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X-treme Race 2017: Jacks Letterbox Hybrid

Hidden : 1/11/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Jacks Trivia

You will be searching for one of my special camo painted ammo cans hidden down a very fun trail. Please don't drive down to this one. It will be a very pleasant walk down a nice path to this fun little letterbox. Included in the cache is a stamp and ink pad. These are not swag, please do no take. Have fun and remember to laugh when you can.

Whether called Iguni, Abhadho, Cincos Marias, or Huripapa, jacks is one of the oldest and most widespread games in the world. All jacks games share a strategy: toss a ball in the air and scoop up pieces before the ball bounces.


Jewish girls of eastern Europe traditionally played ghop bagi with five bones. On the first play, from the bones scattered on the ground or carpet, one was tossed up and the other four garnered before it fell. In the second play of the set, three were on the floor and two in the air; in the third, two on the carpet and three in the air; and in the last, one was on the floor and four in the air.

In Japan and in China a similar game is played using cloth bags filled with rice, sand, or beans. The player drops the bags on a table, picks up one and tosses it aloft; while it is aloft he tries to pick up a bag from the table. He then holds this in his hand and repeats the play in an attempt to pick up and retain all the bags.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vf gung Yrnavat gb gur Yrsg?

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)