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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The Hope Chest Treasure Hunt Overview Lots of discussion on the MW Forum MW Six Questions with Cris Dotson The Hope Chest Treasure Hunt by Cris and Julie Dotson holds a prize currently at $50,000 cash! Inspired by The Thrill of the Chase by Forrest Fenn, searchers need to understand …
The search for the Secret Casque in Milwaukee! Even after 40 years, searchers continue to contemplate clues within the matched images and verses of The Secret Treasure Hunt. The hunt was released in 1982 by Byron Preiss, and of the 12 treasures buried, only 3 have ever been found. Nine …
Exciting news on the armchair treasure hunt, The Golden Apple Tale, which was first published in 1982, was shared on the Secret Podcast. George Ward, along with other members on his team, solved a piece to the hunt – one which has never been known for over the 40 years …
What are the Mad Tea Party Treasure Hunts? David Jacobsen released The Mad Tea Party, a fully armchair treasure hunt, soon after The Hatter’s Hat treasure hunt in 2020. Both of these are part of The Wonderland Treasure Hunts. The Hatter’s Hat treasure hunt requires physically retrieving a proxy item, …
A new armchair treasure hunt has been released! It is entitled The Orange Tree by Natalie Nelson. The hunt consists of two pages, including the cover. It is available for download on gumroad for $15 (or other desired amount/donations accepted). The hunt is fully armchair and requires the correct submission …
In June 2022, The Incredible Hunt launched! Six Treasures, each worth $10,000 were hidden somewhere in the US. Clues to discover the locations of these incredible treasures are to be found within a box – available for purchase on the hunt’s website. Each box contains a set of Six Cards, …
Congrats to the winners of the FIRST of SIX treasures in The Incredible Hunt. One of six, $10,000 cash prizes, has been claimed (7/7/22) by a team named The Incredibles. No worry, though. There are still FIVE left to solve and $50,000 cash yet to claim. Will you solve the clues …
Before sharing Don Adams’ solution to the buried casque believed to be in San Francisco, I’d like to mention only a few (of many) of his other AWESOME adventures and successes. He does extreme due diligence, research, and planning in all hunts he gets involved with – as I’m sure …
Another armchair treasure hunt released- EARLY! – It is called- THE INCREDIBLE HUNT! And that it is! with Six Treasures, each worth $10,000, out there to find. To discover the hidden locations, a searcher needs to solve the clues provided in ‘the box’. The box of clues is available on …
After almost exactly two years The Golden Oyster armchair treasure hunt is solved! Congrats to Dan Worthington, a first time puzzler, who put the final clues together and discovered where the Golden Oyster was hidden. He will receive the ‘Golden Oyster’ and over $1,000 in cash! Jo Bartley released The …
