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You Got Game? - #18 Yahtzee Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/23/2017
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This series of caches is dedicated to the old board games many of us played as kids. Before the days of Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox these types of games were the rage. Almost every family had a games closet where they stored all their favorites. 


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 logsheets will contain codes to help you find the final two bonus caches.


The cache is not located at the posted coordinates. Answer the questions below to get the missing coordinates.

N 41 31.5AB

W 88 48.0XY


 

Yahtzee was and still is an incredibly popular game. The game consists of a number of rounds. In each round, a player gets three rolls of the dice, although they can choose to end their turn after one or two rolls. After the first roll the player can save any dice they want and re-roll the other dice. This procedure is repeated after the second roll. The player has complete choice as to which dice to roll. They can re-roll a die for the third roll that was not rolled on the second roll.

The Yahtzee scorecard contains 13 different category boxes and in each round, after the third roll, the player must choose one of these categories. The score entered in the box depends on how well the five dice match the scoring rule for the category. The game is completed after 13 rounds by each player, with each of the 13 boxes filled. The total score is calculated by summing all thirteen boxes, together with any bonuses. The Yahtzee scorecard contains 13 scoring boxes divided between two sections: the upper section and the lower section.

 

AB - is the amount of points you get as a bonus on the upper section of the game minus 4.

XY – is the total score you would have on the top half if you get exactly 3 of a kind in all 6 lines minus 9.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cbfg - Jngpu bhg sbe cbvfba vil!!

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)