GCZQ0B The Magic Square Cache (Unknown Cache) in Arizona, United States created by Braun-Wood Cachers

GCZQ0B ▼

A cache by Braun-Wood Cachers Message this owner

Hidden : 12/8/2006

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A puzzle to keep you busy.

8	121	24		40	153	56	169	72	185		201		217
	23	136	39			168		184	87	200		216	119	B
22	150			54	167	70	183	86	199			118	6	134
	37	165	53	166	69		85	198		214	117	5	133	21
E		52		68		84		100	213			132	20	148
163	51		67		83		99				131	19		A
50		66	194		210	98		D	2	130	18			162
	65		81		97	225	113		129	17		33	161	49
64	192	80		96		112		128	16	144			48	176
	79	207	95	223		14		30	143	31	159	47	175
78		94			13	126	C	142	45		46	174
	93	221	109	12	125	28	141	F	157	60	173	61		77
92	220		11	124	27		43		59	172	75	188	76	204
		10	123			42	155	58	171		187	90		91
106	9		25		41	154		170	73		89		105

The cache is NOT at the listed coordinates!!!!!!!!! </p>

The following fifteenth-order magic square was constructed in the early 1600's. The author is unknown. But it was reported by a certain mathematician in the Arithmetischer Cubic-cossisher Lustgarten. If you find his name it will assist you in solving the magic square if you become stumped.

This certain mathematician was a trained weaver. But soon excelled in math and went on to open his own school.

He was an algebraist and important for his work explaining logarithms and sums of powers of integers.

He collaborated with many eminent people of his day including the man who calculated pi to 35 places.

To solve the puzzle place numbers (1-255) in the squares so that the sum of every row, column and main diagonal is the same. I have given you many numbers to start you off. No number is repeated. Place the numbers from the squares with letters in them in the following to find the coordinates to the cache, which is a log only (bring your own writing impliment)

N A*0B.0C W D*E.0F

Those are "zeros" before the B,C & F.

The cache area is easy to get to with ample parking- but mugglers could be around depending on the time of the day- so geostelth will be required.

I hope this is a challenging puzzle and enjoyable for everyone. But I think it will take some work and research to solve. Good luck to all. (you may have to draw in some of the lines for the squares as my table would not come out right for some reason)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ebfvpehpvna

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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8	121	24		40	153	56	169	72	185		201		217
	23	136	39			168		184	87	200		216	119	B
22	150			54	167	70	183	86	199			118	6	134
	37	165	53	166	69		85	198		214	117	5	133	21
E		52		68		84		100	213			132	20	148
163	51		67		83		99				131	19		A
50		66	194		210	98		D	2	130	18			162
	65		81		97	225	113		129	17		33	161	49
64	192	80		96		112		128	16	144			48	176
	79	207	95	223		14		30	143	31	159	47	175
78		94			13	126	C	142	45		46	174
	93	221	109	12	125	28	141	F	157	60	173	61		77
92	220		11	124	27		43		59	172	75	188	76	204
		10	123			42	155	58	171		187	90		91
106	9		25		41	154		170	73		89		105

8	121	24		40	153	56	169	72	185		201		217
	23	136	39			168		184	87	200		216	119	B
22	150			54	167	70	183	86	199			118	6	134
	37	165	53	166	69		85	198		214	117	5	133	21
E		52		68		84		100	213			132	20	148
163	51		67		83		99				131	19		A
50		66	194		210	98		D	2	130	18			162
	65		81		97	225	113		129	17		33	161	49
64	192	80		96		112		128	16	144			48	176
	79	207	95	223		14		30	143	31	159	47	175
78		94			13	126	C	142	45		46	174
	93	221	109	12	125	28	141	F	157	60	173	61		77
92	220		11	124	27		43		59	172	75	188	76	204
		10	123			42	155	58	171		187	90		91
106	9		25		41	154		170	73		89		105

The Magic Square Cache Mystery Cache

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8	121	24		40	153	56	169	72	185		201		217
	23	136	39			168		184	87	200		216	119	B
22	150			54	167	70	183	86	199			118	6	134
	37	165	53	166	69		85	198		214	117	5	133	21
E		52		68		84		100	213			132	20	148
163	51		67		83		99				131	19		A
50		66	194		210	98		D	2	130	18			162
	65		81		97	225	113		129	17		33	161	49
64	192	80		96		112		128	16	144			48	176
	79	207	95	223		14		30	143	31	159	47	175
78		94			13	126	C	142	45		46	174
	93	221	109	12	125	28	141	F	157	60	173	61		77
92	220		11	124	27		43		59	172	75	188	76	204
		10	123			42	155	58	171		187	90		91
106	9		25		41	154		170	73		89		105