MW continues to bring the latest armchair treasure hunts and hidden treasure caches to you, via this Website, MW Forum, Newsletter, YouTube Channel, and Facebook Group. You can always get your Quest on with MW!
If you have a treasure hunt you would like included on the quick list, please contact Treasure@MysteriousWritings.com with more information.
Below is MW’s quick list!
Since ‘Treasure Hunts’ are always evolving with some being solved, and new ones being released, please see MW’s Page of Treasure Hunts (over 40 listed)….and that page is continuously updated!
Go To MW’s Treasure Hunts Page!
The Secret: A Treasure Hunt
- Published in 1982 by Byron Preiss
- Book with clues in form of matching Verse and Image
- BOTG search for 9 buried casques yet to find (Learn where the casques are thought to be)
- Treasure is a Key in the casque- can be redeemed for a gemstone (value varies)
- No end date. Hunt remains until all found
(Three have been found: 1984/Chicago, 2004/Cleveland, and 2019/Boston)
Go to MW Forum section-Own Board
Go to MW Category on website for more posts
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The Hatter’s Hat
- Released 11/27/2020 by David Jacobsen
- Clues within book
- BOTG required to find a golden key and message to claim the treasure
- Treasure is valued at $10,000
- No end date
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The Oracle
- Published in 2005 by Pete Wilder (purchase $2.99)
- Book/PDF download with clues – both visual and literal
- Search for hidden item/OR claim from home- Based in UK
- Prize around $6,000 cash
- No End Date
Six Q’s with Pete Wilder on the hunt
Go to MW The Oracle Forum section
Go to MW category on website
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The Great US Treasure Hunt
SOLVED
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The Beacon Star
- Published in 2017 by Randy Pischel (purchase for $6.99)
- Book with clues -both visual and literal
- BOTG search for item to claim prize
- Prize valued at over 5,000 cash
- No end date
Six Questions with Randy Pischel on the hunt
Go to MW Forum The Beacon Star section
Go to MW category of website
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Gargaphia
- Published in 2017 by Robert T. Jones (purchase kindle version $5)
- Clues in Book and on Website
- Fully Armchair – Can claim from home
- Prize: 4 Stages. Prize for first to solve First Stage $1,000.
Prize for solving all 4 stages first a hoard of over 1000 items. - No end date
Six Questions with Robert Jones on the hunt
Go to MW Forum Gargaphia section
Go to MW category of website
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The Golden Oyster
(Available on Golden Oyster website)
- Published in 2020 by Joanne Bartley (purchase for $8)
- Clues in Book- both visual and literal
- Fully armchair- Can claim from home- Based in UK
- Prize is Golden Oyster brooch (and cash fund (currently $400 cash))
- No end date
Six Questions with Jo Bartley on the hunt
Go to MW Forum The Golden Oyster section
Go to MW category of website
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The Bossall Treasure
- Published in 2014 by Douglas Pearson ($5 Kindle)
- Book with clues- both visual and literal
- BOTG hunt (with option to email claim) Based in UK
- Prize is a Golden Lorraine Cross
- No end date
Six Questions with Douglas Pearson on the hunt
Go to the MW Website Category
Go to the MW Forum Section on hunt
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Vegas Die
- Published in 2020 by Stephen Grogan (purchase on Amazon $25/35)
- Book with clues
- BOTG required to retrieve coin to claim prize- – based in Las Vegas
- Prize valued at $2,500 (plus portion of book sales)
- End date: September 1, 2023 (3 years)
Six Questions with Stephen Grogan on the hunt
Go to the MW Forum Section on hunt
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Tribute: Hunt for the 13th Casque
- Hunt released on MW in February 2019 by John Michaels (here)
- Image and Verse contain clues
- BOTG is required to retrieve the treasure
- The Treasure is Original Casque, Silver, and Pink Tourmaline gem (valued over $2,000)
- No End Date
Six Questions with John Michaels
Go to section on MW Forum
Go to section on MW website
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The Art of Hidden Messages Treasure Hunts
- Multiple Hunts are published throughout the year (some free/some for purchase)
- Hunts are most often PDF downloads
- Both BOTG and Full Armchair Hunts released (mainly BOTG)
- Prizes vary- most will consist of original artwork with other valuable treasures
