Just Another Sudoku? Mystery Cache
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Size: 
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Sudoku is a fun number game with a simple objective: Place the
numbers 1-9 in each row, column, and 3x3 box such that there are no
repeated digits.
This isn't just any other Sudoku, there's something unique about
this one. Finding out what this is will help you ascertain the
whereabouts of the cache.
What is unusual about this Sudoku? Once you figure this out, do a
Google search for an establishment related to this located
in Shrewsbury, MA. To know you have the correct establishment,
there are 10 letters in the name. You do not necessarily need to be
familiar with Shrewsbury to be able to find this establishment -
there are results on Google for this.
Take the address of this establishment (neglecting road name, of
course) and subtract 111 from it to get North coordinates
ABC. Then, add 692 to the address to get the West
coordinates DEF.
Cache N 42 17.ABC W 071 30.DEF
If you cannot figure out what is unusual about this Sudoku, use the
cipher below to obtain a hint. The cipher works like a grid: d1
would refer to the 5 in the puzzle. Use 1=A, 2=B, 3=C...26=Z for
the cipher.
[b4+c4] [3*f8] [a1+h7]
[e5+g2] [d5] [4*i9] [2*(i6+c1)]
[f3] [b3+f6] [d5+g5] [b8+i7]
[e4+d9] [4*h3] [g4]
[d8+b9]
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
I've also included a hint on the back of the log book for Geofarm,
GC2MAWE. Incentive to find this!!
Congrats Ether Bunny for FTF!!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Va gur ebpxf