Charleston Series #4 is a puzzle cache. The actual cache is NOT at the posted coordinates! However, it does go along with the final destination. You must first solve the puzzle so that you can solve the equation, which will give you the final coordinates to the cache. Once you figure out the coordinates, you will be looking for a well camo’d micro. So naturally, there is NO pen (BYOP). Please replace the cache exactly as you found it so that others will enjoy the hunt as you did.
Now, as for the puzzle, it’s a Sudoku puzzle with a twist.
To solve this puzzle is quite simple. Each row and column has the numbers 1-9. However, each color area contains the numbers 1-9. The purpose of the color shapes is to help you place the numbers in correctly. Once you’ve completed the puzzle, then you can solve the equation for the final coordinates.
The Equation:
N32° 50.497 + (H9). (A8) (C7) = N32° xx.xxx
W80° 01.118 - . (G5) (E3) (F4) = W80° x.xxx
When you get to the final coordinates stealth will be needed. The area can be high with muggles during certain times of the year.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.
Guidelines for this series are as follows:
1. FTF'er should place the next cache in the series (The Curse of the FTF Charleston Series #?) within 2 months. Otherwise the curse will prevent you from ever getting another FTF again!!! (or maybe not...)
2. You can only be a FTF for this series once. This spreads the FTF love around, and gives others a chance to play along.
3. Cache may be of any type (Puzzle, Multi, etc.) and any size (nano, micro, small etc.)
4. You must include this set of guidelines in your listing for the series, and include the list of all who have been cursed before you.
Clarification, there is no requirement besides signing the cache log when found. Everyone should log their find and hopefully the FTF person will play along and place another cache, but it is in no way a requirement for logging your find.
Those who have been cursed so far "ULTRA103", "Roomfr2", "Pynaple" ....Who will be next?