Hunt the Yeti Date

I know. This title is one of the weirdest I have ever written. But if you stay with me, I promise it will be worth your time.

This date is an at-home-date that is insanely easy to plan if you have an Alexa device. This is one of the many games that come with our Amazon home devices. It is fairly simple to play, but you will have so much fun. This is a great date idea if you get stuck inside on date night, for new parents who don't feel comfortable leaving their baby yet, or in case we have another lockdown we have to get through.

Hunt the Yeti is an interpretation of the game Hunt the Wumpus. In the game, you guide a hunter through a dark cave to discover the location of the yeti. Once you have helped the hunter locate the yeti, tell the hunter to throw the hunter's only spear in the direction of the yeti. If you are right about the location, you will help the hunter defeat the yeti! If not, the yeti will eventually find the hunter.

In this version of the game, the hunter (you) is lost in a 5 by 5 cave. There are open pits, bats, and one yeti. You can hear the bats flutter, feel the breeze from the open pit, or smell the yeti near by. Bats will pick the hunter up and drop the hunter in a random, but safe, location. If the hunter falls into a pit, the hunter dies and the game is over. If the hunter walks into the yeti, the yeti attacks and the hunter dies. Only the hunter is capable of moving, but the hunter only has one spear, so make it count!

To launch the game say "Alexa, launch Yeti Hunt Game". After that you can say "Begin the Game" to start the game, "How to Play" if you need a reminder, "overview" if you want an overview of the game, and "pause" if you need some more time to think.

The directions you can move in the game are north, east, south, and west.

While in the game say "move (direction)" to move spaces and "throw (direction)" to throw your spear.

The game won't tell you where anything is, but use the clues and deductive reasoning to escape the caves and kill the yeti.

This game is best played in smaller groups or people, but it can still be a fun group date. Just gather around your Alexa device and have fun!

I hope you have a fantastic day and an even better date!