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Beyond Monopoly! - Carcassonne Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/23/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Beyond Monopoly! is a series of 10 puzzle caches plus a bonus which will introduce you to some modern board and card games. The rules for all games used in the series are available for free online, and no purchases are necessary to find the caches. All hides are either drive-bys or only a short walk from a sensible parking area.

Carcassonne, named after the walled city in the south of France, is a tile laying game in which players form a landscape between them scoring points for cities, roads, cloisters and more as they are completed. The game introduced the iconic "meeple" to the world - the person-shaped wooden tokens now prolific among modern board games. Carcassonne has won many awards including the 2001 Spiel Des Jahres, or the German "game of the year" - widely recognised as the most prestigious award in gaming.

 

A = How many points would the red player score by placing the above tile into the landscape in such a way that it completes the road he controls?

B = How many points would the red player score by placing the above tile into the landscape in such a way that it completes the city he controls?

C = How many points would the red player score by placing the above tile into the landscape in such a way that the cloister he controls becomes completely surrounded?

D = If the red player placed the tile to completely surround (and score for) his cloister, how many points would the yellow player score?

E = How many different orientations of the tile would allow it to be legally placed in the bottom left corner of the landscape above?

Once you have answered the above questions, the cache can be found at:
N 54 0D.C(B-A)D
W 001 0(C-C).A(B-E)(D+E)

You will also need the following information if looking for Beyond Monopoly! - The eXpansion:
A*B*C*D*E = WXYZ

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Srapr

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)