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Can You Sujiken? (1: Easy) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/6/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the listed coordinates, but it is within 2 miles.

One of my buddies, George, invented a new number puzzle game, called Sujiken, that is similar to Sudoku, but with a twist.

This is the easiest cache in a five-cache puzzle series.


This cache is part of a series that requires you to find mystery caches by first solving four Sujiken puzzles of varying difficulty. Each of the four puzzle solutions contains the coordinates for a cache, and placed in each physical cache container is part of a final "Killer" Sujiken puzzle, whose solution leads to a fifth cache. A blank Sujiken board can be downloaded here. The clue for the fifth cache is taped both to the cache container, as well as to the back of the log book, in this cache.

If you are new to Sujiken, this is a good one to start with before attempting the others.

The rules for Sujiken are simple, and are as follows:

  1. The goal is to fill all empty cells in the Sujiken board shown below.
  2. Place the digits from 1 to 9 so no digit is repeated within a horizontal row, vertical column, or diagonal in any direction.
  3. No digit is repeated within the three triangular regions and the three 3x3 square regions marked by thick borders.
  4. You can logically determine the solution without guessing.
  5. Each puzzle has only one solution.


Each column in the Sujiken board is denoted by a letter (A-I), and each row by a number (1-9), so the number located in the first column of the first row would be referred to as cell A1.

Using this notation, the location of the cache can be found by substituting the cell labels in the strings below with the number contained in the cell (no math is required, just substitution). Since Sujiken only uses the digits 1-9, a '0' should just be left as a '0'.

N RR SS.TTT
W XX YY.ZZZ

RR=F2H1
SS=A2D4
TTT=I1C2D3

XX=A5E4
YY=B8D3
ZZZ=D3B70

Notes on the Cache Sites:

  • You do NOT need to park on, nor cross, any major roads.
  • Please replace the cache where you found it, and attempt to keep it hidden from sight.

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

Congrats to Cook01821 on the FTF! Only 43 minutes from posting to an FTF -- that's fast!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh pna tb gb na boivbhf HEY sbe zber Fhwvxra cenpgvpr.

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)