The Will (Published in 1981)

[Jenny]

A member had emailed me and shared an old hunt (THANK YOU) - which has never been solved - called THE WILL. There isn't a prize, but the puzzle remains.

Here is a PDF file of the book


Maybe with discussions this puzzle book can be solved!

[morpheus221]

Thank you Jenny for posting this hunt!

I have looked back at this hunt from time to time over the years, but never really made any significant progress. Happy to share what I have so far.

In short, the treasure was buried within a 100 radius of the Empire State Building. The book is broken down into an introduction, background story and diary. There are only a few obvious puzzles to solve.

One of the most challenging aspects has been to figure out where the puzzles / clues are hidden. I can put my notes on different aspects of the book in separate threads to keep them organized

Looking forward to discussing!!!

[choice]

If I remember right someone came up with HAMPTONS from Egyptian hieroglyphs.

[morpheus221]

Hi Choice,

Yes. That pretty much is the only one that has been solved, other than a few smaller puzzles.

I will post hieroglyphs puzzle in a separate thread.

Thanks for joining this discussion!

[E]

Is it certain that the authors retrieved the prize?

[choice]

The hunt had a 10 yr deadline. tinyurl.com/y8jsarhn

[E]

Thanks for sharing choice. Have you ever seen anything published in regards to the actual retrieving?

[choice]

Not that I've read. It would be counter intuitive to leave it buried after the deadline without a news release extending the hunt. I haven't read that either.

[blhamrick]

Feb 15, 2023 22:48:37 GMT -5 choice said:

The hunt had a 10 yr deadline. tinyurl.com/y8jsarhn

Technically, the book says that if it's not found in 10 years, the authors reserve the right to retrieve it (PDF pg 62), not that they definitely will.