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This is my first challenge puzzle cache. The cache *is* located at the coordinates above; however, please do not visit the cache until the requirements are completed. The D/T rating is based on the probable total of terrain and mileage you'll have to rack up to complete the requirements for this cache.
The name for this cache is a misnomer of sorts. I named it after a game I used to play on long night maneuvers in the back of military trucks. One of us would think of the name of a famous person...say, Ronald Reagan. The next person in line would have to think of a name which began with the last letter of the person's last name. Since Ronald Reagan ends with an N, the next name had to start with an N...say, Norm McDonald. The next person would have to then have to think of someone's name which started with a D -- Donald Trump. The next name would have to start with P, and so on.
This challenge is something along those sorts, except that instead of using famous people's names, we're going to use cache names. For example:
1. You find a cache named "Cache One." Since Cache One ends with an E, the next one you'll have to find has to begin with an E.
2. The next cache you find is called Echo Hides (or any other cache that begins with an E). Since Echo Hides ends with an S, the next cache you find has to start with an S.
After you find 20 of these caches, you'll be free to go find the final cache, which is a paintball holder with a few trinkets I've found over the past few months.
Note: These do not have to be found or logged in sequential order, but they MUST BE FOUND after August 2, 2009.
How are we going to keep these in order? Well, you'll create a bookmark called "Name Game Challenge." Using the examples above, you'll log the first cache as "01-Cache One." The second cache should be logged as "02-Echo Hides," and so on. Your 10th find should have "10" in the front instead of "010." This is necessary because bookmarks are automatically alphabetized, so using numbers 01-09 and then 10-20 at the beginning will keep everything straight.
FTF might want to take the yo-yo I've placed in there. Believe it or not, I paid $20 for this thing. This yo-yo is positively amazing...well, if you like things like that.
The final is near a spot where space is being cleared for a housing development, but away from where anything will actually be built. Knowing the area, the developer, and the housing economy, it will probably be quite a while before any progress is made in this area. In any case, it's far enough away to keep from being disturbed. You'll find it under a rock next to a bunch of other rocks held together by chicken wire.
Got it? Good. Feel free to email me with any questions or concerns you may have. Good luck!
Update -- August 13, 2009: A cacher asked, "For 'Name Game,' what about odd characters and numbers in cache name, i.e., GC1W46P? Can we drop those and go with letter nearest the end?"
Answer: The cache in question is named "What a shocker #1." Do not use these caches UNLESS you find another cache which starts with the same corresponding character or number. For this example, if a cacher wants to use What a shocker #1, the next cache listed would have to start with the numeral 1 (not the word "one").
Update -- August 24, 2009: GeoDee (who certainly needs no introduction) advised me in regard to caches ending with punctuation, i.e., "...", quotation marks, etc. Ignore punctuation marks...use the last letter or number.
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