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Coord Counting Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/21/2016
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Mike McDermott and Lester "Worm" Murphy were over from the States on 'business'. During their spare time they visited the Casino sitting at the High Stakes Poker table. After honing their skills under the bright lights of Vegas the competition here was like 'shooting fish in a barrel', tripling their bankroll in under an hour and gaining the interest of the Casino bosses. 


After the locals had been felted the pair headed to the Blackjack table. Well versed in the nuances of card counting Mike placed consistent bets not to arouse suspicion before signalling for Worm to take a seat when the count reached +16. Mike continued to play low-ball while Worm hit the table limit hand after hand. 

Casino Intel viewing video surveillance had been watching the pair's movements and believed them to be in cahoots at the poker table and now card counting against the house. Whilst they didn't interfere when the pair were taking money off the general population they weren't going to let two 'Rounders' take down the house.

Feeling the heat Mike and Worm swiftly cashed out and suspecting a pat down hid their winnings nearby until a suitable plan could be hatched as to how to exit the country with their take whilst avoiding the scrutiny of the Casino and Boarder Agents.

Unfortunately for them, they never did return. Some say they were last seen with a mysterious Russian who goes by the nickname 'KGB'. Others say it was ATSAIC that swooped on them and they were deported. 

Worm, never without a deck of cards recorded the location on their winnings in the deck and took the photo below to direct them on their return. The loot, hastily stashed in a 1L black Sistema has never been recovered. If you find it you'll be toasting 'Winner winner chicken dinner'.




Congratulations to Teddy KGB Karicka for being the FTF.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur Npr bs Qvnzbaqf sbe gur chmmyr naq ng TM jurer lbh’yy arrq gb trg jnvfg qrrc.

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)