Mysterious Writings covers many Armchair Treasure Hunts!
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Below are brief summaries to numerous armchair treasure hunts and hidden treasure caches listed on this site and forum. Join us 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 the exciting Treasure Stories, Treasure Hunts, and Treasure News from around the world!
Armchair Treasure Hunts and Hidden Treasure Caches for YOU to find:
There’s Treasure Inside
- Released October 2024 by Jon Collins-Black (Preorder on Amazon)
- Clues within a book ($49.95)
- USA
- Assorted treasures valued at over a million dollars
The Hope Chest Treasure Hunt
- Released January 2023 by Cris Dotson
- Clues within a book ($90 on website)
- BOTG required
- Treasure is $50,000
- No end date
Discussions on the MW Forum or Discord Channel
The Hatter’s Hat
- Released 11/27/2020 by David Jacobsen
- Clues within book ($10 available on Amazon and website)
- BOTG required to find a golden key and message to claim the treasure
- Treasure is valued at $10,000
- No end date
Aree and The Holy Grail
- Released 2022 by Charlie Hazelton
- Clues within a book (Available on Amazon)
- BOTG required
- Treasure is a chalice of silver bars, coins, and jewels
The Trials I
- Released May 2023 by Natalie Nelson
- Clues within PDF (LINK $10+)
- BOTG required (USA)
- Treasure is a Gemstone
- No end date
The Golden Apple Tale: 40th Anniversary Tribute
- Released January 2023 by Martin Smith
- Clues within a book (Available on Amazon $20)
- BOTG required
- Treasure is a Jeweled Apple Case with Silver
- No end date
BEST RIDDLES Treasure Hunt Challenge
- Released January 2023 by David Jacobsen
- Clues/Riddle within a book (available on Amazon)
- Fully armchair – solve from home
- Treasure is a chest filled with coins, jewels, and other valuable items
- No end date
Six Questions with David Jacobsen on Best Riddles (and other hunts)
Join the MW Forum or Discord Channel for discussions/updates
The Golden Apple Tale treasure hunt (original)
- Released 1982 by Cam Kaskgn
- Clues within a PDF (free)
- BOTG required
- Treasure is a Golden Apple
- No end date
Read Six Questions with George Ward about the major breakthrough after 40 years!
The Secret 40th Anniversary Hunt
- Released September 2022 by George Ward and Arthur Scheijde
- Clues within an image and verse
- BOTG required
- Treasure is buried casque with gems and treasures (approx. value 1.7k)
- No end date
The Hare on the Moon
- Published in 2019 by Joanna May (Book available on Amazon ($65) or her website)
- Clues are within the book via text and images
- Fully armchair – Submission form for the correct location/answer on website
- Treasure is a beautiful and valuable painting of the sacred three golden hares (value $5,000-10,000)
- No end date
Go to the MW Forum Section or Facebook Group
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The Orange Tree Treasure Hunt
- Released July 2022 (Available on Gumroad ($15)
- Clues within two images (PDF)
- Fully armchair
- Treasure is a beautiful replica of the locket in ‘The Illusionist’ (24K gold workings and inlaid) Ivory Butterfly
- No end date stated
The Incredible Hunt
- Released (early) June 2022
- Clues within a box (order on The Incredible Hunt website – $45)
- BOTG required
- Six different treasure chests hidden
- EACH Treasure found is $10,000 cash
- No end date stated
Six Questions with Nick Owens: Creator of The Incredible Hunt
The Incredible Hunt page on MW (more in depth information on hunt)
Xavier Marx and The Missing Masterpieces Treasure Hunt
- Released 10/27/21 Sean Cronin
- Clues within a book: Available on AMAZON ($19)
- A proxy item is hidden somewhere in the contiguous United States
- BOTG
- Treasure is $10,000 cash
- No end date
Go to the MW Forum for Discussions or Facebook Group
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Cracked!
- Released March, 2021, by Professor F
- Clues within a Book (Available on Amazon $15)
- Fully Armchair: Need to Discover 12 passwords for Bitcoin Wallet
- Treasure is Bitcoin Wallet (currently $15,000)
- No end date
Go to the MW Forum for Discussions or Facebook Group
MW’S PAGE ON CRACKED: BITCOIN TREASURE HUNT
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MW Diamond Scroll: Armchair Treasure Hunt #4
- Released 1/31/22 by Mysterious Writings / Jenny Kile
- Scroll at the back of the book (Available on Amazon $15)
- Fully Armchair
- Treasure is $500 Cash, Collectible MW #4 Diamond, and a few other surprises
- No end date
Go to the MW Forum for Discussions
MW’S PAGE ON DIAMOND SCROLL TREASURE HUNTS
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The Golden Treasure of the Entente Cordiale
- Released on 4/8/2021 by Michel Becker, Vincenzo Bianca, Stephen Clarke and Pauline Deysson
- Clues within a book, map, and adventurer’s notebook ($70) (Available on website)
- BOTG required. Two separate ‘Keys’ are buried. One in the UK and one in France. Each needs found to claim the treasure.
