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A Game of Soldiers (Auckland) Multi-Cache

Hidden : 5/17/2003
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is rated R8 (Suitable for 8 year-olds to attend) -

THIS HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO MAKE IT EASIER TO DO NOW, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS IT ONLY GETS VISITED VERY RARELY, HOWEVER IVE DECIDED TO KEEP IT GOING AS THIS TYPE OF CACHE SETUUP IS NO LONGER ALLOWED AND SINCE ITS ONE OF THE OLDEST IN AUCKLAND IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO LOSE IT FOR EVER, --EH SHARON -;)


Coordinates are only to get you in the right part of Auckland :) -- Requires caffeine charged brain and careful reading of the clues.

 

"So, find a nice fine day, when you're not doing too much,
Pack the GPS, the torch, kids, and a bite for lunch.
Head in the direction of the Shore of the North
And see if you can beat the Hairy Little Dwarf -:) "

 

Cache was originally placed by Hairy Little Dwarf, as of the 01/08/2005, management and running was changed to runzz.--then to Bigfatrob & now to Glyn(the only one) and lately G-2

Here's the Puzzle-- given in the original version of GOS.--THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL CLUES GIVEN AT THE FIRST STAGE-----

"Top of nest,
Mother duck and four ducklings,
Follow Cyclops gaze down below to the lonely rusty soldier, invisible from here though,
find your way down to the lowest level path.
see the giant needle to the West?,
Travel 23 soldiers towards it,
at the feet of number 23, 2m uphill from there,
at the base of a lone cabbage tree, lies the prize."

NB--As its now been altered, here is an alternative to getting to the First Waypoint --

Find the big info board at GZ , find the light green Activity Bar on the sign to work on  the following solution ----S 36 49. ABC E 174 48. DEF

A---How many activities on the bar minus 3 ?

B--- How many activities on the bar minus 6 ?

C--- How many activities allowed ?

D--- How many activities on the bar minus 3 ?

E--- How many sets of wheels on the truck ?

F---  How many activities on the bar minus 6 ?

CHEKSUM A+B+C+D+E+F = 27

HAPPY HUNTING!

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Final ]:Gel orttvat ng gur srrg bs n ehfgl Cbyvfu tragyrzna, purfg ug, 160 qrt qbjauvyy sebz arfg,

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)