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 …
The Good Old Game of Proverbs, published by Parker Brothers in 1893, demonstrates the simplicity of ‘party games’ of the time, and offers a wonderful glimpse into past pleasures. The game consists of merely 96 small cards (1”x2”), each with a Proverb written upon it. Instructions for various methods of …
Hi Forrest, Many photos of you in your office show your bookshelves in the background. Out of the thousands of books that could have been chosen, how did a book get a place on the shelf? Thanks so much ~ jenny Hi back to you. I’m comfortable with books …
Readers of Pete Bissonette’s book, Breakfast Tea & Bourbon, are not only inspired by reading about the adventures the characters of his book enjoyed, but are also encouraged to strike out and enjoy adventures all of their own. The book Breakfast Tea & Bourbon is a story about a treasure …
Guest Post by Beatrice Mercedes Your Given Name is a Treasure The 1953 Arthur Miller play ‘The Crucible’ is an incredible work set around the Salem Witch trials of 1692. Yet this artistic representation is also stunning insight into human nature, with every character playing a significant and recognizable element …
Breakfast Tea & Bourbon by Pete Bissonette is not only an entertaining book, but also a treasure hunt for a hidden prize worth $50,000 dollars in cash. In order to find the treasure, a searcher needs to read the book, discern the clues secreted within, and retrieve the hidden item …
The treasure hunt for Forrest Fenn’s chest of gold and other incredible artifacts, hidden somewhere in the Rocky Mountains north of Santa Fe, continues on. The search for this treasure began with the release of Forrest Fenn’s memoir, The Thrill of the Chase, in the fall of 2010. The book …
Monopoly is one of the best known board games across the world. Although not included in one of the 10 interesting facts below, it is difficult to find someone who hasn’t at least heard of the game- since it has been licensed in over 100 countries. Many people have even …
