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Anyone for Darts? Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/7/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This is the fourteenth in a series of themed mystery caches by

At the posted coordinates, you will be at an establishment where the game of darts is sure to have been played at sometime during its history. You will need to solve the puzzle below to find the exact coordinates of the cache hidden somewhere nearby. You will be searching for a pot of gold also containing a logbook and pencil.

HISTORY OF DARTS

Darts began in Medieval England. It is surmised that those teaching archery shortened some arrows and had their students throw them at the bottom of an empty wine barrel. It is thought that the soldiers then took their shortened arrows with them to the local drinking establishment to both exhibit their skill and have fun at the same time. When the bottoms of wine barrels proved to be inconvenient or in short supply, some inventive dart thrower brought in a cross-section of a moderate sized tree. The ‘board’ provided rings, and when it dried out, the cracks provided further segmentation. This cracked and dried board began to evolve into what we think of as the current dart board.

In the game below, the darts have been thrown and have landed on the numbers needed to complete the last three digits of each of the hidden coordinates. To find your trophy and obtain your gold prize, you will need to work out the order the darts were thrown.

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

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