 Choreographed Chaos
A cache by Dirty_Bird & BigNastyBrain Hidden: 5/10/2005
Size:  (Other) Difficulty:  Terrain: (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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 For Immediate Release: Chaos Puzle
Corporation (CPC) is a worldwide leader in puzzle creation and
design that develops both ingenious puzzles and practical solutions
to be utilized by business, government, individuals, and
cryptography experts around the world. Currently, CPC is
seeking to fill positions on it's Board of Directors. To this
end, the Corporation has charged each department with developing a
unique and creative puzzle that will challenge applicants both
mentally and physically. Managed by the Board of Directors
each puzzle intricately ties to the next to create a choreographed
symphony of chaos known as "Choreographed
Chaos". |
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 Choreographed Chaos is a
multi-stage challenge that serves as CPC's open invitation to find
and identify individuals (or teams) with a diverse knowledge
base, strong puzzle solving abilities, good internet navigational
skills, creative thought, deductive reasoning and most importantly
both mental and physical endurance. This challenge has
several challenging levels each consisting of an online puzzle and
followed by a field challenge. All online puzzles can be
found on CPC's secure network servers. Applicants will be
required to solve the online puzzle which will yield a set of
coordinates to a field challenge. When the field
challenge/puzzle has been successfully completed, individuals (or
teams) will find a username and password to access the next level
of the challenge online. The username and password to enter
Level 2 of Choreographed Chaos can be found at the posted
coordinates (N39 41.096 W74 38.911). Individuals (or teams) must solve
the field challenge to uncover the needed username and password to
access the Level 2 area of Choreographed Chaos and the first online
puzzle. Any individual (or team) capable of conquering these
mentally and physically challenging puzzles will locate the logbook
and earn a position on CPC's Board of Directors. Want more
information - visit the CPC website at www.ChoreographedChaos.com
(then
click on the Choreographed Chaos button to begin your
quest). |
| There are two basic ways to tackle
Choreographed Chaos: |
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Individually |
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This adventure can be tackled by an
individual, however, it is full of puzzles and challenges that may
prove difficult for one person. This challenge will incorporate all
aspects of geocaching including (but not limited to) night caching,
paddle caching, 4x4 driving and some serious hiking/bushwhacking.
It is never recommended for an individual to attempt any of the
aforementioned activities alone. However, individuals will need to
make this decision for themselves. |
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As a Team |
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This challenge was developed with the team approach in
mind for three main reasons: |
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1.) A team approach builds friendships and increases the
enjoyment level, |
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2.) The team approach utilizes the strengths of each team
member (and this challenge has a wide variety of
hurdles), |
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3.) Safety - it is always advisable to work in the field
with others for safety reasons, especially on a 5/5 cache such as
this. |
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 Choreographed Chaos is set in the
heart of the pines "Wharton
State Forest". With over 100,000 acres Wharton is the
largest New Jersey State Forest and provides a great backdrop for
this challenge. All Levels of the Choreographed Chaos fall
within the boundaries of Wharton State Forest (including the
final). Choreographed chaos was not designed to be tackled in
a weekend - this will take thought, time and several trips.
The level one area of Choreographed Chaos contains additional
information about camping and caches in the Wharton area.
Individuals (or teams) seeking to solve Choreographed Chaos are
encouraged to enjoy the bounty of other great caches in the Wharton
area. Again, this is not a race - enjoy the adventure and
take the time to do some of these other distinguished caches as
every stage of Choreographed Chaos will afford an opportunity to
complete caches nearby. |
| In addition to signing the logbook &
logging the cache on GC.com, individuals (or teams) that
successfully solve & complete Choreographed Chaos will have the
option to have their names listed on the "Board of Directors" page
of the CPC website. In addition to a custom logbook & trade
items, the final cache contains a unique reward for all who
complete the challenge and special FTF buttons for the first
individual (or team) that makes it to the final
coordinates. |
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The
ultimate truth of ... puzzles:
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Despite
appearances, puzzling is not a solitary game: every move the
puzzler makes, the puzzle-maker has made before; every piece the
puzzler picks up, and picks up again, and studies and strokes,
every combination he tries, and tries a second time, every blunder
and every insight, each hope and each discouragement have all been
designed, calculated, and decided by the other.
