This cache is part of a series that requires you to find mystery
caches by first solving five Sujiken puzzles of varying
difficulty. Each of the five 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 sixth cache. A blank Sujiken board can
be
downloaded here. The clue for the sixth cache is taped both to
the cache container, as well as to the front of the log book, in
this cache.
If you are new to Sujiken, you might want to start with
the easiest
cache in this series.
The rules for Sujiken are simple, and are as follows:
- The goal is to fill all empty cells in the Sujiken board
shown below.
- Place the digits from 1 to 9 so no digit is repeated within a
horizontal row, vertical column, or diagonal in any direction.
- No digit is repeated within the three triangular regions and
the three 3x3 square regions marked by thick borders.
- You can logically determine the solution without guessing.
- 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).
After solving the puzzle, if you add up all the numbers in a
given row (row 1, for example), you will get a number
(Row1). Similarly, if you add up all the numbers in a given
column (column D, for example), you will get a number
(ColD). Do this computation for every row and column in your
solution, and use those results in order to calculate the location
of the cache according to the formulas below.
S 43 3S.TUV
E 172 3W.XYZ
S = Row2 - ColB
T = Row5 - ColG
U = ColC - ColE
V = Row7 - ColF
W = ColH - Row8
X = ColC - Row3
Y = Row5 - Row6
Z = ColD - ColE
Notes on the Cache Sites:
- Please replace the cache where you found it, and attempt to
keep it hidden from sight. This is a high muggle area at
times.
Congrats to Ruru_nz for the quick FTF (58 minutes from
publishing to logging)!