There are a variety of puzzles in this series that I hope are not too difficult for the average cacher to solve. Look for clues along the way – some of the log sheets will contain codes to help you find the final two bonus caches.
The cache is not located at the posted coordinates. Solve the puzzle below to get the correct coordinates.
N 41 31.7AB
W 88 46.0CD
A Logic Puzzle – The Monopoly Game
On a recent Saturday evening in LaLa Land, the Anglers invited the Crooners and three other couples over for a barbecue and a round of Monopoly. After dinner, the board was set up, and all five couples voted to play as teams.
When all the property was bought and all the trading finished, each team owned two complete blocks of property with not a single odd property left over. (The railroads and the utilities are each considered a block of property). From the clues given, can you name the couples, name the blocks of property each owned, and rank them in order from winner to loser?
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Ed, who is not Mr. Golden threw four 10's in a row and paid Ellen Smith each time.
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Clark, his wife, and the Fairfords owned the only properties on which you cannot build hotels.
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Bob is not Mr. Angler, and Betty is not Mrs. Crooner.
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Mary and her husband - who owned the utilities -- and the Smiths owned the only street properties whose name does not include "Avenue" or "Place."
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Deb and her husband owned both properties with "Saint" in their names.
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Doug and his wife owned only four pieces of property, but won the game because they owned the most expensive hotels.
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The Anglers placed second because they owned most of one side of the board; third place went to Al and his wife; fourth to Clark and his wife; and the losers were the Crooners.
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Al and his wife owned five pieces of property. Sandy and her spouse owned the block of three properties immediately following Al's block of two. Sandy and her spouse also owned the block directly across from their block of three.
Deb's team finishing position = A
Betty's team finishing position + 5 = B
Railroad owners' finishing position x 2 = C
Red property owners +1 = D
