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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Get a behind the scenes look at the Sorrow Puzzle Hunt in the following Six Questions with George Ward (the creator), and Tony Youngblood (the winner) of the hunt. SORROW was created by George for the 2023 Masquerade Tribute. He generously donated not only his time, but also an amazing …
Apocrypha: A Treasure Hunt challenges you to become the next guardian of THE CORE! An exciting new armchair treasure hunt was released in June 2023 by Nick Spera and Lisa Finch. It’s a hefty book that includes clues to discover the virtual location of the CORE. It is a fully …
The Trials I is an entirely visual, new armchair treasure hunt released by Natalie Nelson. The recent challenge comes after one of her other clever hunts, Echo the Owl, was solved. It’s treasure valued at over $4000 claimed! It was a pleasure to chat with her about that discovery, as …
The following list of the Top Ten UNSOLVED armchair treasure hunts of 2023 includes a few that have been recently published in the early months of 2023. Others were published over the last couple of years, but remain yet to be solved. For those unfamiliar with what an armchair treasure …
What a pleasure it was to do a Six Questions with The Allusionati, who have graciously created a Mini Puzzle Hunt for the 2023 Masquerade Tribute event. This hunt, which was unlocked by raising over $1500 in donations to St. Judes, will be released May 20, 2023. It offers a …
Mysterious Writings has hosted the Masquerade Tribute since its launch three years ago. It has been the event of the year for armchair treasure hunters to come together and enjoy multiple puzzles, hunts, and games. It was exciting to reach a landmark goal during this current year: Raising over $10,000 …
For the third year in a row, the Masquerade Tribute is honored to have Forgotten History Hunts as one of its contributors! Their generosity is commendable – in not only the Tribute for the last two years, but also for their clever hunts released all through the year on the …
The launch of The Third Annual Masquerade Tribute is just around the corner! On 3/20/23, THREE DIFFERENT Treasure Hunts will be released – each with a treasure valuing at least $400! There are also 3 Mini Puzzles with prizes scheduled to be released. BUT wait, there’s more! When donations exceed …
The Third Annual Masquerade Tribute of Hunts for Charity has launched! This year will be another epic affair with multiple treasure hunts and mini puzzles released throughout the coming weeks! All proceeds for this 2023 event go directly to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Our goal for this year is …
The Golden Apple Tale Tribute by Martin Smith was released in January 2023. This book, available on Amazon, celebrates the release of the original The Golden Apple Tale published 40 years ago. In this 40th anniversary armchair treasure hunt, Martin has created a wonderful new and curious tale filled with …
