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Child's Play NOT! Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/7/2007
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not located at the coordinates published for it. To find the actual coordinates of the cache, you must solve the following puzzle.


This puzzle is anything but child's play, but I remember working on it when I was 12 or 13 years old. I cannot remember if I ever solved it then or at any other time in my life, so I gave it a try and spent an hour solving it. Not bad for someone with a college degree in a history. If I can solve it, so can you.

The cache is a micro that is carefully hidden where playing children are not likely to find it. To find it, you'll need to use the digits found in the following cryptogram multiplication problem to determine the coordinates of the cache. Each letter represents a different digit between 0 and 9 inclusive.

  FUR   
x DOG  
-----   
 AGER   
DRIP    
FUR     
-----   
RIPER   

A=
D=1
E=
F=
G=
I=
O=
P=
R=
U= 

When you figure out the digits for each letter, use them to determine the following coordinates:

N 37 24.PIU
W122 05.FRO

When you arrive at the location, do not look on the fence. The cache is not hidden in any place that could be mistaken for a home owner's property. Please park on the road east of the cache and take the trail to the cache. The nearby residents don't like to see people sneaking around, so if they are outside, please come back another time or look for the cache unseen to prolong the life of this cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Guvf fperjl pnpur vf abg va cynagf naq abg ba n srapr.

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)