Mysterious Writings is the leading website on active armchair treasure hunts, as well as those of the past.
Multiple treasure hunt puzzles, that are currently in progress, are listed on the site for your convenience. Summaries, updates, and information about how to get started on armchair treasure hunts can be found here.
For a list of active armchair treasure hunts please click here: Treasure Hunts. There you will find a quick run down on all the what, where, when, why, who, and hows for each of the hunts.
If you are new to the hobby, be sure to check out the post of How to Get Started in Armchair Treasure Hunting. It includes lots of tips and examples of how past armchair treasure hunts have been solved, which in turn will help you understand how those of today might be hiding clues for you to solve.
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WIXX and THE TOME OF FATES is an exciting new treasure hunt. UPDATE: SOLVED 1/2025 Key Highlights: Six Questions Get ready! As we learn in the following Six Questions it is free for all to participate and offers an excellent treasure to claim – both an artifact and cash! If …
There’s Treasure Inside eBooks Released! Jon Collins-Black released 5 different There’s Treasure Inside eBooks – one for each treasure box. They are were available on Amazon (issues with format caused them to be taken down) (try Apple Books)– and are considered the 3rd Edition of books. They are the: Although …
In each of the chapters in Part 2 of the book is shown an image of There’s Treasure Inside coins – which are commemorative. One for each of the smaller boxes – In the book, Jon writes: “Each treasure box also comes with a special commemorative coin designed by Seth …
The Appalachian Footpath box map include clues to find this particular treasure box. It is only one of the 5 different hidden treasure boxes in the There’s Treasure Inside treasure hunt by Jon Collins-Black. It is a hunt for millions. (More about the entire treasure hunt). On the map are …
Lake Tahoe Treasure Clues have been found! Is there a hidden treasure worth over a hundred thousand near Lake Tahoe? Some clues might suggest that. The Past and Future box is one of 5 different treasure boxes in the There’s Treasure Inside treasure hunt. Hidden treasures worth millions. Clues to …
How was the word search secret message found? Let’s take a look at this puzzle inside the book There’s Treasure Inside by Jon Collins-Black. The word search is one of the clues for finding The Past and Future treasure box. This box is only one of 5 different treasures hidden …
The Pokémon treasure box is one of the 4 smaller boxes to find in the There’s Treasure Inside treasure hunt by Jon Collins-Black. Like the other smaller treasure boxes it is valued comfortably in the six-digits. The Lion’s Share box, the fifth and largest box to find, is valued over …
The Past and Future box is one of the 4 smaller treasure boxes to find in There’s Treasure Inside treasure hunt by Jon Collins-Black. The value of the smaller treasure boxes are each said to be ‘comfortably’ valued in the six-digits. The Lion’s Share box, the largest box, is valued …
In the Six Questions I had asked Jon Collins-Black, there were a few questions he chose not to answer. These are interesting because to avoid them might offer clues. The Jon Collins-Black questions of which he didn’t answer are as follows: He didn’t answer this and he seems to want …
Overview of the Jon Collins-Black Cowlazars interview: On November 13, Jon Collins-Black connected with the Cowlazars Channel via Zoom. They had the chance to ask him a few questions. Below are my key points from the interview. “Theoretically they could be some place where you have to pay to get …
