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CHESDOKU Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 5/15/2020
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the posted coordinates. Please do the puzzle below to obtain the final coordinates. Thank you.

 

 

The FOUR Rules of CHESDOKU

1. Normal Sudoku rules apply: each row, column, and box of nine squares, can contain each number (1 to 9) only once.

2. The end cell, of a KNIGHT'S chess move, can’t contain the same digit.


KNIGHT’S
Move to a square that is two squares away horizontally and one square vertically, OR two squares vertically and one square horizontally. The complete move therefore looks like the letter “L”.

 

 

3. The end cell, of a KING'S chess move, can’t contain the same digit.

KING’S
The king moves exactly one square horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

 

 

 

4. Any two ORTHOGONALLY ADJACENT cells,(share a common side), can’t contain consecutive digits.

 

 

 

 

To Obtain The Final Coordinates.

 

1. Fill in the CHESDOKU grid, using the 4 given rules.

2. Take the total sum of the top LEFT to bottom RIGHT, nine DIAGONAL NUMBERS, and the top RIGHT to bottom LEFT, nine DIAGONAL NUMBERS to get a 3 digit number, ABC.

3. Multiply ABC by 9 to get a 3 digit number, EFG.

4. Divide EFG by 1000 and ADD it to the posted North and West coordinates.

 

PLEASE NOTE

THIS CACHE WILL BE ARCHIVED ON JULY 16, 2023


 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

BAYL jvagre sevraqyl, vs jr qba'g trg n ybg bs fabj. Ab arrq gb pebff gur srapr ABG ba gur srapr Gerr

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)