CACHE IS NOT AT THE LISTED COORDINATES. We decided to place this cache because we enjoy both Geocaching and solving Sudoku puzzles and wanted to combine the two. Solve the puzzles below to find the cache.
The coordinates for this puzzle cache can be found by solving these two different types of Sudoku puzzles. Once you have completed the puzzles, use the value in the cell given by the grid number to obtain the final coordinates.
Puzzle #1:
Puzzle #1 is a typical Sudoku puzzle. Every row, every column, and every 3x3 square must contain the digits 1 through 9 only once.
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
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G
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H
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I
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Puzzle #2:
The rules for this puzzle are: every row, every column, and every "cluster" of 9 squares must contain the digits 1 through 9 only once.
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K
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L
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M
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Cache Coordinates:
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24°
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(E3)
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(F5)
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(H8)
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(C9)
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(I9-G3)
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051°
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(M2)
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(Q4)
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(L7)
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(R9)
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(N5)
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Note:
The name of this cache was intentionally spelled incorrectly to provide some uncommon letters of the alphabet to help with “The A to Z of Qatar Geocaching Challenge” cache.
