Note: The Cache is not located at the above coordinates
A murder has been committed ...
Case File:
The owner of Boddy mansion has been murdered on his own estate.
(insert spooky music here) Mr. Boddy has been found dead and there
are 6 suspects. Evidence at the scene of the crime points to one of
6 possible murder weapons. Strangely, investigators are unable to
agree as to which of the 9 possible rooms the heinous act was
actually committed.
Your job is to find out who the killer is, what weapon was used
and in which room the crime was committed.
This cache hunt is best done on a dark stormy night, at
midnight, when the wind is howling, lightning flashes across the
sky, and the echoing peals of thunder shakes you to the bone. ...
but ... given that we live in Southern California ... a nice warm
sunny day will do just fine too. :)
If you are able to solve the mystery, you will not only acquire
the notoriety and prestige of being a world class detective, but
solving the murder will lead you to the location of the Boddy
Mansion Hidden Treasure (i.e. the cache). Some say that the Hidden
Treasure is hidden under a bush, on a small hill, where Boddy
Mansion once stood ...
You will need to visit 3 local caches.
Each cache has an "investigation evidence" sheet in it.
Each sheet will eliminate some suspects, some weapons and some
locations (rooms).
Once you have eliminated all the possibilities, you will be left
with one suspect, one weapon and one location.
Find the matched numbers below and you will have solved the
murder mystery! (Insert dramatic music here)
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North |
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Mrs. White: |
33 13 |
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Miss Scarlet |
32 19 |
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Professor Plum: |
33 04 |
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Mrs. Peacock: |
32 49 |
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Colonel Mustard: |
33 09 |
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Mr. Green |
33 02 |
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West |
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Revolver: |
116 51 |
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Lead Pipe: |
117 11 |
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Wrench: |
117 09 |
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Knife: |
117 07 |
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Candlestick |
117 14 |
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Rope: |
116 58 |
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N .XXX W . XXX |
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Study: |
N .010 W .163 |
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Dining Room: |
N .900 W .514 |
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Kitchen: |
N .719 W .583 |
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Hall: |
N .515 W .220 |
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Lounge: |
N .560 W .144 |
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Conservatory: |
N .107 W .895 |
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Billiard Room: |
N .048 W .143 |
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Library: |
N .918 W .251 |
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Ballroom: |
N .571 W .937 |
Example:
If you believe it is Mrs. White with the Revolver in the Study
the coordinates would be: N 33 13.010 W 116 51.163.
But it's not … or is it? (begin slow "mysterious" music)
Whodunit?
You could take a guess, but there are 324 possible
combinations.
Sherlock Holmes? Ellery Queen? Charlie Chan? Hercule Poirot?
Hardy Boys? Nancy Drew? Inspector Clouseau? Inspector Gadget? Will
you add your name to the list of infamous detectives and be the
next supert-sleuth?
Ah the game is afoot! (Insert dramatic, conclusion-type music
here)
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More Clue Trivia, courtesy of
Parsa:
Clue was invented in England by Anthony E. Pratt, a legal clerk,
in 1943.
It was first published in 1949 by Waddington's Games in
Leeds.
The game was called Cluedo, and is still called that in England
and most Commonwealth countries.
In England, Mr. Green is a vicar and is called Reverend
Green.
In many countries, the decedant is Dr. Black, rather than Mr.
Boddy, in keeping with the color-name theme.
Here are the names for the people, rooms, and weapons in various
languages: (visit link)
The very first weapons were Axe, Bomb, Rope, Dagger, Pistol,
Hypodermic Syringe, Poison, Poker and an unidentified weapon.
When I was a kid, the lead pipe was really a piece of lead! (You
could bend it.)
Earlier, I believe, the rope was actually a piece of wrapped
hemp twine.
Don't try to figure the cache location out without some clues.
There are 6 * 6 * 9 = 324 permutations.
More Cluedo info: (visit
link) |