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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Search for The Beacon Star by TxTH When Randy Pischel released his armchair treasure hunt called “The Beacon Star” (Available on Amazon), I was already knee deep in other projects. However, I couldn’t resist the challenge he laid out for us and I have been working on it sporadically since its …
As some of you may know from a previous Six Questions MW did with Andrew Layden, he describes himself as a poet, novelist, and travel junky. MW suggested he add ‘Treasure Hunt Creator’ to the list, and he best now, because he has just created another treasure hunt spanning the …
An exciting new armchair treasure hunt has been released by Andrew Layden! You may remember him from a previous hunt for an Opal Ring shared here on MW. In that hunt a poem (riddle) of 14 lines led to the Statue of Pan at Columbia University in New York City. …
Article by Dustin White Map of the Dead, released in November 2016, was the second novel and first treasure hunt by English author Murray Bailey. The challenge: solve the treasure hunt within the story about a hunt for ancient Egyptian treasure. The prize: a custom made 18 karat golden pyramid. …
Have you searched for treasure? MW would love to share your story! I know how inspiring and exciting hearing about other searcher’s stories can be. We have such a great community of friends here at MW—all in the search for treasures– and love Treasure Stories! So if you would like to …
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 …
