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Name That Family Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/11/2015
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE GIVEN COORDINATES!
THERE IS A PUZZLE TO SOLVE TO SEE WHERE YOU NEED TO GO.
As of August 3, 2019, you are looking for a silver bison tube. May 26, 2023: Still no new math worksheet; but the checker will give you the green and the correct spot on the map IF you do the extra math mentioned in the first paragraph of this cache page and/or in the hint below, which is this: subtract 1 from N6, subtract 5 from W7, and add 8 to W8.


Television families... Didn't we all want to be a part of at least one of them? Comedies, dramas, westerns... We all had our favorites, and before the advent of the VCR, we would gather at the given times to see what was going on in our "families" each week. Now, with the recording of shows and old ones being broadcast again for new audiences to discover, it doesn't matter how old you are or what you have going on. You can visit with your "families" all the time, whenever you want. (Just don't forget that you most likely have a real family!)

How many TV families can you remember? (Don't worry if you need a little help: The internet is your friend, and it knows each group of family members.) We have listed three family members from each of thirty families below. You need to find the last name of each family, and then count the number of letters in those family names. (Make sure you have them spelled correctly!) Use those numbers to do a little math (just a little addition and subtraction), and if everything is done carefully and correctly, plus the extra math mentioned in the hint you should come up with the final coordinates of where the cache container for this puzzle is located. (Don't forget the extra math!)

To make things easier, we have put the two worksheets for this puzzle in the gallery for you to print off and use to keep everything straight. These are images on the cache page, and they won't appear on all devices, so our recommendation is to go "old school" with the worksheets and pencil/pen/paper. The difficulty rating for this cache reflects so many places where mistakes can be made during the solve process, but the puzzle should be straightforward, as is the hide itself.

Have fun, and enjoy your trip down memory lane!


RESEARCH WORKSHEET:

MATH WORKSHEET:


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

*** fvyire ovfba ghor; Graarffrr Reavr Sbeq zvavat fbat *** Purpxre tvirf terra sbe svany pbbeqvangrf VS lbh erzrzore gb qb guvf ynfg zngu: fhogenpg 1 sebz A6, fhogenpg 5 sebz J7, naq nqq 8 gb J8.

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)