The X is somewhere on Earth.
Every month we hide an X on the real planet. Follow the clues, fly a photoreal 3D globe, and drop your X on the exact spot. The first hunter to find it takes the title.
- SEARCH AREA
- 510,072,000 km²
- THE TARGET
- A few metres
- NEXT DROP
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- PLAY ON
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Two hunts. One planet.
From a riddle to a rooftop.
- 01Crack the clueClues drop all month in our videos, social posts, the Dispatch (our newsletter) and the app. Some are ciphers. Some hide in a single frame.THE DISPATCH · A CIPHERGSV RILM
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GSV HKZMH - 02Fly the globeThe whole planet in photoreal 3D. No search box: you navigate with a compass, an altimeter and your wits.ALT 2.4 kmHDG 312° NW
- 03Drop your XGet below the drop height and commit. Every drop is checked and timed by our server. A miss costs you two minutes.140 m · DROP WINDOW OPEN
- 04Break the sealRight spot, and our seal presses into the roof with your next clue. Wrong spot: “There’s no X on this spot.”MARK FOUND
Clues are everywhere. Follow closely.
- YOUTUBEThe DropThe monthly video that starts each hunt. Pause often.
- EMAILThe DispatchOur newsletter, with a clue inside.
- TIKTOK · REELS · SHORTSField footageVoice memos, photographs and thirty-second riddles.
- INSTAGRAM · XThe postsLook at the corners of every image.
- THIS WEBSITEPlain sightYou may have already scrolled past one.
- THE APPThe sealsEach Mark you find unseals the next clue.
The Daily Bearing
One question. One tap on the globe. The closer you land, the more you score. Sixty seconds, a streak to protect, and a result worth posting.
Hunt free. Join for the Bounty.
- ✕The Open Hunt, new every month
- ✕The Daily Bearing, every day
- ✕A starter hunt to learn the ropes
- ✕Bonus clues after a short ad
- ✕The Bounty, with a prize for the first hunter to the X
- ✕No ads, and every bonus clue unsealed
- ✕A monthly hint allowance
- ✕Everything in the free plan
Before you set out
+Is there a prize?
The Open Hunt is played for glory: First to the X, your rank on the Board and a card to share. The Bounty, for Club members, carries a prize for the first hunter to the X. Its official rules come with it.
+Do I have to go anywhere?
No. Every Mark is found on the globe, from your couch. Please don't visit the real places: many are private property.
+Will you tell me if I'm close?
Never in a hunt. A spot is marked or it isn't. Only the Daily Bearing scores by distance.
+Can I join halfway through the month?
Yes. Your clock counts from the Drop, the same moment for every hunter.
+Do I need an account?
Not for Mark 1. Make a free account to save your progress and keep going.