- The treasure is The Golden Casket valued at 650,000 euros.
- No end date
Tribute: Hunt for the 13th Casque Treasure Hunt
- 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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Search for The Golden Heart Treasure Hunt
- Released 10/2021 on TheMissingHeart.com website
- Clues within a PDF (Text and Images) (£7.99 / $11 approx.)
- Token to claim Treasure buried in the UK
- BOTG or Armchair (can submit a claim to the buried location of the token by email or dig up the token yourself)
- Treasure is beautiful hand crafted gold plated Jeweled heart. It is decorated with diamonds and other gemstones
- No end date
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
Access Hunt Materials On the MW Website
Go to MW Section on Forum
The Cipher ~ Available on YouTube
- 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
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Legend Has It: Legend of Avarice: Bad Omens
- Second Hunt released in March 2022
- Clues within PDF hunt materials $40 (available on website)
- BOTG required to discover KEY to claim Cash Prize
- Treasure amount grows as more play (currently around $2500)
- No End Date
KEY somewhere within the Nevada Triangle
Go to MW Forum Section on hunt
Six Questions with Nate and Andy (Creators of Hunt)
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The Secret: A Treasure Hunt
- Published in 1982 by Byron Preiss
- Book with clues in form of matching Verse and Image (available in book or on internet)
- 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 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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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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Forgotten History Hunts
- Multiple hunts published throughout the year on the MW Forum
- Clues given free via Images and Text
- Fully Armchair and BOTG (varies per hunt)
- Prizes vary
- Various timeframes on hunts
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The Mad Tea Party: Armchair Treasure Hunts
- Released on 2/28/2021 by David Jacobsen
- Clues inside a book to solve 3 different riddles to claim 3 different treasure caches ($10)
- Fully Armchair
- Treasures vary: rubies, sapphires, gold coins, silver coins, 24 kt gold charm bracelets and more.
- No end date stated
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On The Trail of the Golden Owl
- Unsolved treasure hunt released in 1993 by ‘Max Valentin’ and artist Michel Becker (who Becker has released The Golden Treasure of The Entente Cordiale in 2021)
- Clues within a book consisting of 11 riddles (text and image) (PDF link on MW Forum)
- BOTG required. A proxy item (bronze owl) hidden somewhere in France
- Treasure is a Golden Owl valued over $150,000
- No end date
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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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The Whistle Pig
- Published in 2004 by Duck Miller
- Clues within the book ($50)
- BOTG required to find a ‘key’
- Treasure is ‘a mystery’
- No end date
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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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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
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Guardians of Legends
- Hunt released in 2019 as both a board game and armchair treasure hunt (website and amazon)
- Clues are within the board game box ($50)
- BOTG required to retrieve Treasure (Europe based)
- Treasure is a 600 diamond encrusted Golden Egg valued at over $250,000
- There is no end date
Join discussions on the MW Forum
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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 ($10)
- Fully Armchair
- Treasure is $500 cash
- No end date
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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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The CandyMan’s The Orb Travelers
Click on link above
- Available for $35.98 on TheGoldTicket website
- Released on 3/27/21
- Clues within a PDF Downloadable Booklet
- BOTG required to find Gold Ticket with Code to submit for Treasure
- Treasure is 100,000 annuity paid out over 20 years
- No End Date stated
Go to MW Forum Section for Discussions
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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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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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Real Life Treasure Hunts
Click on Link above (Hunts in MN)
NorthEast Treasure Hunts
Click on Link above (Hunts in Northeast US)
Annual Treasure Hunts (usually planned to be solved within days / weeks)
Pablo’s Armchair Treasure Hunt
Annual Christmas Season ATH
- Annual hunt since 1985 in the UK
- Released just before Christmas on Website (click above) 12/18/20
- BOTG and Armchair
- Prize varies year to year
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SparkConQuest
Fall
- Annual hunt in Raleigh, NC
- Hosted by Originovel
- BOTG and Armchair
- Prizes vary each year
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Legendary Treasure Hunts:
Past Armchair Treasure Hunts:
Treasure: The Appalachian Treasure Hunt (Solved 8/23)
RABBIT: A Homecoming Tale
The Second Annual Masquerade Tribute (SIX HUNTS)
Max Fosh Goldfosh Hunt (Solved 11/22)
The First Annual Masquerade Tribute (all NINE hunts solved)
The Story of Leveret: An Enchanting Hare
The Golden Oyster
The Great US Treasure Hunt (Book1)
MasterMind: A True Armchair Treasure Hunt
The Gold Ticket
The Troll’s Cache
It’s In Los Angeles
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
Kodewords Kards (Hunt for two $500 cash Prizes)
Seek and Ye Shall Find Treasure Hunt
The Global Armchair Treasure Hunt
The Tone in the Tree (Hunt for hidden treasure worth around $1000)
Tap4Treasure (Players go on missions to claim Bounties)
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