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Pocket Pool Mystery Cache

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imcaver: This has been a fun but not so popular geocache. Two of the signs have changed and I have no way to change the web page so I am replacing this with a traditional cache. Watch for it!

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Hidden : 3/17/2011
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the above coordinates, and it's not in the river, but you can play Pocket Pool and find out where it is.

Pocket billiards is played with 16 balls, fifteen with numbers plus the cue ball without a number. In this game you need to discover what balls have been sunk into the six different pockets on the pool table and then figure out where the cache is hidden. The grid below corresponds to the sixteen billiard balls shown in the photo. Visit each location to ascertain if the statement is true or false. If false, the ball is still in play. If the statement is true, the ball has been pocketed! The pockets are designated by the letters A–F and each pocket contains exactly one ball. If the ball has a two digit number use both digits when determining the pocket location, but only use the ones-digit for the coords.

grid
Pool Table
Balls



The cache is located at:
N 38° 29.ABC
W 121° 30.DEF

Using the six pocketed balls, figure out where they are:

U. The highest numbered ball is in a side pocket
V. The ball below 'U' has a prime number
W. The ball above 'U' is a striped ball
X. The ball to the left of 'W' has a prime number larger than 'V'
Y. The ball shares a color with 'W' and is in a side pocket
Z. This is the only ball remaining



You can validate your puzzle solution with

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpur vf va gur gerr. Sbyybj gur benatr fgevat.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)