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A test for trekkerdmc Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/4/2020
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Cache is NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES. You'll have to solve the puzzle below first.

All I hear from trekkerdmc is how difficult my puzzles are. Too much computing knowledge needed. Too much twisting and turning. Too much math. He just can't stop complaining. So, I've decided to create a puzzle just for him -- although other geocachers are more than welcome to solve it and find it as well. I only ask that you allow trekker to claim the FTF before signing your own names to the cache log. With that said, here it is (and I won't be surprised if he contacts me moaning and groaning about the difficulty):

••• Well, I'll be! Congratulations to trekkerdmc on being FTF!!🤪 •••

A) What number comes BETWEEN 4 and 6? That number is A.

B) Does the second letter of the word "BINARY" look more like a "1" or more like a "0"? That number is B.

C) Connect the dots in numerical order, starting with "1" at the top. What number did you form? That number is C.

D) Solve for the value of D in the following Sudoku puzzle using the typical rules: each row, each column, and each of the nine 3x3 subgrids contain all of the digits from 1 to 9.

E) In the numerical series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, E, 7, 8, 9... what is the value of E?

F) You're playing a game of tic-tac-toe, you are the "X"s, and it's your turn. In what numbered position do you place an "X" to win the game? That number is F.

G) You are looking at a Rubik's Cube in its starting position showing individual faces labeled with numbers (along with their assigned colors). What is the value of G?

H) Count the number of apples that you see? That number is H.

J) Solve the following maze, beginning at the "Start" position and ending at the "Finish" position. What number do you pass through? That number is J.

K) The following squares are numbered from 1 to 9. Which square contains a red "X" inside of it? That number is K.

You now have what you need to solve for the final location at N 33 AB.CDE W 117 FG.HJK

I hope this wasn't too difficult a challenge. I've even supplied a checker for you to confirm your work. Don't be fooled, though -- just look at how many people have gotten it wrong!


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

••• Because it's rare, here's another CONGRATULATIONS to trekkerdmc on being FTF!!🤪 •••

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Sbe gubfr bs lbh gung whfg unq gb purng naq crrx ng gur uvag, lbh pna svaq gur pnpur ng abegu guerr guerr svir bar cbvag rvtug sbhe fvk jrfg bar friragrra svsgl gjb cbvag frira rvtug svir zntargvpnyyl nggnpurq haqre gur AR obggbz pbeare bs n CHO

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)