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BG22 John is his Name Mystery Cache

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gameslaveian: This cache is now archived as it is no longer in place and I am no longer able to maintain it.

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Hidden : 3/20/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This is one of a series of 30 caches related to popular board games past or present. In each case an Internet search will be needed to calculate the whereabouts of the cache, once you have solved the problem.

This German-style board game, produced by a river, involves the production of commodities on individual boards. However, nothing can be produced without colonists, so the Mayor has to colonise these Caribbean plantations.

Find out how many building tiles are in the game (XX).

Find out how many Dubloons (1s + 5s) are in the game (YY).

Find out how many Island tiles are in the game (ZZ).

Multiply XX by YY by ZZ to get ABCDEF

The 35mm cache is not at the given location, but is in the vicinity of

North (EF-AE)  (AF+C).(DDF+AAE)

East (BD-BC)  (CD+E).(AAAB-CEC)

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ab fgnzc arrqrq.

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)