Escape Game: try to find real gold bars in Metz and Nancy

Annick Berger

Published on 06/10/2019 at 1:30 p.m.

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This is a first in France and it should attract people. The Escape Hunt franchise, which specializes in escape games, has launched a unique operation: as of Saturday, 15 small gold bars will be hidden in their game rooms until December 31. Unveiled today and relayed by the site actu.fr, this treasure hunt must take place in the two franchise establishments in Lorraine: in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) and in Jouy-aux-Arches (Moselle), near Metz. The ingots will be distributed in different ways in escape games, these games where participants have to solve puzzles, in a given time, to leave a room and win the game.

Thus, seven ingots will be hidden in the seven gambling halls of Jouy-aux-Arches and eight others in the eight halls of Nancy. The company said the bars to be found in theaters will be fake and will then be exchanged for real gold bars. In addition, these little treasures can be found during any game between June 15 and December 31. A statement is set up on the website of the two places to tell you the number of ingots remaining to find.

An ingot at 380 euros

To add a little spice to the hunt, the franchise said it would not disclose “neither the room nor the location, nor when the ingots are hidden”. You will have to try your luck and bet on your lucky star to be in the right place at the right time. Note that to participate you must reserve a game on the websites of the two escape games. Finding the ingot will not be enough to win it either, it will also, of course, have to finish the game and solve the puzzle within 60 minutes.

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The 15 hidden gold bars each weigh 10 grams, according to the rules of the game, and are all made of 24 carat pure gold. They have a purchase value of 37.7 euros per gram, or around 380 euros. Note that the value of your little treasure can vary depending on the price of gold up or down. And you might as well hurry to find them, the gold price, safe haven, soared in the world this morning and continues to climb. In May alone, it gained 6% and should continue to rise. More good news for anyone lucky enough to find one of the 15 gold bars in the Escape Hunt franchise.

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