This cache is inspired by Shakespeare's tragedy
Othello. A synopsis of the play as well as the full
text can be found here. There was a very interesting modern retelling of
the story in a movie named 'O' and
a good movie
adaption of the play with Laurence Fishburne.
"I will catechise the world for him;
that is, make questions, and by them answer."
(Act III, Scene IV)
Like all my other Shakespeare caches, you do not have to read
the play or see the movie to find the cache.
The Game
The goal of this game is to find an object that is within 5
miles of the posted coordinates. I will post one question and its
answer every day for 20 days. You, the cachers, will ask the
questions. Send e-mail through my profile with your question. Please word your
questions such that they can be answered with a simple yes or no.
Feel free to ask as many questions as you want. It would be helpful
if you can put the word Othello somewhere in the
e-mail. Every day, I'll select a question from all the questions
I've received. I'll answer it, and post it to the cache page below.
Please do not post any questions directly to the cache page
- send e-mail only.
I plan on posting the next question early in the morning in
order to give potential finders as much daylight as possible to
find the object and the cache.
I'll encrypt the answers to the questions in 'notes' so that
future cachers can decrypt one answer at a time if they wish to
play the game later.
Please do not post information about the object in your logs so
as not to spoil the game for future cachers.
The Cache
The cache is about 2 miles from the object.
The cache itself is a small container big enough to hold a few
coins and the log. Parking is available nearby - subtract 0.016
from the north and add 0.095 to the west coordinates of the
final for parking coordinates. The cache is hidden
in an area that is closed dusk to dawn, so no night caching
please.
The Prizes
- FTF - An unactivated Magic Ball Geocoin. Congratulations to
Team Bullis!
- STF - An unactivated Micro Mini Geocoin. Congratulations to
Kayak Kouple!
- TTF - An unactivated Travel Bug Dog Tag. Congratulations to
#1Batman!
The Questions
- Is the object of significant historical importance? (From
Team Bullis).
Answer: Gur bowrpg unf ab fvtavsvpnag uvfgbevpny vzcbegnapr.
- Is there a large parking lot near the object? (From
Kayak Kouple).
Answer: Vs ol "ynetr", bar zrnaf n cnexvat ybg gung pbhyq ubyq zber
guna 100 pnef, naq ol "arne" lbh zrna jvguva 1/10 zvyr, gura gurer
vf ab ynetr cnexvat ybg arne gur bowrpg.
- Is this a natural object found in the environment? (From
HockeyPuck and Bill The Cat
89.)
Answer: Gur bowrpg vf zna-znqr. N pnpure jebgr: Pna lbh pynevsl
zna-znqr n yvggyr zber? Gur ernfba V nfx guvf vf orpnhfr V'z
phevbhf vs n fyno bs tenavgr fgnaqvat hcevtug jvgu ahzoref be
yrggref rgpurq va vg pbafgvghgr "zna-znqr". Be n ebpx jvgu jbeqf
cnvagrq ba vg vf Zna-znqr? V ubcr abg. V jbhyqa'g pbafvqre rvgure
zna znqr, cre fr. Zl nafjre: Vs fbzrguvat vf znqr bs n angheny
zngrevny, ohg snfuvbarq vagb n sbez ol zna, gura vg vf zna-znqr. V
jbhyq pbafvqre n tenavgr urnq fgbar gb or zna-znqr. Tenssvgv ba n
ebpx - gur tenssvgv vf zna-znqr, ohg abg gur ebpx. V guvax nyy
jbhyq nterr gung gur bowrpg vf hadhrfgvbanoyl zna-znqr.
- Is the object associated with another Geocache? (From
PetersPack).
Answer: Gb zl xabjyrqtr, gur bowrpg vf abg nffbpvngrq jvgu nal
pnpur be nal jnlcbvag bs n pnpur be nalguvat ba trbpnpuvat.pbz.
Rkprcgvat guvf pnpur bs pbhefr!
- Is the object north of the Shaskeen? (From
NotThePainter along with loads of other cachers
trying to narrow down the object's location).
Answer: Vs lbh zrna ba n urnqvat orgjrra guerr uhaqerq svsgrra naq
sbegl svir qrterrf gehr, gura, lrf gur bowrpg vf abegu bs gur
Funfxrra. Sbe gubfr bs lbh gung qba'g xabj - gur Funfxrra jnf gur
fvgr bs Oernq & Ebfrf 4 jurer guvf pnpur jnf ynhapurq. Vg vf
ybpngrq ng A 42° 59.493 J 071° 27.783. Whfg gb pynevsl, gur nafjre
nobir fcrpvsvrf n avargl qrterr fjrrc orgjrra abegujrfg naq
abegurnfg gehr.
