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Sudoku Variation 1 - The CUBE Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/20/2009
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is not located at the listed coordinates. You must first solve this sudoku variation puzzle to discover the missing coordinates

We all know the general rules in sudoku… Things are a little different here. Each 2x4 block, each vertical row, and each horizontal row must contain the numbers 1-8 Here’s where things get tricky, you must imagine that you are looking at a 3-dimensional figure. You are viewing 3 sides of a cube. As such, horizontal and vertical rows twist around the cube. On the blank version of the puzzle for example, the 4 2 7 and 3 on the left are part of a 2x4 grid defined by bold lines, the 8 4 7 form a vertical group as do the 5 7 and 6. The 4 2 5 and 3 are an example of a horizontal group. The actual cache container/hide technique should be obvious upon approach.
 

N 39 36.XYZ W 077 47.JKL

X = A – 2

Y = B + 2

Z = C + 2

J = D + 2

K = E - 2

L = F + 2

 

Good luck.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)