Then one or two small spoonfuls of fresh cattle gall are added to aid surface fluidity. The paints are now ready to use. Beginning with the darkest colour, the paints are dripped or sprinkled onto the surface of the solution with a brush. Dipping a stiff hair or stick into the water, the paint is gently swirled into the desired pattern. The sheet of paper is now gently placed on surface of the solution, and after waiting few seconds carefully lifted. We provide the transportation from the hotel to the fine arts course for "Marbling". The course lasts 5 hours. At the end of the course we take the participants back to their hotels.

Pera
Istiklal Avenue, Mosques, Churchs , old buildings

Main Points
Teams have 3 assignments, all the same but in different order.
Assignments and the neccessary information, edited map, (if needed compass) are given in sealed envelopes.
Teams try to find some certain places and answer some particular questions.
Time: 45 min. net (witout briefing, award ceremony etc.)