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The Kobayashi Maru Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/23/2024
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

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The Kobayashi Maru is a training exercise in Star Trek designed to test the character of Starfleet Academy cadets by placing them in a no-win scenario. The nominal goal of the exercise is to rescue the civilian fuel ship Kobayashi Maru, which is damaged and stranded in neutral territory between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. The cadet being evaluated must decide whether to attempt to rescue the Kobayashi Maru—endangering their ship and crew—or leave the Kobayashi Maru to certain destruction. If the cadet chooses to attempt a rescue, an insurmountable enemy force attacks their vessel. By reprogramming the test itself, James T. Kirk became the only cadet to overcome the Kobayashi Maru simulation. N44 72.318 W 71 94.123 I would say think out of the Box. But hoping your your not in a box. W71 23.459

The Kobayashi Maru is what ethicists might call a "trolly problem." When the only way to save some lives is by sacrificing others, what's the morally correct thing to do? N42 31.678 N42 59.788 w71 26.862   C'est le Kobayashi Maru, tu vas échouer

Most of us would try to find a loophole. When young Kirk didn't just find one, he invented one.

"I reprogrammed the simulation so it was possible to rescue the ship," he tells a curious Saavik. "I changed the conditions of the test, got a commendation for original thinking. I don't like to lose." N42 49.bda W71 26.fae 

OH, did I say the puzzle has already started?  Please continue!   I have set this up so you will fail.

Mono-alphabetic Substitution https://www.dcode.fr/monoalphabetic-substitution

KTQSSN? ZIT YOKLZ GFT? NGX ZIGXUIZ OZ VGXSR WT ITKT?

Upside-Down Writing > uʍop ǝpᴉsdn    https://www.dcode.fr/upside-down-writing

pɐǝH ɹnoʎ uo puɐʇs oʇ noʎ ʇǝƃ pןnoɔ I ɟᴉ ƃuᴉɹǝpuoM

Morse Code    https://www.dcode.fr/morse-code

.... .- ...- . / -.-- --- ..- / - .-. .. . -.. / - --- / .... .. --. .... / .-.. .. --. .... - / - .... . / -.-. .- -.-. .... . / .--. .- --. . ..--.. / .-.. --- - ... / --- ..-. / .. -. ..-. --- / - .... . .-. . .-.-.-

Bacon Cipher https://www.dcode.fr/bacon-cipher

ABBAB ABAAB AABAA ABBAA ABBAB BAABB AABBA AABBB AABAB BAABB ABBAA BAABA BAAAA BABBA BAABA AABBB ABAAA BAAAB ABAAA AAABA AABAA BAAAB BAABA AAAAA BAABA ABAAA ABBAB ABBAA BABBB AABAA AAAAB BAAAA AAAAA BAAAA AABAA BAAAB BAABB BAAAA AABAB AAAAA AAABA AABAA AAABB ABABB BABBA BAAAB BAABA AABAA BAAAA BABBA AAABA AAAAA AAABA AABBB AABAA AABBA AAABA BAAAA ABABB ABBBB ABBAB ABBAA ABABA BABBA AABBB AAAAA BAABB AABAA AABAB ABBAB BAABB ABBAA AAABB ABAAA BAABA ABAAA ABBAA BABBA AABAA AAAAA BAAAA BAAAB BAABA AABBB ABBAB BAAAB AABAA AAAAA ABABA BAAAA AABAA AAAAA AAABB BABBA BAAAB ABBAB ABABA BAABB AABAA AAABB BAABA AABBB ABAAA BAAAB ABBAB ABBAA AABAA

Transposition Cipher https://www.dcode.fr/transposition-cipher

AYTUTOSMOEIOAEAHGENHEUOHBTACLTGMBHCNHUVOHGAUTPLCNRYWTITS

Vigenere Cipher  https://www.dcode.fr/vigenere-cipher

Zpckwc tyqd gfoer!

Caesar Cipher https://www.dcode.fr/caesar-cipher

Q 42° 59.628 Z 071° 25.272   - L zrxogq'w jr khuh

Rail Fence Cipher https://www.dcode.fr/rail-fence-cipher

CRLOOELTHBSAOGAUAINYURFIIGHTEOAAHMRNDTSAANEKYIU

A LITTLE ABOUT THE CONTAINER. I WAS CHASING A strek2 CACHE ON A FIRE ROAD NEAR MASSABESIC LAKE. AFTER FINDING IT. I REMEMBERED THAT THE JEEP SERIES, BY CJ7, HAD A CACHE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRAIL. IT HAD BEEN ARCHIVED. I WALKED OVER AND FOUND THE CONTAINER. HAVING SAID THAT I WOULD GLADLY GIVE BOTH 76-CJ7 AND strek2 THE COORDINATES. s42 43.641 E71 26.978 "

Das Lieblingslied des Kommandeurs ist „Der Weg, der nicht genommen wurde“.

Once opon a time there was a geocacher who tried to solve The Kobayashi Maru....... you finish the story!

11 E72 34.654

You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)