Skip to content

Do you think I'm Einstein? Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/18/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:

*****THE COORDINATES ABOVE ARE NOT CORRECT*****

The Coordinates above are not correct….Not even close. You must solve the riddle to get the correct coordinates. There are no tricks, just pure logic, so good luck and don't give up. The difficult rating is for the puzzle not the hide.

 

1. In a street there are five houses which are all five different styles.

2. In each house lives a Cajun, all having different last names

3. These five Cajun’s each prefer a different kind of seafood, drink a different type of alcoholic beverage, and keep a different pet. (none are the same)

4. Every "item" represents a single number below.

You get the North cords from the owner of the Alligator (and his drink, seafood, pet, etc.)

N 29 (Alligator)(house).(seafood)(drink)(Owner)

You get the West cords from the owner of the Cats (and his drink, seafood, pet, etc.)

W 90 (Cat)(house).(seafood)(drink)(Owner)

 

Names: Boudreaux =9, Thibodeaux=5, Gautreaux=6, Arceneaux=8, Robicheaux=7

Houses: Plantation=2, Brick=4, House Boat=6, Trolling Boat=3, Camp=5

Seafood: Crawfish=7, Crabs=9, Shrimp=5, Fish=8, Oysters=6

Drinks: Hurricane=8, Jack Daniels=7, Hand Grenade=6, Jello-shots=4, Jungle Juice=5

Pets: Hunting dogs=4, Birds=2, Cats=5. Alligators=3, Horse=0

The Facts:

1. Mr. Boudreaux lives in a plantation house.

2. Mr. Thibodeaux has hunting dogs as pets.

3. Mr. Gautreaux eats crawfish.

4. The house boat is next to and on the left of the brick house.

5. The owner of the house boat likes to eat crabs.

6. The person who drinks Hurricanes owns birds.

7. The owner of the Trolling boat drinks Jack Daniels.

8. The man living in the center house eats shrimp.

9. Mr. Arceneaux lives in the first house.

10. The man who drinks Hand Grenades lives next to the one who keeps cats.

11. The man who keeps a horse lives next to the man who Drinks Jack Daniels.

12. The man who drinks jello-shots eats fish.

13. Mr. Robicheaux drinks Jungle juice.

14. Mr. Arceneaux lives next to the camp.

15. The man who drinks hand grenades has a neighbor who eats oysters.

 

*****CHECK YOUR ANSWERS/CORDS BELOW!*****

If you absolutely have no idea how to begin after you read the hint, feel free to e-mail me.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

uvag 1: rkpry znl uryc, be cynva cncre... uvag 2: znxr n tevq 5 ol 5 naq cyht va vasb nf lbh pna. lbh znl arrq gb er-ernq gur "snpgf" znal gvzrf gb cynpr rnpu bar. uvag 3: gvgyr rnpu pbyhza (anzr, ubhfr, frnsbbq, crg, orirentr)

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)