About

The Dreams of Gerontius is all about puzzles and games.

Its author is Geoff Dallimore, a lapsed physicist, hobbyist programmer and musician, and professional European patent attorney at xpatent.co.uk.

Armchair treasure hunt books were the primary motivator for creating this site. The best is still the classic Masquerade by Kit Williams, but The [less classic] Merlin Mystery by Jonathan Gunson and Marten Coombe remains a source of intrigue for many. There are plenty of others in the genre of varying quality, and you’ll find articles and hints about some of the more famous under the Treasure Hunts category.

I like board games, computer games and puzzles of all types. Computer puzzle games come and go a lot more quickly than full armchair treasure hunts, so there are probably more articles about them than other things.

There are also also several personal projects that I’m working on and publish from time to time. There’s even an armchair treasure hunt book of my own that I’m writing. Maybe I’ll finish it one day!

To keep up to date with posts, you can follow me on Twitter @DGerontius or like my Facebook page.

Stay awhile, relax, and have a little gentle brain exercise.