Dear Forrest, With my upcoming trek across Texas to Montana in 12 days,I have thought about you and your thinking process. I have always tried to think like a fish to catch a fish, so to speak. (Not implying that I am trying to catch you, but just to put …
Collecting games, whether they are old board, card, or other types of games, often provide the collector with an amazing glance at historical times. The Mayflower card game is an exceptional example of just how a game can offer such a unique look. It is a treasure. The game consists …
The Pigpen Cipher is a simple substitution cipher. Each letter is replaced by another symbol by using fragments of a grid as a key. Although there are different geometric formats and arrangements for the key to be made, the following shows one example of a key as it was applied …
Guest Post by Kurt Konecny After the success of Kit William’s “Masquerade”, the early to mid 1980’s saw an influx of other armchair treasure hunts. Some, like “Treasure: In Search Of The Golden Horse” are remembered to this day. Others, like “The Golden Apple Tale“ have a much smaller following, …
The Antique Milton Bradley game of Spin It includes simple rules to incorporate the fun of spinning tops. From a recorded recommendation made by Cato (234 BC – 149BC), who was a Roman Statesman, it is known the playing with tops has been a children’s pastime for over 2000 years. …
The game 20,000 Leagues under the Sea by Jaymar games is based on Walt Disney’s first sci-fi film of the same name. The film, following the book published by Jules Verne in 1870, was the second highest grossing film in 1954 and won two academy awards. It continues to be …
What are five of the most important things to keep in mind about Forrest Fenn’s ‘Home of Brown’ in his treasure poem? That is this segment of MW’s Friday Five. They are as follows: Watch on Video or read below it: 1)The ‘home’ of Brown might not relate to any …
Andrew Layden describes himself as a poet, novelist, and travel junky. However, he needs to add one other thing: Treasure Hunt Creator! It seems he has taken some of his talent and applied it to crafting an exciting treasure hunt poem for a Hidden Opal Ring. The Poem with all …
Treasure News! GeneticBlend, an avid treasure hunter, alerted me of a new hunt for a hidden opal ring. She heard about it on the discussion boards for The Secret. The Secret is a treasure hunt for 12 hidden casques to claim for jewels. Only two of the treasure casques have …
The ancient game of Bagh Chal is categorized as a hunt or chase game. The two-player game originated in Nepal and has been challenging players for over a thousand years. Bagh Chal, meaning ‘moving Tiger’, consists of two unequal forces and includes 24 game pieces. One player maneuvers 4 tigers, …
