The old board game of WHO? by Parker Brothers is lots of fun to play. It is a mystery game of hidden identity which was first published in 1951, but can be found every now and then at estate sales or on auction sites like Ebay. To play the game, …
The Oracle Armchair Treasure Hunt is enjoyed for not only its exciting adventure story of two boys traveling through space and time, but also for the fact that it offers readers an incredible opportunity to hunt for lost treasure worth over $6000 dollars! Pete Wilder did an excellent job of …
The mystery of the Beale Treasure originates from a small pamphlet published in 1885. It includes the story of buried treasure left undiscovered, and encourages you to find it. The pamphlet describes how a man named Thomas J. Beale had discovered gold out west, with a group of fellow adventurers, …
The breaking of the cipher of Mary, Queen of Scots, had grave circumstances and stands testament today for the need of nonpareil security. Passing messages, from one party to another, consisting of information of highly delicate and valuable nature, is something not always avoidable. For this reason, the making and …
Guest Post by Duncan Burden What is Freemasonry? and 10 Common Myths on What Freemasonry isn’t 1)Freemasonry is a Universal System A common assumption is that Freemasonry is so universal that every mason around the world practises the same Masonic structure and rituals, with possibly only native languages representing any …
Don’t we all love surprises? Well, below are Random/Surprise Words from Forrest Fenn: Don’t look for a trick or subterfuge from me, because there aren’t any. f Best of luck with all that seek! And as always Treasure the Adventure! To note: Previous surprise/random words can be …
Pirate and Traveler was a popular board game by Milton Bradley. It was fist copyrighted in 1911, but multiple versions were produced all the way up until 1970. Kids loved looking for treasures and collecting enough ‘Pirate Booty’ to win the game. Parents loved the game, for not only was …
One of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to exercise the mind is by playing a game. And a perfect game for having puzzling and riddle fun is with Mastermind. Since 1970, the game has been challenging players to each break his opponent’s code before the time it takes his …
Mr. Fenn, you were in the military for twenty years and most of us never served. There must be incidents from those days that still stick in your mind. Can you share a few with us?~Thanks, Romnella Sure Romnella, there are many. Sometimes my memory harkens back to an …
Guest Post by Beatrice Mercedes Coin Collecting Treasures: Rare Foreign Coins Following a promise to write a more conventional Treasure article, I hope you enjoy this and that it could be of worth, from a more ‘financial’ perspective. Although I appreciate that many of the readership of Mysterious Writings may …
