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100 IN A ROW Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/7/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE LISTED COORDINATES. In order to find the cache you will need to determine the value of the two cribbage hands and use the following formula. I have the difficulty rated at 2 but that might vary depending on your familiarity with the game of cribbage.

HAND ONE

N (A+15) degrees (B+9). (C+69)

HAND TWO

W (D+52) degrees (E+13). (F+126)


Many years ago Pa served in the USN. While in the service he found that one of the favorite ways to pass the time, second only to poker, was to play cribbage. I spent the vast majority of my time at sea but occasionally while going through some training program I was shore based. this was just short of heaven as I lived in barracks with a regular bunk bed and could take showers that you didn't have to worry about water usage. Even the pavement didn't move. You could also make trips to "town" in the evenings.

However there was one particular weekend where I was not allowed to leave the barracks. The exact reason why I couldn't' leave the barracks should be of no real interest to the geocaching community so I will skip those details as it won't help solve the puzzle or find the cache.

I got together with my partner in crime...errr, I mean fellow sailor and we decided to play 100 games of cribbage in a row to burn up some time. So with a sore butt, glazed eyes, befuddled brain and cramped fingers we did indeed play 100 games in a row without even stopping to eat. To this day whenever I play cribbage that interesting time runs back through my memory. Hopefully you won't get caught up in the game that much. BYOP




TWO DOWN, NINETY EIGHT TO GO !

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nppbeqvat gb Wbuaal Pnfu, ubj uvtu jnf gur jngre.

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)