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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Tap4Treasure is an exciting treasure hunt game to play for Free. Players become Secret Agents and track down lost treasures to claim bounties! The T4T Mission #8 began on 11/27/18. Players can begin to play anytime during the game. They simply Sign up for the *BLAST (*Bulletin for Licensed Agents …
The Beacon Star is an armchair treasure hunt with a prize over $5000 dollars and a gold coin. Since it’s release in 2017, searchers have been wondering about the large puzzle covered in symbols on page 55. Many feel it could be used as a Map to the treasure. The …
H. Charles Beil, aka the Treasure Man, is hiding treasure caches across the states! If you find one, it is yours to keep. Below is a quick summary of the hidden treasure cache #10: The Rumrunners If you read up on many of the Treasure Man hidden caches, you will …
In a recent YouTube video made by fellow searcher, A J Rainville, are facts that the Breakfast Tea & Bourbon riddle remains unsolved. This riddle came out after the Breakfast Tea & Bourbon Treasure Hunt, which was worth $50,000 and was solved by Coy Lothrop and family in the summer of 2017. …
On October 20th, 1783, El Cazador , also known as The Hunter in English, set sail from Veracruz, Mexico, to New Orleans. New Orleans was a crucial port for trade at the time and under the control of Spain. El Cazador was sent by Charles III of Spain to deliver …
The Lost Treasure Mines of New Mexico Found! An H. Charles Beil Treasure Hunt Written by TxTH In July I was introduced to the H. Charles Beil (HCB) treasure hunts by Jenny Kile of Mysterious Writings. After registering for the Treasure Illustrated web site I became fascinated with the different …
The Beacon Star armchair treasure hunt book was published in the fall of 2017. It includes clues to a treasure within a fascinating story. But it wasn’t until September 2018 when the treasure searchers needed to find, by using the clues of the book, was confirmed. It is now known …
H. Charles Beil, aka The Treasure Man, is hiding treasure caches across the states! If you find one, it is yours to keep. Here is a quick summary of Cache #3: Historical Topic: Theodosia Skulls: 1 (Skull ratings of 1-5, with 5 being the most difficult) Date Hidden: Spring of …
H. Charles Beil of TreasureIlustrated and MW have teamed up to offer an awesome September GiveAway! Anyone can enter for their chance to win this unique prize provided by H. Charles Beil, aka The Treasure Man. (Thank you) The mini treasure cache is filled with numerous coins from various countries, …
Some of you may have heard about the Treasure Man, aka H. Charles Beil. He is on a mission to hide treasure caches all across the states. If you can find one, it is yours to keep. (Read more here: HCB and his Buried Treasure Caches) Currently, HCB has buried 13 …
