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.
Join other searchers on the MW Forum , MW DISCORD Channel, or the MW Facebook Treasure Hunting Group for discussions. You can also subscribe to MW’s YouTube Channel, and/or Newsletter, to keep up to date on all that’s happening here on MW treasures, puzzles, and games.
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Six Questions – Jon Collins-Black! UPDATE: SIX QUESTIONS MORE with JCB posted 11/10/25. In addition to the Six Questions below, I had the opportunity to chat with JCB on the 1year anniversary of the hunt. Complete Overview of There’s Treasure Inside – Facts, Clues, Theories Ever since Forrest Fenn’s treasure …
What are Este’s Quest Treasure Hunts? Este’s Quest treasure hunts are 30-day treasure hunts for a hidden gold coin. The first person to find that coin will also receive a growing cash bounty. These are offered a few times a year by Este’s Quest YouTube Channel. Este’s Quest Overview When …
Find Nobody’s Treasure Hunts Overview: What are Find Nobody’s Treasure Hunts? Find Nobody’s Treasure Hunts are expertly crafted puzzle adventures based in Massachusetts, designed to be solved over an action-packed weekend. Each hunt leads participants through layered clues and clever challenges to uncover a hidden proxy item — the key …
Overview of National Treasure Quests: What are The National Treasure Quest treasure hunts? The National Treasure Quest website offers treasure hunts for an official NTQ Medallion. Clues are given over a period of one year to the location of a hidden NTQ Medallion. If you find the official NTQ Medallion, …
The Golden Owl Found! The Golden Owl Found! In 1993, the book, On the Trail of the Golden Owl, by Max Valetin and illustrated by Michel Becker, was published. It contained clues to a hidden Golden Owl counterpart (bronze owl) that could be switched for the real treasure – A …
What is The Bookshop: A Treasure Hunt? UPDATE 12/16/24 SOLVED The Bookshop treasure hunt is an armchair treasure hunt book with clues to claim a treasure. Key Points: Learn more in the MW’s Six Questions with the Creators Follow The hunt’s Instagram page What Type of Clues and Puzzles are …
Learn more about The Great US Treasure Hunt 2024! Since 2020 The Great US Treasure Hunt has been challenging searchers! Each time their hunts have proved successful and an exciting adventure for those that got involved. Don’t miss out on now the 3rd round! This time there are clues to …
As more and more information is being released, searchers are gathering quite a few Treasure Facts on the There’s Treasure Inside treasure hunt by Jon Collins-Black. This page will be updated as other facts become available. Here are the facts known now: Overview of There’s Treasure Inside treasure hunt: Facts …
Following are 8 fall 2024 treasure hunts that are fully armchair. For those unfamiliar, an armchair treasure hunt is a produced puzzle hunt with clues to find a treasure. Some of these require BOTG – physically going out to a secreted location to retrieve the actual treasure or to retrieve …
Six Questions on The Wonderland Treasure Hunts: Best Riddles, The Hatter’s Hat, and The Mad Tea Party (and Treasure Island: Treasure Hunt Edition) In November of 2020, the first of the Wonderland Treasure Hunts, The Hatter’s Hat, by David Jacobsen, was released. The hunt offers a treasure valued at around …
