MW Codes and Ciphers Series: How to Apply the Polybius Square to Answer MW Puzzle Fun #13

MW Puzzle Fun #13 was more difficult than the previous puzzles. A clue from a cipher used in The Beacon Star armchair treasure hunt, was given to help searchers discover the solution to the puzzle. The puzzle utilized a Polybius Square to discover the correct answer. A Polybius Square is …

Cain’s Jawbone: The World’s Most Difficult Literary Puzzle

The last section in the 1934 Torquemada Puzzle Book contained one of the world’s most difficult literary puzzles and murder mysteries; Cain’s Jawbone. Supposedly named after the first ever murder weapon. This puzzle was created by a gentleman named Edward Powys Mathers who also introduced the Cryptic Crossword to readers …

MW Puzzle Fun #6: December Joy

More MW Puzzle Fun! This Monday segment offers entertaining puzzles to provide practice in recognizing and solving clues and puzzles within armchair treasure hunts or other games. Answers to the puzzles are given later in the week on the MW Treasure Facebook Group or Forum. Below is MW Puzzle Fun …

MW Puzzle Fun #3: Money Talks

The MW Puzzle Fun segment offers entertaining puzzles to provide practice in recognizing and solving clues and puzzles within armchair treasure hunts or other games. Answers to the puzzles are given later in the week on the MW Facebook page, Forum, or added to this post. Below is MW Puzzle …

Six Questions MORE with David Jacobsen: Creator of The Hatter’s Hat Armchair Treasure Hunt

David Jacobsen has offered readers an exciting challenge!  Somewhere in the United States, a hidden treasure chest waits to be found! Clues to where this treasure is located are given in the armchair treasure hunting book, The Hatter’s Hat. As we learned in a previous Six Questions, if you can …