Did Opening King Tutankhamun’s Tomb Unleash The Curse of the Pharaohs?

In November 1922, Howard Carter made an absolute stunning discovery in the sands of Egypt: The Tomb of Tutankhamun. But besides bringing to surface some of the world’s most extraordinary treasures of the century from the Valley of Kings, there may have been something else lurking in the depths behind …

In Search of Tribute: The 13th Casque of The Secret Armchair Treasure Hunt: Six Questions with Rich Blandford

On February 14, 2019, John Michaels and Kit Palencar released the armchair treasure hunt, Tribute: Hunt for the 13th Casque. For the last few months, searchers have been taken on an awesome adventure looking for this buried treasure. It should be remembered that the prize for this hunt is not …

Found Treasure! In Search of the Secret Casque Series: Six Questions with Rob Wrobel on Finding the Chicago Casque

This is the twelfth of a series of Six Questions with dedicated searchers of The Secret (A Treasure Hunt) published in 1982 by Byron Preiss.  The previous Ten Six Questions of this Secret Treasure Hunt series took a look into a proposed location for a buried Casque of the Treasure Hunt. This one takes …

MW Armchair Treasure Hunt: Hidden in Time’s Past Solved!

Another MW Armchair Treasure Hunt has been solved!  Congrats to Beth Hovanec/GeneticBlend for the successful find! The treasure hunt: Hidden in Time’s Past was included Free in the recently published book, Introduction to Codes and Ciphers.  The first person to solve the puzzle would receive $500 cash.  This puzzle marked …

Found Treasure! In Search of The Secret Casque Series: Six Questions with Brian Zinn on Finding the Cleveland Casque

This is the eleventh (Part Two) of a series of Six Questions with dedicated searchers of The Secret (A Treasure Hunt) published in 1982 by Byron Preiss.  The previous Six Questions of this Secret Treasure Hunt series took a look into a proposed location for a buried Casque of the Treasure Hunt. This one …

Found Treasure! In Search of The Secret Casque Series: Six Questions with Andy Abrams on Finding the Cleveland Casque

This is the eleventh of a series of Six Questions with dedicated searchers of The Secret (A Treasure Hunt) published in 1982 by Byron Preiss.  The previous Six Questions of this Secret Treasure Hunt series took a look into a proposed location for a buried Casque of the Treasure Hunt. This one takes a …

40 Years of Armchair Treasure Hunts and How the First One, Masquerade, Was Solved

The illustrated story book entitled, Masquerade, by Kit Williams, was first published in 1979 and is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The book introduced the world to a type of puzzle that leads readers to buried treasure. It was the beginning of a whole new genre of books tagged …

Found Treasure: The Wright Brother’s Patent Which had been Lost for Over 36 Years

One of the most important, and controversial, patents of US History went missing for over 36 years. It was the famous patent No. 821,393 for the Wright Brother’s ‘Flying Machine’ filed on March 23, 1903. After the original copy of the patent was loaned to the Smithsonian Institution Air and …