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Honkasuo on Hard Mode Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/19/2023
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The Area

This cache takes you to Honkasuo, which is a new residential area in Helsinki. It is a pleasant area with some foresty bits and a lot of wooden houses. 

The Puzzle

This mystery is inspired by Wordle, the popular online puzzle game. Look at the following partially completed Wordle puzzle:

To solve the puzzle, consider your next move. Pay attention to the following:

  • You're playing on 'Hard Mode' - this means your next guess must include the green letters in their correct position and the yellow letters in some position. 
  • Your next move may, or may not, solve the puzzle.

You need to know how many words are allowed as your next guess, and call that \(W\), use that, with the following equations, to get the final coordinates:

  • N60 15.XXX, where \(XXX = 75 \times W + 7\)
  • E024 51.YYY, where \(YYY = 14 \times W + 5\)

Accessibility

If you can't see the image, there is another way to complete the puzzle. Additional information is available on this page. It's recommended that you don't follow this link unless you need it though, as the information on the page might spoil your experience sightly if you can see the puzzle.

This description is only included in English, since completing the puzzle requires knowledge of English words.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1. Lbh'yy arrq gb xabj gur cbffvoyr jbeqf, nf jryy nf gur ahzore bs gurz, gb bcra gur pnpur. 2. Lbh pna svaq gur shyy yvfg bs Jbeqyr jbeqf bayvar.

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)