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Game On! #5: Playing the Game of Knowns Mystery Cache

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teamajk: I went by to check on this one and found the little park to be almost completely fenced in, which is new. I agree that this isn't the best spot for a cache any more. Thanks to all who solved and found.

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Hidden : 12/6/2015
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

There is nothing hidden at the posted coordinates. Solve the puzzle below to determine where the cache is located. You will be seeking a magnetic nano cache. Please use appropriate stealth and rehide the container exactly as you found it. Take care not to lose the O-ring which guards against moisture in the container.


Poor Jon Snow. He knows nothing ... doesn't have a clue. That makes it hard to know who your enemies are. In The Game of Thrones it's especially hard to know who you can trust, given that so many of the characters have been proven capable of murder at one point or another. If you can solve the logic puzzle below, you'll know where this cache is hidden. Note that no knowledge of the books or show is required, and the puzzle contains no spoilers ... locations and weapons have been assigned randomly for this puzzle.


Here is what is known (note that left and right refer to the perspective of the viewer rather than the perspective of the person seated in the thrones ... that is to say, throne #1 is on the far left, as shown in the diagram.):

1. Jon Snow’s throne is two to the right of the person who used fire as a weapon.
2. The person in throne #1 committed murder in Braavos.
3. The person who committed murder in Braavos sits directly to the left of the person who committed murder in King’s Landing.
4. The person using a sword as a weapon sits directly next to the person who used poison as a weapon.
5. There are two thrones between the throne of the person who used fire as a weapon, and Jamie Lannister’s throne.
6. The person who committed murder in Braavos is Tyrion Lannister.
7. The person who used a dagger as a weapon sits directly to the left of Cersei Lannister.
8. The person who committed murder at The Wall sits directly next to the person who used the arrow as a weapon.
9. Throne #5 does not belong to Arya Stark.
10. The person throne #5 used poison as a weapon.
11. The person who committed murder in King’s Landing sits directly next to the person who committed murder in Dorne.

The cache will be found at:

N 42 2A.BCD W 76 3E.FGH

where

A = The number on Cersei's throne + the number on Arya's throne.
B = The number on the throne of the person who used an arrow + the number of the throne for the person who used poison.
C = The number on the throne of the person who committed murder in Braavos + the number on the throne of the person who committed murder at The Wall.
D = The number on the throne of the person who used the sword.
E = The number on Jaime's throne - the number on the throne of the person who committed murder at Winterfell.
F = The number on the throne of the person who used a dagger + the number of the throne for the person who used fire.
G = The number on Jon's throne - the number on Cersei's throne.
H= The number on Tyrion's throne + the number on Arya's throne.

This is the fifth in a series of caches inspired by The Game of Thrones. Stay tuned!
For more about this series, please see GC61D6M
Many thanks to non-cacher & fellow Game of Thrones enthusiast "L" for beta-testing.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Whfg punaary lbhe vaare Ze. Fcbpx ... ohg srry serr gb r-znvy vs lbh unir dhrfgvbaf. Pnpur: Va onpx, ybj naq ba gur evtug.

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)