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Brotherhood 2.0 scavenger hunt (2007)

project history · status: last documented in 2007 · last event: rule change (2007-12-20) · last mentioned: 2007-12-28

John began the worldwide Nerdfighter scavenger hunt in November 2007 with a clue taped by a Subway in Indianapolis. Clues followed in videos and online through December, with skipped days and new rules, while the brothers prepared a big final hunt.

Part of: Brotherhood 2.0: the 2007 year of daily video letters

Told alongside: John asks Nerdfighters to help solve 'our identity crisis' on the forum (2007) · 'In your pants' suffix game (2007)

About: Nerdfighter Scavenger Hunt, Indianapolis, Englewood, Florida, Subway, Brotherhood 2.0 forum

date event what video
2007-11-01 launched In a P.S. John begins the worldwide Nerdfighter scavenger hunt: something taped to one of two metal boxes by a Subway on Ditch Road in Indianapolis, to be reported on the forum. November 1st: When Nerdfighters Fall in Nerdfighter-Like 00:02:53
2007-11-02 milestone Hank promises Englewood Nerdfighters a surprise and ends at Blind Pass Park in Englewood, hinting that something is under a rock. (playful) November 2nd: John Green at the Young Author's Award 00:02:53
2007-11-05 milestone Nerdfighters have found the scavenger hunt clues in Indianapolis, Englewood and near Chicago, solved the anagrams and found the hidden video; the hunt pauses for a day. November 5th: John's Not Happy about Pakistan 00:03:33
2007-11-07 rule change The description says the next Scavenger Hunt clue will arrive only once the current one has been solved. November 7: Discussing the Political Situation in Pakistan video description
2007-11-12 milestone Hank recaps the scavenger hunt clues nerdfighters have solved so far, from a dollar bill at an Indianapolis Subway to a scanned dollar bill emailed from hidden at Brotherhood2.com, and says the next clue is internet-only. November 12th: Brotherhood Clue Point Oh! 00:00:10
2007-11-13 milestone John thanks Hank for his scavenger hunt recap, says each day's clue can be solved without earlier clues, and gives today's clue, a South Dakota place (heard 'Winter', probably Winner). → refers to November 12th: Brotherhood Clue Point Oh! November 13: You Can't Scare Me. I'm Stickin' to the Union. 00:03:05
2007-11-15 milestone John tells scavenger hunters that the clue is already in this video. Nov 15: Jay-Z, the Inkys, Nerdfighteria, and Venn Diagrams! 00:02:58
2007-11-16 setback Hank says there is no scavenger hunt clue today. November 16th: Green Cars at the LA Auto Show 00:03:29
2007-11-19 setback John says there is no scavenger hunt clue today and the hunt will return soon. November 19th: HOORAY HOORAY HAPPY HOORAY! 00:02:49
2007-11-21 milestone John gives a new scavenger hunt clue: the last word of Looking for Alaska. November 21st: What I'm Grateful For 00:03:08
2007-11-23 setback Hank says there is no scavenger hunt clue today. November 23rd: BLACK FRIDAY! 00:03:06
2007-11-29 rule change Hank says no new scavenger hunt clue will come until John's clue is solved. November 29th: sXePhil, Leaky Brains and a Secret Project 00:03:28
2007-11-30 setback John says there is no scavenger hunt clue this weekend. Nov. 30th: A CHRISTMAS RANT 00:02:36
2007-12-03 milestone Hank gives a new scavenger hunt clue, online only and tied to the secret project. December 3rd: 10,000 Subscribers! and secret project 00:03:25
2007-12-12 paused John says there has been no scavenger hunt clue for a couple of days because the brothers are preparing the big final scavenger hunt, starting soon. Dec. 12th: w00t is the WORD OF THE YEAR?! 00:03:02
2007-12-20 rule change John gives a scavenger hunt clue leading to three numbers on three continents, starting in the UK, and says phone calls are now strictly against the rules. December 20th: HANK SHALL BE PUNISHED! 00:03:29
2007-12-28 looked back John recalls that the point of the scavenger hunt was people who don't suck doing something that doesn't suck together. Dec. 28th: John's Last Brotherhood 2.0 Video 00:03:26

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