How 18 Clues Works
You go to our Challenge Shop and purchase one or more of our 18 Clues Challenges. You can choose a Walking Challenge, which requires you to visit the location and find the clues in person, and/or a Virtual ('Armchair') Challenge, which you can complete online, anywhere you choose, using tools such as what3words, Google Maps and your preferred search engine. Solve all 18 clues correctly and you will be left with the correct solution to the Challenge, which you can then submit online to be entered into an amazing prize draw.
A new pair of Challenges featuring a new location will be released each month. All clues, facts and solutions in the Walking and Virtual Challenge versions are different, so if you are able to visit the Challenge location you can complete both Challenge versions to double your chances of winning the prize. As you explore the location, be it physically or virtually, you will learn loads of interesting facts... but best of all, a healthy percentage of the price of each Challenge or Gift Voucher you buy will be donated to an animal welfare and/or environmental charity!
For details of our current prize draw package keep scolling down...
Walking Challenge
Virtual Challenge
Our First Prize Package
See below for details of our first prize package. To be entered into the prize draw, correct entries must be submitted by midnight, 31st December. The draw will take place within days of this date and the winner notified soon afterwards. The next, exciting prize package will be announced in December as this one draws to a close. Remember... you've got to Be In To Win!
1st Prize
£££
£1000 Cash!
Yes, that's a whopping £1000 paid into your account to do with as you please... tax free!
A £500 Apple Gift Card to put towards a new iPhone, iPad, Mac, or anything else Apple? Accessories, Apps, games, music, movies, and more. Your choice!
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£500 Apple Gift Card
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£50 Gift Vouchers
5 x £10 18 Clues Discovery Challenge Gift Vouchers to redeem yourself, or gift to friends or family.
Yes, that's a whopping
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£50 Gift Vouchers
From 18 Clues Discovery Challenges, to redeem yourself or gift to family or friends.
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The Perfect Gift Anytime
Give the gift of adventure with an 18 Clues Gift Voucher!
Gift Vouchers start at £10 and you can choose to have them emailed to yourself to print out and present in person, or emailed directly to the recipient on a date that you pre-schedule.
If you choose to have the gift voucher emailed to yourself, you can buy Stylish Presentation Sleeves from our Challenge Shop for just £2, including postal charges. You then simply insert the voucher you have purchased and present to your friends or loved ones. 100% of Presentation Sleeve sales will be split amongst our charities.
A GIFT FOR YOU... Buy a minimum of £30 worth of Gift Vouchers in one order and within 24 hours you'll receive a code enabling you to order a complimentary Challenge of your choice.
IMPORTANT: If you are buying a Challenge for others, always buy a gift voucher. Why? Whenever you purchase a Challenge through the Challenge Shop, a Unique Reference Number (URN) is generated that is specifically linked to you and your contact details, so only you will be able to request answers to clues or submit the final answer. If, however, you buy someone a gift voucher, they can choose whichever Challenge(s) they wish, and when they redeem their voucher they will be registered as a member in their own right.
To buy an 18 Clues gift voucher click the Gift Voucher image above, the Header at the top of the page, or here.
Latest Challenge Release
The Location... The intellectual beating heart of London, Bloomsbury and Holborn blend academia, culture, history, eclecticism, and allure. Bloomsbury is synonymous with bookish charm, leafy garden squares, and the ghosts of literary giants lingering in the air. Holborn, on the other hand, buzzes with legal institutions, ancient pubs, and hidden cultural gems. Both boast world-famous universities, museums, and libraries, and just about every street corner hides a fascinating story.
The Challenge... It has come to light that Charles Dickens, one of the world’s most celebrated authors and a former Bloomsbury resident, embedded an illuminating cryptic message in one of his many works. Your task is to discover which novel Dickens’ revelation is hidden in by finding and solving 18 clues.
About this Challenge... For more information specific to this particular Challenge location, please see ABOUT THIS CHALLENGE at the base of the specific Product Page in the Challenges Shop. Choose the Walking Challenge, the Virtual Challenge, or if you live near the Challenge location or plan to visit London, buy both to double your experience, double your knowledge and double your chances of winning the prize package!
The Charity... £1 from each London - Bloomsbury and Holborn Challenge sold will be donated to Urban Squirrels (see Challenge Charity box above right) , a London-based charity dedicated to providing vital care and advocacy for these super-intelligent and resourceful animals, highlighting their importance in urban ecosystems, and promoting coexistence. The organisation also challenges legislation that currently prohibits the release of rescued grey squirrels back into the wild. We urge you to sign the petition to reverse this, and spread the word to lend further support.
To start exploring this or any of our previous Challenge locations, please click on the button below to access the Challenge Shop...