Treasure Hunts

One of the exciting activities I’m involved in is ‘Treasure Hunting’. I share much of this on my MysteriousWritings.com website, which is the leading website on Armchair Treasure Hunts.

On the MW website is a list of the Top Ten Armchair Treasure Hunts . For those not familiar, Armchair Treasure Hunts are produced hunts with intentionally hidden treasures for you to find. If you can solve the clues given within the puzzles, you can claim the treasures! (either by finding an actual physical item or by sending in a correct solution). There are various ways these hunts are provided.

Below, I highlight the Treasure Hunts I created or am part of myself. These can be found on the MW Website, with discussions on these, and others, on the MW Forum. Join us there!

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MW Treasure Hunts

Currently there are two unsolved MW Treasure Hunts, one worth $500 cash to the first person who solves The Forgotten Word, and one worth a collectible Forrest Fenn Gold Medallion (gold finish). They are as follows:

The Forgotten Word

This treasure hunt is found within my book, Armchair Treasure Hunts: The Quests for Hidden Treasures.

The book was published in August 2018 and the hunt within remains unsolved. It is available on Amazon.

Can you solve The Forgotten Word and claim the $500 cash reward?

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Coded Words of Forrest Fenn

This puzzle is found within my book, Introduction to Codes and Ciphers.

The book was published in May 2019. It offers a Forrest Fenn Gold Medallion to the first person who can solve the coded words.

The armchair chair treasure hunt which was in the book has been solved, and its $500 cash prize awarded.

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Discussions for these treasure hunts, and others, are found on the MW Forum. Join the Adventures!

To date, MW and FFGM Treasure Hunts have given Prizes valued at over $10,000 dollars.

Here is an example of a past hunt which has been solved, and prize awarded.

(Solution link given below)

Click for Solution

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