猎杀老鼠：3 位朋友发现了价值 50 万美元的令人垂涎的金币

这款免费游戏于 10 月 10 日开始，预计运行一个月。

Three friends have struck gold — literally — after finding the $500,000 gold coin hidden as part of the annual treasure hunt game Hunt the Mouse.

三位朋友在一年一度的寻宝游戏“猎捕老鼠”中发现了隐藏的价值 50 万美元的金币，这确实是实至名归的。

The trio, Wee Kiat, Edward and Erwin, discovered the coin at 1.43am on Sunday (Nov 8), game organiser Sqkii announced in social media posts later that day.

游戏组织者 Sqkii 当天晚些时候在社交媒体帖子中宣布，Wee Kiat、Edward 和 Erwin 三人于周日（11 月 8 日）凌晨 1.43 发现了这枚硬币。

In an Instagram story uploaded by Sqkii, Wee Kiat showed the exact location where they found the gold coin — behind leaves under a bench in front of Blk 208 at New Upper Changi Road in Bedok.

在 Sqkii 上传的 Instagram 故事中，Wee Kiat 展示了他们发现金币的确切位置——勿洛新上樟宜路第 208 座大牌前的树叶后面的长凳下。

Sqkii said they completed their verification processes and confirmed that the three men found the coin "fair and square" using the provided hints.

Sqkii 表示，他们完成了验证过程，并确认三人根据提供的提示“公平公正”地发现了这枚硬币。

If you're sad about not finding the gold coin in time, Sqkii reassures participants that there are still more silver coins to be found.

如果您因为没有及时找到金币而感到难过，Sqkii 会向参与者保证还有更多银币可以找到。

The free-to-play game kicked off on Oct 10 and was set to run for a whole month.

这款免费游戏于 10 月 10 日开始，预计运行一个月。

Participants had to wait for clues from Sqkii, which were delivered three times a day via its Instagram, Facebook and Telegram pages.

参与者必须等待来自 Sqkii 的线索，这些线索每天通过其 Instagram、Facebook 和 Telegram 页面发送三次。

Players could also use the game's real-time map that provided daily hints.

玩家还可以使用游戏的实时地图来提供每日提示。

Sqkii also urged participants to stay safe and reminded them that coins would not be hidden underwater, in places of worship, or buried underground.

Sqkii 还敦促参与者保持安全，并提醒他们硬币不会藏在水下、礼拜场所或埋在地下。

This year's Hunt the Mouse game is more lucrative than its past editions. Last year, the grand prize was $100,000, with a gold coin worth $50,000 and 100 silver coins worth $500.

今年的捉老鼠游戏比过去的版本更有利可图。去年的大奖为10万美元，其中价值5万美元的金币一枚，价值500美元的银币100枚。

melissateo@asiaone.com

melissateo@asiaone.com