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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Get your Quest on! Solve the clues and find some treasures.
Armchair Treasure Hunt Anniversary Spotlight: Breakfast Tea & Bourbon’s $50,000 Found Treasure Story Article Written by Dustin White It’s a Thursday evening at 5:00 pm on a Facebook live stream with Pete Bissonnette, Paul Scheele and the staff of Learning Strategies in Minnetonka, Minnesota. They’re counting down to the launch …
Quick Summary of Cache 12: Historical Topic: David Lewis (1790-1820). An outlaw known to have buried stolen loot. Skulls: 4* Date Hidden: Fall 2017 General Location: Along the Sinnemahoning River, Pennsylvania. (Northern Central PA) Cache Contents: Hundreds of Coins Clues Provided: Map, PDF Story, and image of foundation ruins …
The highly anticipated book of Armchair Treasure Hunts: The Quests for Hidden Treasures by Jenny Kile, with the Foreword written by Forrest Fenn is now available! The book features the following: (UPDATE: this book has been discontinued and replaced with The Ultimate Guide to Armchair Treasure Hunts.) Foreword by Forrest …
H.Charles Beil is an Historical Archaeologist. He received a Bachelor Degree in History from Duquesne University in 1982; studied historical geology, archeology and oceanography under Skinner and other world renowned geologists, archeologists and scientists, and has been an avid treasure hunter for nearly 50 years. He’s published numerous articles on …
On page 44 of the Fandango armchair treasure hunt book are numerous signs of various colors and place names with number amounts that seem to hold clues for solving the hunt and claiming its $10,000 cash prize. A few things have been noticed about the Fandango signs so far. For …
Andrew Layden describes himself as a poet, novelist, and travel junky. However, he needs to add one other thing: Treasure Hunt Creator! It seems he has taken some of his talent and applied it to crafting an exciting treasure hunt poem for a Hidden Opal Ring. The Poem with all …
Treasure News! GeneticBlend, an avid treasure hunter, alerted me of a new hunt for a hidden opal ring. She heard about it on the discussion boards for The Secret. The Secret is a treasure hunt for 12 hidden casques to claim for jewels. Only two of the treasure casques have …
Tap4Treasure is the new armchair treasure hunt division for MW and is FREE to play. Since its launch in March 2018, there have been 4 cash winners. Will you be the next one? The Tap4Treasure hunts were launched on March 21st with Mission #001. It was the hunt for Thisbe’s …
In the Fall of 2015, I had the great pleasure of asking Six Questions to Douglas Pearson, author of The Bossall Treasure and creator of The Bossall Treasure Hunt. Again, I have that wonderful opportunity! To date, no one has solved the clues within the book to discover the book’s …
In 2014, Douglas Pearson hid a Golden Lorraine Cross somewhere in the UK. The book, The Bossall Treasure, is an armchair treasure hunt book which includes eleven clues leading searchers to its secreted location. Anyone who discovers this location hidden in the book can claim the cross. There is no …
