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Mercer County Park Tic-Tac-Toe Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/10/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is a little game to play in Mercer County Park in West Windsor. Enjoy an easy walk around the ball fields with the final cache located nearby. The coordinates above mark the upper left corner of the Tic Tac Toe board.

To play the game, go to the coordinates listed in each square of the Tic Tac Toe board. At that location answer the question and place an X or an O in the square which represents the correct response.

Complete the game to find the winning line of three in a row.

N 40º 15.582
W 074º 38.152
How many letters in the name on the sign on the building?
X = 20
O = 25
43
N 40º 15.595
W 074º 37.934
What is the first letter of the name of the object you are standing on?
X = P
O = H
30
N 40º 15.479
W 074º 37.814
Rule Number 4 states:
X = No food
O = No digging
77
N 40º 15.425
W 074º 38.220
The number on the light pole is:
X = 3168
O = 3172
24
N 40º 15.407
W 074º 38.087
How many pipes support the bench in this dugout?
X = 5
O = 4
91
N 40º 15.482
W 074º 37.899
What object are you standing next to?
X = Fence post
O = Pine Tree
41
N 40º 15.343
W 074º 38.216
According to the sign, Field 3 is to the:
X = Left
O = Right
73
N 40º 15.323
W 074º 38.089
Have a seat and face 70º E. Without moving your head, how many basketball hoops do you see?
X = 8
O = 4
80
N 40º 15.403
W 074º 37.872
At this location, take a bearing on the transmission tower in the distance.
X = Bearing is: 285º
O = Bearing is: 315º
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Use the winning Tic Tac Toe line to determine the cache location. Use the numbers in order from top to bottom, or left to right, to determine the coordinates.

N 40º 15.nnn   W 074º 38.www

For example, if the Tic Tac Toe board was
X O O
X O X
X X O

The cache coordinates would be N 40º15.432 W 074º 38.473


I did a TicTacToe cache in Vermont and would like to thank QSeekers for the idea and the TicTacToe board!

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