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Parkville Puzzle 38 - Noughts and Crosses Mystery Cache

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Wiser than Owls: All Parkville Caches have now been collected and archived.
Thanks to all the puzzle writers for their efforts, and the committee for their organization.
Lastly to all the finders, we hope you enjoyed the caches on Melbourne's bike trails.
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Hidden : 12/10/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This puzzle is a member of the Map of Victoria GeoArt. It has been placed to coincide with the Parkville Mega.



The rules are as follows:

1. You need to end up with the same number of noughts and crosses in each row, and each column – i.e. 6 noughts and 6 crosses.
2. You can't have more than two noughts or two crosses together, vertically or horizontally. (Diagonals don't matter).

There are six shaded areas, each with a corresponding letter from A to F. Once you've solved the puzzle, count the number of crosses in each area - this is the value of that letter.

The cache can be found at S 37° 46 . (A + D) B (F - C) E 144° 54 . (D - E) (E – A) (E – F)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Uvqr: V hfrq gb fgnaq, ohg abj V yvr qbja

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)