AR_I Love the 80's: Zork Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 2/12/2019
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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This cache is part of our I Love the 80'S series.
I Love the 80's: Zork

This cache is hidden on the property of Arkansas Tech University - Ozark Campus with permission. Public Safety (Spice) and others are aware this cache is hidden here.

This cache is part of an experiment that allows the use of Augmented Reality (AR) apps to find the cache. At the end of this experiment, Geocaching HQ will decide if this cache will be grandfathered or archived. Geocaching HQ reserves the right to archive this cache at any time if conditions change. If you have found this cache and would like to give feedback on your experience, please fill out this survey.


To get started you will need to download the Metaverse app on your smart phone.
Link app on iOS and Android.



Once you have downloaded the app, travel to the posted coordinates. Open the app and search "ddspicer" OR "@ddspicer" and open the "I Love the 80's: Zork GC83FM1" experience in the "I Love the 80's" group. If you successfully complete the experience you will be provided the coordinates to the cache container. There will also be a hint available. BYOP

OPTIONAL: You may also leave a selfie in the AR experience. The link below is a link to the I Love the 80's: Zork WALL OF FAME where you can view the selfies of those who have completed the experience and chosen to leave a selfie.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE I LOVE THE 80'S: ZORK WALL OF FAME

This one is dedicated to one of Spice's favorite games to play on the Commodore 64 Computer he had in high school; Zork.

The opening text of Zork I is among the most notable descriptions in computer games:

West of House You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.

Zork, is an interactive fiction computer game written by Marc Blank, Dave Lebling, Bruce Daniels and Tim Anderson and published by Infocom in 1980. It was the first game in the popular Zork trilogy and was released for a wide range of computer systems. Zork distinguished itself in its genre as an especially rich game, in terms of both the quality of the storytelling and the sophistication of its text parser, which was not limited to simple verb-noun commands ("hit grue"), but some prepositions and conjunctions ("hit the grue with the Elvish sword").

The ultimate goal of Zork I is to collect the Twenty Treasures of Zork and install them in the trophy case. Finding the treasures requires solving a variety of puzzles such as the navigation of two brutal mazes and some intricate manipulations at Flood Control Dam #3.

Spice spent many hours playing the game, but never had the patience to complete it. There are some web sites that still allow you to play the game and most recent there was an "Easter Egg" of Zork hidden in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops that is fully playable.


FTF: Guwisti .... Congratulations!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[AR Experience] Gurer vf zber guna bar jnl gb jva. Vs lbh ng svefg qb abg fhpprrq gel ntnva. [Hint] vf cebivqrq va gur NE rkcrevrapr.

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)


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