Here's how the puzzle works. You will be presented rebus puzzles consisting of a set of images, which when intepreted and read correctly, form a name or a phrase. For instance, the pictures below (taken from Kennst du... diese Länder #3) can be read as Madagascar (Mad + a + gas + car):
Simple enough? In this puzzle, I will give you 7 sets of images that represent famous locations around the world, and you need to work out what they are. Do all 7 have something in common, you wonder? The answer: yes, of course!
Ready? Here we go:
Location 1
Location 2
Location 3
Location 4
Location 5
Location 6
Location 7
The Coordinates
Once you are done, you will now need to arrange the 7 locations from North to South. If you need their coordinates, you can go to their pages on Wikipedia and you will find the coordinates conveniently posted on the top right hand corner of the page.
Now that you have arranged the locations, label the one furthest North as A, followed by B, C and so on... and the location furthest South is G
The coordinates for the final cache is:
N01 19.(B1)(E7)(A1+F4)
E103 50.(G10)(C19)(D2+G3-B2)
B1 simply tells you to substitute the value of the first letter of the location B. For example, if B is "Merlion", then B1 = letter M = 13
You can check if you have solved for the coordinates correctly here:
Oh, and one more thing. You can check if you have the right locations using the following method. The German geocachers have created a checking mechanism known as the Buchstabenwortwert (BWW) which is the sum of the values of each letter in a name. For instance, the BWW for "cat" is 3 + 1 + 20 = 24. I've calculated the BWW for all the locations and here they are in ascending order:
60 - 85 - 106 - 106 - 122 - 220 - 234
To compare, you simply need to input your guess into a BWW calculator. There are many available online, and here's one I usually use.
Good luck and have fun with the rebuses!
This mystery cache is part of Master of Mystery #33 – NICE
