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Haapala mission - 1947 saving the ship Quest Wherigo Cache

Hidden : 9/4/2018
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This is our first Where I Go cache and puzzle. We, petrv2010 and tzvikas, hope you enjoy it!

A thank you is in order to yevgets who revived the WIG (Where I Go) caches in Israel, it is recommended to do his as well.

David Ben Gurion's Reverse Cache - GC7VA70

 

About this puzzle -

Cache is not at posted coordinates. Posted coordinates are on HaYarkon St in Tel Aviv. The WIG puzzle is like a quest. Imagine you are on a mission, and move through the zones of the puzzle, collect items, interact with characters, in order to complete this WIG. Once puzzle is completed, you will get an item called "solution info" with the completion code for WIG website, and the final location coordinates of the cache.

June 2019: I moved cache few meters south, so take that into account when you read the solution info inside the Where I Go, and use the spoiler photo on the cache page here.

If you have questions about how to play, or something is wrong with this Where I Go cartridge, let us know.

 

About the mission -

The year is 1947. The British Mandate over Palestine-Israel is tightening its blockade on Jewish immigrant ships trying to land.

You are a teenage boy/girl, a volunteer in the Hagana resistance movement. Back then there were indeed teenagers who helped in such a way to the cause.

There is a rumor of a ship coming closer to the shore, in the next day or so. Your mission is to deliver a secret message from a Hagana operative to the Hagana headquaters. And then continue from there with further instructions. To be able to communicate with the HQ guard, you need the daily password. Keep in mind, there is also a British spy lurking and watching.

To download the quest -

Link to download the cartridge

It is worth mentioning:

1. There are 5 zones, which are pretty small in size, so that you don't need to do a lot of walking. see pic of map, with zones marked in blue. Zones are - cafe, kiosks, yard, headquarters, and a garden with a sea view. Walking north/south on Hayarkon St. and into the garden at the north section cover them. They are made wider to help with the GPS readings. In order to be inside the "garden" zone you need to go west in the real garden till the end of it.

2. It is recommended in each zone to first click on it to read what it is.

3. Somewhere in the game there is a box-cache with items inside it. Some of the items may "magically" re-appear when you need them. So don't be worried about doing things in the quest. There is no "game over". The same goes for talking with characters, just have fun.

4. Final location is not too far away, with a good view to the sea.

5. The Hagana HQ, nicknamed "Red House", was indeed in the place where that zone is in the game. Where there is a residing physical cache - GC785XA, so you can visit it as well, you basically pass right by it.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Svany: zntargvp ghor, frr fcbvyre cvp

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)