I found something interesting on a Hillsboro sidewalk at the posted coordinates. What I first took to be art turned out to be games.
The rules to these two games, and others, are posted on two plaques on the side of the building just east of the games. Answer the questions below to find the cache final, which is about a half mile away at
N 45° 31.ABC W 122° 58.DE0
The first game on the plaque on the right has the object “to be the person who owns the most squares”. The game’s title, in Spanish, means:
- Circles or Go Spin, A = 1
- Snail or spiral, A = 2
- Paving stones or blocks, A = 3
There is a game below that one with the object “to be the first player to reach the coast”. It is from:
- Mozambique, B = 2
- Madagascar, B = 3
- Mauritania, B = 4
- Morocco, B = 5
The game below that one, with the object “No to get caught and be ‘it’” is from:
- Cambodia, C = 3
- United States, C = 4
- Croatia, C = 5
- Jamaica, C = 6
The first game on the other plaque has the object “To get coins into the center of the target square.” Official competitions of a game like this were held among what warriors:
- Maori, D = 3
- Mongol, D = 5
- Apache, D = 6
- Aztec, D = 7
The last game, Stone Game, is played in many countries. In the United States, it is called:
- Odd Man Out, E = 1
- Duck on a Rock, E = 3
- Seven Stones, E = 5
- Mancala, E = 6
The checksum (sum of the digits) of A, B, C, D, and E = 17