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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Over the Moon by TC Treasure was one of the hunts released on March 20th for the 2022 Masquerade Tribute. The hunt was successfully solved, with proxy found and treasures claimed on March 27 (2022), by Matt Littlefield, Ed Brodie, and other teammates: Matthew Koskie, Steven Sanftner, and Mike Nowak. …
FOLLOWING ARTICLE WRITTEN BY BETH HOVANEC Leveret is Off and Running! “The Story of Leveret: An Enchanting Hare”, a new armchair treasure hunt co-authored by Beth Hovanec and William Gardner was released on Earth Day. The 96-page, full color book was received by treasure hunters in more than thirty states this past …
The Masquerade Tribute makes another powerful impact by donating over $3500 to four charities. The 2022 Tribute was released on 3/20/22. Today marks the one month anniversary of this event. Of the Six Different Hunts involved, only ONE remains yet to be solved. Since it is the last hunt, the …
A new armchair treasure hunt, entitled Rabbit: A Homecoming Tale, has been released! This hunt was created by Brad Jamieson and is a story of a Rabbit who has lost his way home. He needs YOUR HELP to find him. The prize for solving RABBIT is a growing pool of …
Hidden across the US are small tokens to claim treasures! Clues to where these are hidden are found in The Story of Leveret: An Enchanting Hare armchair treasure hunt! The summer of 2022 will be filled with adventures. Join the fun! Let’s learn more about how! Six Questions with Bill …
In October of 2021 CopperDan released The Troll’s Cache treasure hunt. Searchers were given a story, map, and coin, which all held clues leading to a hidden treasure. The treasure was a 2021 one ounce gold coin, 80 one ounce Silver Eagles, two 10 ounce bars of Silver, and a …
This next feature will have you OVER THE MOON for treasures! TC Treasure always offers exceptional treasure hunting adventures and each one seems to top the last. This one is OVER THE MOON! Literally. It is one of the SIX TREASURE HUNTS in the 2022 Masquerade Tribute of hunts for …
THE HAREBRAINED PLAN by Domino Ireland @dominoAdventure is the fourth of the 2022 Masquerade Tribute contributor’s sneak peeks. There are a total of six different treasure hunts, with six different treasures to claim, in this year’s tribute. All proceeds are given to four great charities. PLUS, there are lots of …
The feature segments on the upcoming treasure hunts and those contributing for the 2022 Masquerade Tribute continue with David Cohen and WHAT HIDES THE PRIZE? Six Different Treasure Hunts, for six different treasures to claim, for the 2022 Masquerade Tribute will be released on the Spring Equinox (3/20/22). All proceeds …
Congrats to BryanT! The MW Diamond Scroll #2 has been solved. He will receive the second Numbered MW crystal diamond, signed book of Higher and Higher, 1979 Stop Thief board game, and a copy of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. Thank you all who participated! I know …
