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Hidden : Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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There has been talk about having an event like this for a while, and what better time to have it than now, right before Christmas. Come, bring your toys, and see what you want to put down on Santas wish list.

The venue will be the last leg of a multi trail. The place will have WLAN and a projector, serve food and the odd pint of beer. Bring your laptop, and any gizmo(s) you like.

Time: 18:00 - 21:00, available from 17:00, doors close at 23:00

Agenda: ( show and tell )

  • hbrx - GC tricks with OziExplorer.
  • me - GC tricks with MS AutoRoute.
  • MapDaddy - Fugawi and a range of GPSrs
  • all - TB / gift exchange ( at 20:00 )
We will have an impromptu gift exchange. IMPORTANT: Bring either a TB, a "nice" GC tradeble item or something completely outragous - in gift wrapping.

The give coordinates are to the first leg of a small multi. You will need a GPS to find the venue. A small calculator and pen / paper to do some calculations on is a pluss. The start is within the main campus of the university in Oslo. To get here you can take t-bane 3 or 5 to Blinderen, or tram lines 10,17 or 18 to "Universitetet Blinderen". Busses 20 to Vester Aker Kirke or 25 to John Collets plass are also options. Parking is free within the campus after work hours. You can find parking here: N59 56.470 E10 43.269.

Stage 1 - Runic Quest:

The given coordinates will take you to a building. Right inside the entrance of the building you can find 3 different stones with runic inscriptions. But first locate the key card reader on the left hand side of the information plaque of the stones. Above this card reader you will see a small white sign with the inscriptions: La/b where a and b are 2 digit numbers needed for your caclulations.

Next look at the large stone lying on the floor. On the top to the left there is a runic symbol, next to a sign that looks like a +. This rune is drawn upside down from where you are standing. Use the information plaque to determine this runes equivalent in the latin alphabet. Count this letters order in the alphabet ( a=1,b=2, etc ) This becomes your number c.

Calclulate: w = 158 + a * c , x = b * c

Stage 2 - Childs play.

Now walk to N59 56.w E10 43.x - You will find a childrens playground. The playground is illuminated by a number of lightposts with wooden masts. How many lightposts are there ? This is your number d. Calculate: y = 327 + a * d , z = 563 + b * d

Stage 3 - Tech & Beer.

Walk to N59 56.y E10 43.z , you will find a business established in 1993, welcome in.

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)