Skip to content

It's all in the title Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

=Andy_R: Time for this one to go (a month later than planned).

For those interested, the theme was Tittle, the small dot above an 'i' or a 'j'.

The full solution

  • The idea was to use the 'i's and 'j's, with and without tittles, to create a binary number. Decoding one word at a time, and ignoring any words without an 'i' or 'j'.
  • The hint "Mr T" should be read as "missed a t", so title missing a "t" gives tittle.
  • The second part of the hint "yes or no" was intended to point to a binary decode. So each word containing the letter 'i' or 'j' could be decoded into a binary number, with a normal 'i' or 'j' giving 1 and an i without its tittle giving 0.
  • "The cache may be found at the spot above", "A dash of inspiration" and "joining the dots" were all allusions to the tittle.
  • Finally, the first words of each sentence Normally and When were supposed to hint at N(orth) and W(est) from their initial letters.

            requires       => i    =    1 = 1
            inıtıatıve     => iııı = 1000 = 8
            inspıration    => iıi  =  101 = 5
            joinıng        => jiı  =  110 = 6
            trivial        => ii   =   11 = 3
            buildıng       => iı   =   10 = 2
            unintellıgible => iıi  =  101 = 5
            initıally      => iiı  =  110 = 6
            impossıble     => iı   =   10 = 2
            diffıcult      => iı   =   10 = 2
    
More
Hidden : 4/3/2013
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:

The cache may be found at the spot above, just don't go there yet. Before you do, read the next paragraph - could save you an unnecessary journey.

Normally, to solve these types of puzzles one requires inıtıatıve and a dash of inspıration, then joinıng the dots becomes trivial. When buildıng a puzzle care must be taken to make the answer unintellıgible initıally, but not impossıble, merely diffıcult.

Good luck!
 
Assume N51 and W000.

Check your solution below:



There are certificates for the first 9 finders.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle:] Ze G, lrf be ab? [Cache:] Frr Trbpurpx.

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)