This segment of the MW Codes, Ciphers, and Puzzle Series features the Keyword Cipher. The Keyword Cipher is similar to the Caesar Shift Cipher in that the alphabet is shifted; but instead of being shifted by a certain number, it is shifted by the use of a Keyword. For example, …
Get ready to enter a world of adventure with the Hidden Secrets Mobile Treasure Hunting Game. The expected launch for this exciting- Free to play game- is planned for late Spring (2018), with the release of the first in a series of hunts. Players of Hidden Secrets: Escape Through Time …
This is the twentieth in a series on Six Questions with Searchers of The Thrill of the Chase Treasure Hunt by Forrest Fenn. Questions are asked and then answered by those who are enjoying Forrest’s dare! (Read how you can participate) (note: if you had sent one in the past, and it …
In many puzzle sections of newspapers are found a fun type of puzzle called a Cryptogram. Most often these Cryptogram challenges use a simple form of substitution cipher. A substitution cipher is where each letter is replaced by a different symbol (letter, number, or other character). Cryptograms in newspapers are …
In 1941, Humphrey Bogart, starred, along side Mary Astor, in one of the first film noirs of our time, The Maltese Falcon. A prop for that classic film became one of the most sought after treasures of today, just like it was in the movie so many years ago. The …
This is the nineteenth in a series on Six Questions with Searchers of The Thrill of the Chase Treasure Hunt by Forrest Fenn. Questions are asked and then answered by those who are enjoying Forrest’s dare! (Read how you can participate) (Read other TTOTC Searcher Questions/Answers) Six Questions with Randawg …
Thanks so much to Forrest for participating in yet another Six Questions. This is the sixth of a series, and so I’m sure we are all going to be double charmed with his answers! I’m so grateful, and always honored to share reflections, thoughts, feelings, views, and replies of his, …
Article Written by John Davis Lost Treasure: The Piasa Bird Ancient artists drew the largest creature of the Western Hemisphere on the face of a wall of limestone next to the wide and mighty Mississippi River. A speculative copy can be seen today sixteen miles north of present day St. …
In the first segment of the MW’s Codes, Ciphers, and Puzzles Series, we talked about the simple form of Substitution Cipher known as the Caesar Shift. The Caesar Shift simply shifts the letters of the alphabet by a fixed amount. For instance, a shift of 1 would encode each letter …
The Whistle Pig Armchair Treasure Hunt involves the solving of clues within a book to find a ‘hidden key’. According to Duck Miller, author and creator of The Whistle Pig hunt, this ‘Key’ has been in place since February 2nd, 2003. It has yet to be found. Books are available …