- Does the object contain information like a sign? (From
loande).
Answer: Gur bowrpg qbrf abg unir n fvta be nal jbeqf be ahzoref ba
vg.
- Is the object in a state park? (From #1Batman and Kayak
Kouple).
Answer: Gur bowrpg vf abg va n fgngr be zhavpvcny cnex. Arvgure vf
vg va n pbafreingvba nern.
- Is the object smaller than a house and larger than a car? (From
HockeyPuck, KayakKouple, and
Geos-Of-The-Jungle).
Answer: Gur bowrpg vf fznyyre guna n ubhfr, ohg ynetre guna n
pne.
- Is a significant portion (a third or more) of the object made
of metal? (From AdmiralJota and HockeyPuck).
Answer: Gur bowrpg unf nyzbfg ab zrgny ba vg. Lbh jbhyqa'g abgvpr
nal zrgny ng nyy hayrff lbh trg snveyl pybfr gb vg.
- Is the object on the West side of the Merrimack River? (From
MeAndMyDogs, Team Bullis, and HockeyPuck, ).
Answer: Gur bowrpg vf ybpngrq rnfg bs gur Zreevznpx Evire.
- Is the object in question close to,or visable, to a major
street or intersection? (From Kayak Kouple).
Answer: Gur bowrpg vf pyrneyl ivfvoyr sebz n znva ebnq. Sbe gur
checbfrf bs guvf dhrfgvba, V qrsvar n znva ebnq gb or nal ebnq gung
unf ng yrnfg n gjb zvyr fgergpu jurer vg vagrefrpgf jvgu bgure
ebnqf ohg unf ab fgbc fvtaf be lvryq fvtaf.
- Is it elongated, or stout? (From Team Bullis and
AdmiralJota).
Answer: Gur bowrpg vf abg rybatngrq. Vs lbh jrer gb chg gur bowrpg
va n obk, gur obk jbhyq n yvggyr gnyyre guna vg vf jvqr naq n
yvggyr qrrcre guna vg vf gnyy.
- Can one go inside the object? (From
D3OFUS).,br>Answer: Lbh pnaabg tb vafvqr gur
bowrpg. Lbh pna trg ba gur bowrpg, ohg vg jbhyq or qvssvphyg naq
lbh zvtug trg va gebhoyr.
- Is the object in Manchester? (From MrDucky and
HockeyPuck).
Answer: Gur bowrpg vf abg ybpngrq va Znapurfgre.
- Is the object unique? Or can the same basic thing be found
commonly? (From Bill The Cat 89).
Answer: Gur bowrpg vf havdhr va vgf trareny nccrnenapr naq/be
shapgvba.
- Is the object made from wood? (From
HockeyPuck).
Answer: Gur bowrpg unf ab jbbq ba vg jungfbrire.
- Does the object stand out from its surroundings, as something
to be noticed? (From MrDucky).
Answer: Gur bowrpg vf zrnag gb or frra/abgvprq. Gung vf vgf cevznel
shapgvba.
- Is the object located on public property (or private such as a
business)? (From HockeyPuck).
Answer: Gur bowrpg vf ybpngrq ba cevingr cebcregl, ohg gur
pbbeqvangrf ner ba choyvp cebcregl. Obgu ner npprffvoyr gb gur
choyvp.
- Is the object a statue or sculpture? (From
MuchAdo).
Answer: Gur bowrpg vf n fgnghr, ohg abg va gur genqvgvbany frafr.
Vg jnf znqr ol neenatvat znal fznyy oybpxf n ybg yvxr n Yrtb
fgnghr.
- Is the object within 4 miles of the Shaskeen? (From
MuchAdo).
Answer: Gur bowrpg vf jvguva sbhe zvyrf bs gur Funfxrra.
The object was found by FTF after 12
questions.
If you are not a Manchester-area cacher and
would like additional help finding the object, feel free to e-mail
me with additional questions. I'll be happy to even answer spoiler
questions such as "What are the coordinates of the
object?"
The Solution
Directly southwest of the object, you see six two-digit
numbers facing the object and associated with the word
Candia. To their right, there are another six
two-digit numbers facing the same direction as the first six
and associated with the word Dixville Notch.
AB CD EF GH IJ KL :: MN OP QR ST UV WX
Using the following key to get the coordinates of the final -
N 4G NB.TGP W 071 CN.LTD