This is a fun puzzle anyone can solve. I will bet you’ve heard that before only to find it may not be quite so 3asy. Well this puzzle could be real easy or real hard depending your mental posture.
I like to use subtle hints, pictures, hidden text, red herrings, math and algebra problems, enigmas and all kinds of ciphers.
This puzzle does not employ the standard set of enigmas and ciphers that you could find in the geocaching toolbox. So maybe it’s a Col Mustard enigma. I’ve been known to crank out one of those every so often. So is this some home-grown junk or what. Well I think you need to put on your magic beanie. Now sometimes the trick to solving a mystery cache is to clear your noggin of preconceived notions. I’m sure you have heard those words issued to you 9erhaps by a hider in trying to hint you toward the solution of one of their puzzles or to locate a hide. Well as you probably know, that is easier said than done. How do you think outside the realm of what you know and have experienced? Good question huh. 2he best I can tell you is start fresh. More often than not, what you need is just staring you in the face and you’re just not seeing 1t. So take break right now and start over with a clean sheet.
Ask yourself this, where is the starting point?
Is this puzzle simple? You need to figure out what kind of puzzle this is. Do you need help from the geocaching toolbox? Might the coordinates be mysteriously hidden in the source code. 8etting off to a good start is important.
There is a lack of simple puzzles in my neighborhood so I thought I’d create one just for fun. The criteria I used was elementary and did not involve any cryptology, sports trivia searches, nor required any software programming. I employed just the basic skill sets that almost any geocacher comes equipped with. Solving the puzzle should be relatively easy. It will require some cre4tive thinking, and is readily solvable if you will put your mind to it and apply yourself diligently.
You might ask, how does Col Mustard go about creating such different and diverse puzzles. Well, I use my laptop, and open a page in Microsoft Word. I am a two finger typer, so it’s a slow process. The Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu said: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with 1 single step”. So let’s get cracking little grasshopper, the puzzle awaits you. Get a fresh, clean piece of paper.