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 The
number one goal of the Choreographed Chaos Challenge is for all
participants to have fun. Mental & physical challenges can be
frustrating - don't give up. Look around - look everywhere -
explore. The CPC website is fully interactive and inundated
with clues and hints. If you are stumped look for a clue or
secondary puzzle to get you headed in the right
direction. |
| This cache is truly a 5/5 challenge
and will provide a great adventure. Expect anything
and be prepared for everything. While this cache
will not require anything as exotic as climbing or scuba diving, it
will require you to reach some extremely remote locations and will
definitely challenge your physical
limitations. |
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View the
Choreographed Chaos Trailer(below)
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View the
Choreographed Chaos Trailer by clicking the player to the left (if
you have a firewall it may block the video). You can also
download the 3.7MB archived (.zip) file HERE.
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74 user(s) watching this cache.
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 November 22, 2009 by sacyskeebler (1013 found)
3 women all on their own. 13 month, now. We're working on Stage 7 at this point. We've solved the puzzle and spent 2 days trying to get to the GZ. On day 2 we were there, we just couldn't find it. We never got closer than 34 ft. Who knows when we can get good weather and all of us together again.
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May 31, 2009 by A Pair of Puzzlers (23 found)
This looks VERY interesting...can't wait to try it!!! Hopefully it will be as challenging as the previous logs seem to indicate!
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March 21, 2009 by Vinny & Sue Team (3296 found)
Stage 2 completed and found. 
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February 16, 2009 by Vinny & Sue Team (3296 found)
I loved everything about this cache from the first time I saw it in 2005 - except for the driving distance and lack of 4wd on my part! Finally, finally, the pull of the PMC caches brought us to the area and to the first stage of this cache. Gipsie, Uncle Fuzzy and Frodo were our gracious and friendly guides - without them, I don't think we would have had much clue as to which sand road to take! The terrain is entirely different to my "home" area (md/va/pa) where locked gates block vehicle access into forests and one must walk the trails. I was in front on the short walk to stage 1 today... I saw it from a distance, that looks odd, what have they done? WOW! This has to be the COOLEST puzzle hide I have ever seen! Our puzzle obsessed team: mmammel, donbadabon, gim&me, gabi&beecharmer13, Sue-Cat. Give us a good puzzle and will stomp all over it. We will return. (Sue-Cat)
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February 7, 2009 by jsarche (780 found)
I was reminiscing on a sleepless Friday night, going through some of my old finds and came across this one. I and decided it was about time to get this off my chest. I had logged this as a find with the owner's permission after solving the puzzles -- but not finding any of the physical caches -- back in February 2009. While I did have the CO's go-ahead, it's been sort of gnawing at me from time to time that I logged a find on a 5/5 cache when I only earned one of those 5's. It just didn't seem fair to those who worked so hard to get out in the field and do the actual physical work, which sounds really challenging from the other logs I've read. So I'm relogging this as a note. That feels more right to me. I've kept all the coordinates, though, and I WILL get to Wharton someday to do the actual work.My original log follows: Logging as a find with the owner's permission (actually, he at one point said I'd be logging this as a find with his insistence). I live in Denver and worked my way through Cerebral Codex over several months last fall and logged the travel bug DB and BNB created for distance cachers. Then I got going on Choreographed Chaos and got DB's permission to log as a find even as a distance cacher. What an incredible series of puzzles, and with a fun storyline behind them. I don't think my employer would be happy to know how much of his time I spent on these puzzles. Can't wait to get moving through Creative Confusion -- it looks as if it's just as clever and intelligent. Thanks for the nudges along the way -- much fewer with Choreographed Chaos than I needed with Cerebral Codex -- and thanks for keeping these puzzles going! And I promise, next time I'm anywhere near Wharton, I will go and physically log these caches. I'm looking forward to that day. [This entry was edited by jsarche on Friday, September 11, 2009 at 11:29:22 PM.]
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Current Time: 2/9/2010 10:56:50 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (6:56 AM GMT)
Last Updated: 11/28/2009 3:50:10 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (11:50 PM GMT)
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
