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Bricks & Stone Sudoku Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is located near one of western Monongalia County’s landmarks. This structure is over 125 years old, and serves as both a place of worship and day parking for locals. Posted coordinates are for the parking area at this location. 


The cache is located outside the perimeter of this area, but you will have to pass through to get to the cache.  Under the right circumstances, you will be able to drive relatively close to the cache.  Please be a respectful geocacher.    I haven’t hidden a cache in a while, so I was debating whether or not to use a puzzle with this one.  I tried a simple number puzzle with clues from the structure and surrounding grounds, but couldn’t get the right numbers, so I fell back to another idea I had.  This puzzle will be a Sudoku, and you’ll either love it or hate it.  These seem to be popping up all over now, but I guess one more won’t hurt…..

The rules of Sudoku are simple. Enter digits from 1 to 9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square.  Each Sudoku has a unique solution that can be reached logically without guessing.

 

 

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(A)

 

7

 

9

6

2

 

3

 

(B)

5

6

4

 

 

 

9

2

7

(C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(D)

 

4

 

1

 

7

 

5

 

(E)

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

(F)

 

3

 

5

 

8

 

1

 

(G)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(H)

2

9

7

 

 

 

1

4

8

(I)

 

8

 

2

4

9

 

6

 

 

 

Fill in the missing parts of the coordinates using the key below:

 

N 39° 42.(E4)(I7)(G9)’         W 080° 09.(C4)(H5)(A1)’

 

 

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

Happy Caching!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx haqre zr - V'ir orra qbja sbe n ybat gvzr.

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)