- No end dates. Hunts continue until solved/treasure found
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MW Forgotten Word Treasure Hunt
Available on Amazon (or MW website)
- Published in 2018 by Jenny Kile
- Clues within book of Armchair Treasures Hunt
- Fully Armchair
- Treasure is $500 cash
- No end date
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MW / The Chase Legacy Forrest Fenn Gold Medallion Treasure Hunts
- Published on the MW and Chase Legacy Websites
- Clues given freely on MW and Chase Legacy Channels
- Both BOTG and Fully Armchair Hunts released
- Prize is one of the exclusive Forrest Fenn Gold Medallions (only 50 were ever created)
- No end dates on BOTG hunts. Prize drawings are within various timeframes
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Forgotten History Hunts
- Multiple hunts published throughout the year on the MW Forum
- Clues given free via Images and Text
- Fully Armchair
- Prizes vary
- Various timeframes on hunts
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The Sunset Trail
- Published in February 2020 by John Michaels
- Clues via MP3 File on MW Website
- BOTG required to find hidden cache
- Treasure is hidden ‘Silver Cache’
- No end date
Go to MW Section on Forum
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Custard Quest
- Various hunts released on website. CQIV released June 2013
- Clues within story on website
- BOTG required to find hidden stone to claim treasure
- Treasure is $200 Cash
- No end date
Six Questions with Custard Quest
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The Whistle Pig
- Published in 2004 by Duck Miller
- Clues within the book
- BOTG required to find a ‘key’
- Treasure is ‘a mystery’
- No end date
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The Treasure Man Hidden Caches
- Various hunts released by H Charles Beil (The Treasure Man)
- Clues for different hidden caches in downloadable PDF’s, Maps, or videos
- BOTG required to retrieve hidden caches
- Treasures vary: Claimed to be valued at least $500 and up (The Lost Cross cache claimed to be valued at over $20,000)
- No end date
Six Questions with H Charles Beil (The Treasure Man)
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It’s in Los Angeles
Solved
The Hidden Pirate Treasure Hunt
Click on Link above
The Hare on the Moon
Click on Link above
The Golden Owl
Click on Link above
The Golden CD Treasure Hunt
Solved
Guardians of Legends
Click on Link above
In Search of The DragonTooth
Click on Link above
The Golden Apple Tale
Click on Link above
Treasure Hunts / Hidden Caches via YouTube Channels
The Cipher
- Video released in July 2020
- Clues within Video (Google Doc linked below video)
- BOTG required to claim prize
- Treasure is ‘a mystery’ (but said to worthwhile)
- No end date
The Impossible Treasure Hunt
Discontinued
Digital Buried Treasure Hunts
- Hunts are published throughout the year by Lukas Stanley
- Clues given via Videos (through Patreon or DBT YouTube Channel)
- Fully Armchair (claim from home)
- Treasure varies ($50 and up (DBT Hunt #1 rewarded $1000 cash)
- No end dates Hunt continues until Prizes claimed
Region Specific Treasure Hunts and Hidden Caches:
The Cache Game
Available on The Cache Game Website
- Various hunts released throughout the year (Both Free, for Purchase, or Subscription)
- Clues via ‘Quats’ and images
- BOTG required to find hidden caches (Indiana, KY, Ohio)
- Treasures Vary from $50 and up
- No end dates on hunts
Go to MW section on Forum
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Sierra Scavengers
Click on Link above (Hunts in Sierra-Nevada Mountains)
Treasure Finders App
Click on Link above (Hunts in Provo, Utah, area)
SparkConQuest (SOLVED)
Click on Link above (Hunt in Raleigh, NC)
Block Island Treasures
Click on Link above (Block Island, Rhode Island)
Johnny’s Treasure Quest
Click on Link above (Hunts across Michigan)
NorthEast Treasure Hunts
Click on Link above (Hunts in Northeast US)
Kansas Treasure Hunts
Cluck on Link above (Hunts in Kansas)
Real Life Treasure Hunts
Click on Link above (Hunts in MN)
Upcoming Armchair Treasure Hunts and Hidden Treasure Caches to find
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Echo the Owl (Hunts by Natalie Nelson)
Upcoming – Donations accepted
Upcoming 2021- Mini Hunts till release
Keep up to date on hunt on the MW Forum
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The Gallows Harbor Hunt
Click on Link above
Upcoming 2021
Six Questions with H Charles Beil on upcoming hunt
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