Treasure Hunter

Treasure Hunter is a 2-player Google Sheets game where players take turns uncovering cells in order to obtain treasure and avoid traps. 

 

Players take turns uncovering one cell on the 12 x 4 red grid. To do this, select the cell of your choice and navigate your cursor to the top-middle of the menus and locate the bucket icon. Click it and choose “Reset”. This should reveal the hidden word on the cell.

 

Depending on the word…

1. Treasure → You gain one (1) point.
2. Trap → You lose one (1) point.
3. Steal → You can steal one (1) point from the other player, decreasing their points by one (1).
4. Death → You lose all of your points and continue the game at zero (0) points.
5. Nothing → Nothing happens.

 

If you get “Trap” or “Death” but have zero (0) points, nothing happens. If you get “Steal” and the other player has zero (0) points, nothing happens.

 

The first player to five (5) points wins.

 

If the grid is completely uncovered and neither player has reached five (5) points, the player with the highest score wins. If both players are tied, the game ends in a draw.

 

Cells randomize every time an edit is made on the sheets (a.k.a when the score is changed). This is intentional and decreases predictability of what you can uncover. If a cell you previously uncovered changes, you may ignore it and continue the game.

 

The PDF file obtains the set-up, rules, and link to the Google Sheets.

  

[This game is an experimental school project!]