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Game Designer & Illustrator
Game Designer
Poetically, Ravenchase was created by Founder and President Josh Czarda under tragic circumstances.
Christmas was approaching, and the mother of Josh's three little brothers - Jimmy, Cliff and Stephen, was in the ICU, with an advanced stage of cancer. Chemo had gone on for weeks, the entire family was sad and Josh simply wished to give the boys something to take their minds off of the future—even for just a day. Inspiration for adventure arrived while shopping for gifts, when Josh stumbled across a metal detector and an antique compass. Holding the compass, struck by it's weight and beauty and the stories it might tell if only it could, it became clear to him that the thing to get the boys outside of it all was to get the boys outside of it all.
And, so, the idea for an adventure that would lead the boys through the town and the local countryside was borne.
Josh scouted locations and developed clues that would lead his brothers from point to point across their farm, through the town of Warrenton, Virginia and ultimately up into the Shenandoah mountains, where he had buried an actual treasure chest, within a cave, near the top Old Rag mountain. On the day of adventure that holiday season, the boys struggled with the clues and ciphers and anagrams, though persist they did. With no help from Josh, they eventually solved the puzzles and found the final clue that led them up Old Rag, and to their buried treasure chest. It was the look that Stephen gave Josh, when the boys dug the treasure chest out of the ground - elation, wonder, happiness - that was a gift of equal measure. The boys knew they had done something extraordinary, and it showed. Inspired by that moment, Ravenchase has continued to create one of a kind moments, in innumerable adventures, around the globe.
We will work with you to make sure the event becomes the experience of your dreams. Know exactly what you want? Great - we'll find a way to turn your wild imagination into a reality. Not quite sure what you need? No problem - we have over ten years of event experience, and have designed immeasurable adventures to fit the bill.
Once your event is booked with a deposit, we set our staff in motion developing every facet, play-testing the experience and ensuring that you never have to think about it again until show time.
Our events play out like a game. We will separate your group into competing teams, who will work together to explore their environment and overcome a series of challenges.
When all teams have finished, the celebration begins! Our events generally end at a bar or restaurant where teams can reconvene and swap stories about the adventure.
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