This Puzzle-cache will bring out the best or worst in people and, depending on your disposition, can be an enjoyable brain-stretching challenge, or a fiendish test of you patience and determination. You'll soon discover which descibes you best.
To those who love puzzles with a passion:
A quiet and beautiful spot located right next to a peaceful estate, a perfect place for picnics and afternoon strolls whilst the children revel in games of hide-and-seek. Colourful rosellas are searching for grass seeds on the lawn and remind you of how at peace the natural world is. You in the meantime stretch yourself out on the soft grass, enjoying the serenity and a chance to relax.
A trifle of puzzle you think to yourself as you solve the combination and proceed to sign the logbook, all in less than 5 minutes. You lie in bed tonight, congratulating yourself on your IQ as you polish of the final Sudoku puzzle on today’s paper.
To those who loathe puzzles in the very depths of their souls:
You found the cache easy enough, despite nearly being eaten alive by mosquitoes, and wonder why on earth you left the comfort of your lounge room couch and bug-proof windows. This was supposed to be a quick park and grab before dinner, but now here you are, hungry, tired, and feeling the cold creep into your bones as you sit on the hard ground. Frustrated, no infuriated, you feel like throwing the cache into the lake, having tried for the better part of an hour to make the pieces fit. You try to imagine what depraved, heatless soul created this monster and you wonder if you could unscrew the hinges.
With the suns light fading and your phones battery lower still, you make one final desperate attempt at guessing the combination. You turn the dials at random, hoping against hope that that the Luck-gods pity your depravity. To no avail. The evil geocache stares on, seeming to mock your desperate plight. Finally in utter frustration you kick the wooden container and its fiendish combination lock. Something clicks, literally. Your mouth drops as you see that the lock has opened...
To those who saw a new cache they haven't yet found and thought 'Why not?':
Finding the cache is the easy part. It’s in a large green plastic container hidden amongst some reeds by the edge of a pond. Inside you will find a wooden box divided into two parts. One half contains the logbook and treasure which is secured with a combination lock, whilst the other half holds a simple yet challenging puzzle that must be solved in order to find the combination.
It can take anywhere from 5 minutes to over an hour to crack this puzzle so be prepared. I recommend that you bring a companion so that you don't go completly insane, along with a large dose of patience - the cache isn't called 'Frustration!' for nothing.
Good luck and happy hunting!