Ubisoft announces real-life treasure hunt to celebrate Black Flag Resynced with $500,000 on the line

To celebrate the launch of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced later this year, Ubisoft has teamed up with Unsolved Hunts to give players a chance at winning $500,000.

Together, Ubisoft and Unsolved Hunts have created a real-world treasure hunt called “Gold & Crystal – The Lost Treasure of Edward Kenway.” The hunt is said to span multiple years, involve solving over a dozen riddles, and require traveling to the middle of the Caribbean Sea to uncover real buried treasure—a chest containing gold coins and a crystal skull with an opal. In total, the chest is said to be worth roughly $500k, with $350k of that being gold and the remaining $150k for the crystal skull.

To find the treasure, you have to solve a series of 15 riddles that are centered around the golden age of piracy to uncover a specific location in the Caribbean Sea. The first person to correctly guess that location will be flown out there to dig up their buried treasure.

While this treasure hunt is being thrown to celebrate the release of Black Flag Resynced, participants don’t need to have any knowledge of the game or the Assassin’s Creed franchise to play. However, participants who have played Black Flag will notice a number of references to the game, Edward Kenway, and other characters.

You don’t need to purchase Black Flag Resynced to enter the treasure hunt, but you will have to spend some money to start uncovering the treasure. On the Gold & Crystal website, you can pre-order one of seven “Packs” that give you access to the entire experience, which is completely remote.

The starter pack, which is all you need to play, costs $35 and comes with access to the digital interface for the treasure hunt. However, you can spend $60 and up to also receive a physical copy of the game, containing maps, a bottle, letters, and everything else you need to solve all 15 riddles. There are additional packs for up to $230 that come with additional investigative games, real-world collectibles, and some Black Flag memorabilia.

The Gold & Crystal treasure hunt doesn’t officially begin until Nov. 9, 2026, but pre-ordering one of the packs will let you access a sneak peek of what to expect and a clue to solving the first riddle. If you do pre-order, you can technically solve the first riddle before the treasure hunt even gets underway, but don’t expect the riddles to be simple whatsoever.

While the clue will certainly help whoever decides to embark on the treasure hunt, Gold & Crystal states that the hunt will last between two and five years.

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The Royal Highlands update in Palia has made the map bigger, but we can save our time and energy by finding a horse for ourselves. To make matters even better, all of us can have the mount for free.

However, there are a few tasks to complete before we can get our hands on our stallion.

How to unlock your horse in Palia Royal Highlands update

The first task is to reach the Royal Highlands region. If you’re someone new to the game, you should still be able to access the location. However, you’ll come across certain spoilers for content related to the main campaign.

Next, we will need to find Hassian, an NPC, and you’ll find a horse next to him. The horse next to Hassian will be trapped in amber. You’ll have to free it by using your pickaxe, which can be done after starting the Before the Dawn quest.

Next, look for Dawnspur Lilies to feed the horse. You’ll find the flowers in the nearby locations, and they’re easy to find. Once you find three flowers, return to the horse. Hassian will then ask you to ride the new mount. He will claim that the horse appears to be fond of you, and you’ll find out if that’s not the case. Hassian will then return to the camp, leaving you with your mount.

Open the tool menu and choose the saddle icon. You’ll now find the horse added to your list of options. Select the horse, and it will appear as your ride. You move on the horse by using the same controls that you use for your character.

Do note that your horse will have a stamina gauge that will empty when it sprints. Once the bar is depleted, it will move more slowly until the stamina is refilled. To prevent that from happening, move through golden orbs since that will partially restore the lost stamina.

Combined with your ranch, you can also breed your horses and ride them. It’s a really cool mechanic that will save a lot of time during exploration. Since new players can also access Royal Highlands early, you can make your mount a part of your journey.

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