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Color Connection Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 9/19/2015
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Think of this as an advanced version of connect the dots...


Connect matching colors together, creating a flow.

Pair all the colors together, and cover the entire grid with connecting colors to solve the puzzle. For example:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Would be solved like this:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



The above is considered an easy puzzle. Below is one that is more challenging, AND is what is required to solve the puzzle:

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



After solving the puzzle portion, use the below table that contains numbers that will correspond with the colors.

Pink

1

Green

2

Red

3

Orange

4

Maroon

5

Light Blue

6

Blue

7

Yellow

8

Purple

9

Black

0



Each "cell" in the puzzle portion has an address (for example, the cell in the second column and fifth row is B5, and the cell in the third column and ninth row has an address of C9). Use the colors in those cells, match the color with the corresponging number and plug that number into the cell address in the formulas below to solve for the coordinates. For example, if the color in cell A1 is Light Blue then the corresponding number is 6, and if the cell color in C5 is green then the corresponding value is 2. Therefore, the value for "H" would be 4 (H = B5 - C9 = light blue - green = 6 - 2 = 4).

A

=

D7-(I9-C8)

B

=

(G9+E2)-(D10-D4)

C

=

(J4*B7)+(B3-G8)

D

=

H5-C9

E

=

I3+(A10-D1-H7-E6)

F

=

D8+(G3-I4)

G

=

I9

H

=

B5-C9

I

=

H1+F1

J

=

(E9+B8-B5)+C6

K

=

(J9+B5)-(F8+J2)

L

=

(B10*G1)/G3

M

=

J4-F4-E4

N

=

E1+D2

O

=

H5+C9



North AB CD.EFG
West HIJ KL.MNO

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Sbex bs n gerr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)