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Never At A Loss For Words Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/21/2012
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Never At A Loss For Words

I have always liked word games. Scrabble has always been my favourite. I have decided to mix 2 things that I like very much, Scrabble and Geocaching. The result is this puzzle. Here are a few things you should know:

  • Your task is to recreate the game by looking at the words and their scores and finding the correct placement on the board. The first two words have already been placed on the board (look above). A physical board is not necessary, but recommended.
  • There may be multiple places where a word will fit, but there is only one place where it fits with the correct score (I have checked and double checked this)
  • Gameplay is on a regulation English language SCRABBLE board (this is important for scoring, french/dutch etc versions have different points on the letters). Blank tiles are not used (except for the word 'BANGKOK', which has already been placed on the board for you)
  • Only one word will be created on each turn. No secondary words will be created.
  • Being familiar with rules of SCRABBLE is recommended. Knowing how to score words is absolutely necessary for solving this puzzle. For example, it needs to be known that a 50 point bonus is given when all 7 letters are placed on the board. eg. Both BANGKOK and THAILAND (look above) have received this bonus.
  • Once you have completed the board and have filled in all the words, you must make a grid. The letters A - O go across the top, and the numbers 1 -15 go down the side. Eg, The top-left corner tile is A1. The bottom right corner tile is O15 . You must use this grid to find a letter on the board. You will need to take note of the number (points) written on that tile. With these numbers you will get your coordinates. yay!
  • Please MSG me if there is anything else that I should add to these instructions.
  • Good Luck and Happy Caching!!

N 13 (F7)(I8).(O9+O10)(E11+M13)(O2+I8)

E 100 (M9)(C15).(K14)(D13+O5)(C7)

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Hc gur fgnvef. Zrgny Obk.

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)