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Codeword #4 - Cowboys and native Americans Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 10/23/2009
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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A different form of codeword this time to finish the series. Not at the coords above - they are for the carpark of the pub. Codewords 1-4 can all be done from here in a circular walk of approx. 2 miles (and you pass love/hate 4 as well).


I have allocated the numbers 1-26 randomly to the letters of the alphabet. The letter values added together give the word values.

Not sure how to rate this one. If you hate Maths, it is a 5+; if you got an A* in your Maths GCSE, then it's a 4; if you did A level Maths, it's a 3; if you can use spreadsheets it's a 2; and if you know the right programming language it's a 1. If it proves to be too tedious, and people are going purple with rage, I will add some pointers on how to solve multiple linear equations.

44 APACHE
62 BOUNTY
51 CATTLE
58 CAVALRY
43 COMANCHE
27 CORRAL
41 COWBOY
85 GUNSMOKE
37 LASSO
89 MULE TRAIN
71 MUSTANG
60 NAVAJO
47 POSSE
64 PRAIRIE
20 RANCH
29 RANGE
66 RAWHIDE
34 SALOON
76 SHERIFF
61 SIOUX
60 SQUAW
57 STAGECOACH
46 TRAIL
28 WAGON
82 WYATT EARP
25 ZORRO

Extract the password (a famous one of the above) using 10,7,3,1,5,13,16,1 and use that (UPPERCASE) to open the file on the related web page.

This little series has had a good long life but it is now rather tired, it will be archived sometime after 30th June to free up the space for someone else. However should you want to adopt it please contact me.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gel gb jbex bhg gur cnffjbeq svefg gb trg lbh fgnegrq Ubyl gerr arne snzvyvne bowrpg

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)