Mysterious Writings is the leading website on active armchair treasure hunts, as well as those of the past.
Multiple treasure hunt puzzles, that are currently in progress, are listed on the site for your convenience. Summaries, updates, and information about how to get started on armchair treasure hunts can be found here.
For a list of active armchair treasure hunts please click here: Treasure Hunts. There you will find a quick run down on all the what, where, when, why, who, and hows for each of the hunts.
If you are new to the hobby, be sure to check out the post of How to Get Started in Armchair Treasure Hunting. It includes lots of tips and examples of how past armchair treasure hunts have been solved, which in turn will help you understand how those of today might be hiding clues for you to solve.
Join other searchers on the MW Forum , MW DISCORD Channel, or the MW Facebook Treasure Hunting Group for discussions. You can also subscribe to MW’s YouTube Channel, and/or Newsletter, to keep up to date on all that’s happening here on MW treasures, puzzles, and games.
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In June 2022, The Incredible Hunt launched! Six Treasures, each worth $10,000 were hidden somewhere in the US. Clues to discover the locations of these incredible treasures are to be found within a box – available for purchase on the hunt’s website. Each box contains a set of Six Cards, …
Congrats to the winners of the FIRST of SIX treasures in The Incredible Hunt. One of six, $10,000 cash prizes, has been claimed (7/7/22) by a team named The Incredibles. No worry, though. There are still FIVE left to solve and $50,000 cash yet to claim. Will you solve the clues …
Before sharing Don Adams’ solution to the buried casque believed to be in San Francisco, I’d like to mention only a few (of many) of his other AWESOME adventures and successes. He does extreme due diligence, research, and planning in all hunts he gets involved with – as I’m sure …
Another armchair treasure hunt released- EARLY! – It is called- THE INCREDIBLE HUNT! And that it is! with Six Treasures, each worth $10,000, out there to find. To discover the hidden locations, a searcher needs to solve the clues provided in ‘the box’. The box of clues is available on …
After almost exactly two years The Golden Oyster armchair treasure hunt is solved! Congrats to Dan Worthington, a first time puzzler, who put the final clues together and discovered where the Golden Oyster was hidden. He will receive the ‘Golden Oyster’ and over $1,000 in cash! Jo Bartley released The …
Another wonderful armchair treasure hunt has been released! This one entitled RABBIT: A HOMECOMING TALE. The hunt was created by Brad Jamieson of MidniteStudio, and while free to access, donations are being accepted to fund Cash Prizes for those who solve puzzles within the charming story. Currently the prize fund …
Over the Moon by TC Treasure was one of the hunts released on March 20th for the 2022 Masquerade Tribute. The hunt was successfully solved, with proxy found and treasures claimed on March 27 (2022), by Matt Littlefield, Ed Brodie, and other teammates: Matthew Koskie, Steven Sanftner, and Mike Nowak. …
FOLLOWING ARTICLE WRITTEN BY BETH HOVANEC Leveret is Off and Running! “The Story of Leveret: An Enchanting Hare”, a new armchair treasure hunt co-authored by Beth Hovanec and William Gardner was released on Earth Day. The 96-page, full color book was received by treasure hunters in more than thirty states this past …
The Masquerade Tribute makes another powerful impact by donating over $3500 to four charities. The 2022 Tribute was released on 3/20/22. Today marks the one month anniversary of this event. Of the Six Different Hunts involved, only ONE remains yet to be solved. Since it is the last hunt, the …
A new armchair treasure hunt, entitled Rabbit: A Homecoming Tale, has been released! This hunt was created by Brad Jamieson and is a story of a Rabbit who has lost his way home. He needs YOUR HELP to find him. The prize for solving RABBIT is a growing pool of …
