MW Questions: What Clues Gave the Exact Dig Spots for the Three Found Casques in The Secret Treasure Hunt?

In 1982, The Secret: A Treasure Hunt by Byron Preiss was published. This launched an armchair treasure hunt which continues on today. After almost 40 years, nine of the twelve buried casques remain to be unearthed. Only three have been found. These three were found in Boston (2019), Cleveland (2004), …

Lost Treasure: The Stolen Atocha Star Emerald and Golden Eagle for the World’s Greatest Treasure Hunt

Where is the Stolen Atocha Star Emerald today? No one knows. In 2012 an armchair treasure hunt was launched with great expectations; it was entitled The World’s Greatest Treasure Hunt: Quest for the Golden Eagle.  This hunt was created by Ron Shore with a main purpose to raise money for …

Armchair Treasure Hunting: What’s the Difference Between A Clue, Hint, Red Herring, and Rabbit Hole?

Clue, Hint, Red Herring, or Rabbit Hole? When picking up an armchair treasure hunt book, sometimes the most difficult task to making a solution is to decide if something is an intended Clue, Hint, Red Herring, or just a Rabbit Hole. What is the difference between these terms?  And how …

Forrest Fenn Quotes on the Closest Searcher, 200 feet, and 500 feet to the Treasure Chest Remarks

It has been over 10 years since Forrest Fenn has hidden his treasure chest, somewhere in the mountains north of Santa Fe, and no one has found it yet. However, that doesn’t mean searchers haven’t come close! Throughout the years, Forrest has let the Chase community know searchers have come …