In loving memory of
Breadcrumb
Born in a simpler time · Died October 2026
It is with heavy hearts (and a surprisingly light AWS bill) that we announce Breadcrumb has been sunset. It passed peacefully, mid-scavenger-hunt, surrounded by its logs.
Breadcrumb spent its life hosting scavenger hunts all over the globe, though mostly in America, where it sent thousands of teams running through cities, photographing statues, and arguing about whether that counted as "a selfie with a stranger."
It was a good app. A little slow at times, occasionally convinced a team was standing in the ocean, but it always tried its best. It handed out clues, accepted questionable photo submissions, and never once asked for a raise.
It is survived by its exported data, several JSON files of questionable formatting, a lot of blurry team photos, and a successor that does everything it did, only faster and with fewer 500s.
Death certificate
- Cause of death
- Natural causes. Also, a migration.
- Last words
{"status":"ok"}(it lied)- Time of death
- Right after the last deploy, as is tradition
- Final clue
- "Your next destination is the new platform. There is no checkpoint here."
- Survived by
- Your games, missions, and locations, safely exported and living their best life on the new platform
- Visiting hours
- None. This is a static page. Nobody is home. Do not submit a photo of it.
In lieu of flowers
The family asks that you please update your bookmarks, delete any shortcuts, and stop pinging the health endpoint. It can't hear you anymore. If you are currently standing in a parking lot waiting for a clue, you can go home. The hunt is over.