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Secrets of the Alchemist Dar is a book written by Michael Stadther and published in September 2006 by the author's company, Treasure Trove, Inc.^[1] A story about fairies and other imaginary and fantastic creatures, the book includes hidden puzzles for an armchair treasure hunt with one hundred rings (valued at more than two million dollars) as prizes. The book is a sequel to A Treasure's Trove, another armchair treasure hunt, and contains the same characters although the author has stated at book signings that the puzzles in the two books are not connected.

In 2007, Treasure Trove, Inc. was put into bankruptcy because of a dispute with its distributor, Simon and Schuster.^[2] None of the rings are known to have been claimed.

References

^ [1] "More Treasure Is On the Way From Self-Published Author" The Book Standard June 8, 2006
^ Rozycki, Bob (2007-08-13). "Treasure Flap". www.allbusiness.com (from Fairfield County Business Journal). Retrieved 2009-08-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

[PS-1] [1] "More Treasure Is On the Way From Self-Published Author" The Book Standard June 8, 2006

[flap-2] Rozycki, Bob (2007-08-13). "Treasure Flap". www.allbusiness.com (from Fairfield County Business Journal). Retrieved 2009-08-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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-'''''Secrets of the Alchemist Dar''''' is a book written by [[Michael Stadther]] and published in September 2006 by the author's company, Treasure Trove, Inc.<ref name=PS>[http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-miscellaneous/4404195-1.html] "More Treasure Is On the Way From Self-Published Author" ''The Book Standard'' June 8, 2006</ref>  The book's story is about fairies and other imaginary and fantastic creatures.  The book includes hidden puzzles for an [[armchair treasure hunt]], the prizes for the treasure hunt consist of 100 rings, valued at over 2 million dollars. The book is a sequel to ''[[A Treasure's Trove]]'' (ATT), another armchair treasure hunt and contains the same characters although the author has stated at book signings that the two books are not connected puzzle-wise.
+'''''Secrets of the Alchemist Dar''''' is a book written by [[Michael Stadther]] and published in September 2006 by the author's company, Treasure Trove, Inc.<ref name=PS>[http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-miscellaneous/4404195-1.html] "More Treasure Is On the Way From Self-Published Author" ''The Book Standard'' June 8, 2006</ref>  A story about fairies and other imaginary and fantastic creatures, the book includes hidden puzzles for an [[armchair treasure hunt]] with one hundred rings (valued at more than two million dollars) as prizes. The book is a sequel to ''[[A Treasure's Trove]]'', another armchair treasure hunt, and contains the same characters although the author has stated at book signings that the puzzles in the two books are not connected.
 In 2007, Treasure Trove, Inc. was put into bankruptcy because of a dispute with its distributor, Simon and Schuster.<ref name=flap>{{cite web | last = Rozycki | first = Bob | title = Treasure Flap
  | publisher = www.allbusiness.com (from ''Fairfield County Business Journal'') | date = 2007-08-13
  | url = http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/legal-services-lawyers/8912756-1.html
- | accessdate = 2009-08-26}}</ref>
+ | accessdate = 2009-08-26}}</ref> None of the rings are known to have been claimed.
-The author's website (defunct as of November 2007) included an official rules document and
-a forum. In the first year over 12,000 users registered for the hunt.
-==Treasure Hunt Termination==
-'''''As of November 27, 2007, websites associated with Treasure Trove, Inc., including atreasurestrove.com and alchemistdar.com were shut down.'''''
-No updates of the hunt status were made, though given recent concerns about the financial well being of the hunt, there is speculation the hunt has been terminated prematurely.<ref name=flap/>
-As of November 27, 2007, www.alchemistdar.com is no longer accessible, displaying a screen that reads: "Sorry, this website is temporarily closed. Please check back later."
-As of October 19, 2008, www.alchemistdar.com is not accessible, displaying a screen that reads: "Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)"
-As of December 23, 2008 www.alchemistdar.com shows up as "The Great American Small Business Challenge"[http://www.tgasbc.org/Public/Home/index.cfm] which has nothing to do with the game.
-As of June 2009, news has appeared that the rings will go to auction, with the .59 carat red diamond to be auctioned September 19, 2009 in NYC.<ref>{{cite web | last = Woollard | first = Deidre | title = A Treasure Hunt's Jewels To Go Up For Auction
- | publisher = www.luxist.com
- | url = http://www.luxist.com/2009/06/17/a-treasure-hunts-jewels-to-go-up-for-auction/
- | accessdate = 2009-08-26}}</ref>
-None of the 100 rings are known to have been claimed.
-The result of the bankruptcy proceedings are still pending.
-The fact that the sequel was a failure, $200,000 was owed to Simon and Schuster and a movie deal with Paramount fell through. In 2008 rings went up for sale so that some money could be recouped. Thus, we can infer that the rings have been sold off, and are sitting on someone's finger or collection shelf.<ref>http://www.luxist.com/tag/secrets+of+the+alchemist+dar/</ref>
 ==References==
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 * [http://www.tweleve.org/secrets-alchemist-dar/ Tweleve - Site sub-section on the ''Secrets of the Alchemist Dar'' Puzzle]
 * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_esQ-EgXek Video with author]
-* [http://www.luxist.com/tag/secrets+of+the+alchemist+dar/ Announcing auction of the Rings]
 [[Category:Puzzlehunts]]