Many of the images we see of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs are depicted wearing Wesekh or Usekh collars. The word, wsh, means wide, accurately describing the beautifully crafted board collars. They are often fashioned of beads made of glass, semi-precious gemstones, or gold. A board collar found in King Tut’s …
Squid Game by The Art of Hidden Messages is another of the six DIFFERENT TREASURE HUNTS involved in the 2022 Masquerade Tribute of Hunts for Charity. Each treasure hunt of The Masquerade Tribute has a different treasure for you to claim. All proceeds are given to charity. Register early for …
Congrats to BryanT! The MW Diamond Scroll #2 has been solved. He will receive the second Numbered MW crystal diamond, signed book of Higher and Higher, 1979 Stop Thief board game, and a copy of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. Thank you all who participated! I know …
Each Monday, MysteriousWritings releases a Puzzle to exercise the mind on the MW Forum. These are for practice in thinking outside the box, which is often beneficial when trying to solve Armchair Treasure Hunts. Morse Code was used in MW Puzzle Fun #15. The puzzle is below. There are lots of …
The Cracked Treasure Hunt “Crack the code and join the greatest treasure hunt of all time!” The previous comment is on the back of CRACKED, available on Amazon. The near 150 page book by Professor F includes a challenge to discover 12 Keywords within its captivating story. If you can …
In the prior weeks to release of the Masquerade Tribute Treasure HUNTS on 3/20/22 (Pre-Registration begins 2/15), I’ll be featuring each of the 2022 Contributors. There will be sneak peeks at their Puzzles and Treasures to claim. This year there are a total of six very talented creators donating their …
Ten years ago today I posted the first article on the Mysterious Writings website. It was for the armchair treasure hunt of Maranatha which began in 2005 and ended in 2011. The solution for that puzzle was never provided, and still to this day, the meaning of the clues and …
The following Six Questions segment captures everything about the true adventures, excitement, joy, challenge, camaraderie, and victory, about this incredible hobby of Treasure Hunting. The successful journey and ending to The Ruby Hunt by ‘Johannes’ are told by those who lived the tale, and now have memories for a lifetime! …
Displayed at the Pforzheim Jewelry Museum in Germany is a beautifully crafted bracelet dating back to around the 3rd century BC. It is only one of the numerous pieces of jewelry in the museum’s collections. Jewelry from 5000 years ago to the present time can be seen here. The bracelet …
Each Monday, MysteriousWritings releases a Puzzle to exercise the mind on the MW Forum. These are for practice in thinking outside the box, which is often beneficial when trying to solve Armchair Treasure Hunts. MW Puzzle Fun #14 featured Sudoku. In Sudoku the grids are to be filled in such …
