TREASURE HUNT
THE SIGNAL IS OUT THERE.
01. DISCOVERY SCANNER
02. LIVE RANKINGS TOWER
LIVE RANKINGS
Fetching the latest rankings.
03. MISSION PROTOCOL
HOW IT WORKS
DISCOVERY PROTOCOL · NSSC 2026
BET WISELY
LOCATE DISCOVERY NODES
Explore the NSSC fest venues at IIT Kharagpur to find hidden QR codes planted across the campus.
SCAN TO BEGIN A HUNT
Scan a QR with the in-app scanner. Each scan starts a 3-round quiz drawn from a question set you haven't played.
ANSWER ROUND 1 — FREE SWING
The first question is risk-free. A correct answer banks points; a wrong one costs nothing but ends this hunt.
DECIDE — STOP OR DOUBLE DOWN
After every correct answer you choose: STOP and bank your score, or CONTINUE and bet it on the next round. The stakes grow with your lifetime score.
CLIMB THE LIVE LEADERBOARD
Scores from every hunt stack on your lifetime total. Each new QR opens a fresh set — up to the number of sets available.
ROUND STAKES
Risk and reward scale with your lifetime total. R1 is free, R2 is even money, R3 tightens as you climb.
Wrong R1 ends the hunt but takes nothing. You keep the +10 scan.
Reward and penalty match on R2 — the bet turns on whether you know it.
Penalty % > reward % here. The richer you are, the more R3 costs to miss.
Player at 200 pts scans a new QR
LIFETIME 200 → 213They clear R1 and R2, then bust on R3. Net gain this hunt: +13. Had they stopped at R2, they'd have banked +62 instead.
- 01Prior lifetime—200
- 02Scan QR+10210
- 03R1 ✓ correct+20230
- 04R2 ✓ correct · 20 + 5% of 230+32262
- 05R3 ✗ wrong · 10 + 15% of 262−49213
- 06Net this hunt+13213
SCAN = +10 PTS
Guaranteed on your first scan of any QR. Participation always pays.
RISK SCALES WITH SCORE
R2 and R3 reward/penalty grow as a % of your lifetime total. Veterans bet bigger.
WRONG ENDS THE HUNT
A wrong answer on any round closes this hunt with the current penalty. Scan a new QR to try another set.