Hunt Archive
All previous Hunts (and the answers!) can be viewed from the list below. In addition there are usually some "Notes" describing the thoughts of the setter, and some "Tales" from people who entered the Hunt.
| Year | Setter | Main Theme |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Paul Coombs & Brian Jackson | The Melting Brain |
| 1986 | Paul Coombs & Brian Jackson | Magic |
| 1987 | (No Hunt) | |
| 1988 | Paul Coombs & Brian Jackson | Connections |
| 1989 | Paul Coombs & Brian Jackson | Chess |
| 1990 | Rod Fine & Brian Jackson | Astrology |
| 1991 | Steve Hames & Brian Jackson | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1992 | Paul Coombs & Brian Jackson | Sets |
| 1993 | Steve Hames | London Underground |
| 1994 | Paul Coombs | "The Armchair" Magazine |
| 1995 | Paul & Rosalind Barden | George Orwell |
| 1996 | Dave Kee | Fibonacci Series |
| 1997 | Paul Coombs & Dave Harding | Fact or Fiction |
| 1998 | Brian Mills | Food |
| 1999 | Steve Hames | Time |
| 2000 | Dave Kee | Snakes and Ladders |
| 2001 | Ian Canning | Tolkien |
| 2002 | Mark Abbott | Christopher & Philip Marlowe |
| 2003 | Stephen Lees | Sports Cars |
| 2004 | Paul & Rosalind Barden | Playing Cards |
| 2005 | Paul Coombs | Foxhunting |
| 2006 | Steve Hames | Golf |
| 2007 | Paul Coombs | Italo Calvino & Tarot |
| 2008 | Tim North | |
| 2009 | Paul Barden |
- The puzzles and answers are usually in pdf format - the 2002 Hunt is a zip file of pdf's. The 1997, 2005 and 2007 Hunts are sets of web pages, as are the answers to the 2004 Hunt. The 1996 hunt has some additional clues which can be accessed from the Notes page. To read pdf files you need the Adobe Acrobat reader, which can be downloaded for free.
- Gape in awe at the Roll of Honour that records past Hunt winners for posterity.
- Read more on the history of Hunt production methods.
- The Armchair Treasure Hunts and the answers to them are the copyright of their respective setters. If you wish to use or reproduce them for any purpose, in whole or in part, then the permission of the setter is required. Setters can be contacted via the ATH Contact.
