Clue: Geocaching Style!
Ranger Bo(d)y has been hiding some very difficult caches lately, some may even call them evil, dastardly and torturous. His 5-star difficulty caches like Alvin or Walter (GC3ZMA7) and Bates Motel (GC53318) have really aggravated local geocachers. And while he may be a nice guy, the torment of these difficult caches drove one geocacher to murder him. That's right, Ranger Bo(d)y has been murdered! The police have been trying to keep the details of the murder quiet but we have found some evidence of this heinous crime. Geocachers, can you help us crack the case as to who killed Ranger Bo(d)y? And how did he or she do it? And where did the murder take place?
In order to make an accusation, you will need to either be very lucky at guessing, or you will need to find the first 5 clue caches in the series. In each cache you will find cards to help you narrow down your search. Just like in the Clue board game, you will find the person, place and weapon by process of elimination. After finding the first 5 caches you will be left with one person, one weapon, and one location. The ones not found inside the caches are the numbers you will use for the final. Attached to this cache page is a page to help you with your deductions that you can print, if you will find that helpful. The partial north coordinates are listed with each suspect. The partial west coordinates are listed with each location. There is also a number associated with each weapon, this number will need to be added to both of the north coordinates and the west coordinates given to find the final cache coordinates.
Suspects:
Goldie Diggers.....N42 59.708
AuntieNae.....N43 01.075
Miss Ruby.....N42 59.699
CNA'Stein.....N43 00.015
Dr. Doolittle......N42 59.760
Mister Greenthumb.....N43 00.028
Weapons:
Ammo Can.....+25
Wasps Nest.....+61
Pocket Knife.....+48
Poison Ivy.....+34
Rock.....+117
Walking Stick.....+57
Locations:
Rock Pile.....W88 15.000
Bus Stop.....W88 15.224
Forest.....W88 16.316
Trail.....W88 16.209
Shelter.....W88 15.177
Marsh.....W88 16.284
Ranger Bo(d)y was a geocacher that many just loved to hate. Please help us make sense of this terrible trajedy! If you have solved the case, please do not share this information with anyone but the police, do not mention it to other geocachers or in your log, so that the suspect may be safely and quickly apprehended.
About Clue, the classic board game
This game was created by Anthony E. Pratt and was first published in 1944, in the US it is published by Hasbro. The classic detective game! In Clue, players move from room to room in a mansion to solve the mystery of: who done it, with what, and where? Players are dealt character, weapon, and location cards after the top card from each card type is secretly placed in the confidential file in the middle of the board. Players must move to a room and then make an accusation against a character saying they did it in that room with a specific weapon. The player to the left must show one of any cards accused to the accuser if in that player's hand. Through deductive reasoning each player must figure out which character, weapon, and location are in the secret file. To do this, each player must uncover what cards are in other players hands by making more and more accusations. Once a player knows what cards the other players are holding they will know what cards are in the secret file. A great game for those who enjoy reasoning and thinking things out.
This geocache series is the project of my son, CachinJake, to promote geocaching for his 4-H project for the Waukesha County Fair. Other than typing up the cache pages, he did most of the work for this series.
These geocaches have been hidden along the Glacial Drumlin State Trail. This trail is paved in this area and is stroller and wheelchair friendly, except that the caches themselves are all hidden off the trail to make them more muggle-proof. In the summer, poison ivy often grows so long pants may be a good idea. Dogs are welcome on the trail as long as they're leashed. Bikers must pay a fee to use the trail but anyone who would be walking the trail may do so for free.
The Geocache Notification Form has been submitted to Mike Wollmer of the Wisconsin DNR. Geocaches placed on Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource managed lands require permission by means of a notification form. Please print out a paper copy of the notification form, fill in all required information, then submit it to the land manager. The DNR Notification form and land manager information can be obtained at: http://dnr.wi.gov/files/PDF/forms/2500/2500-118.pdf