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As you wish... Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/15/2017
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


The coordinates provided above are bogus.
Instead, solve the puzzle to find the real cache coordinates.

Fezzik!


It reckon it could be argued that 1987's "The Princess Bride" is a "Christmas movie".
Anyhow, 'tis the season!

My puzzle-craft methodology is such, that often, I'll check to see if a hiding spot is open, then, construct a puzzle for that spot. When I first took notice of the GC code assigned to this cache, I became fascinated with the idea of incorporating "Fezzik" into the puzzle - so - the first layer is heavy with "The Princess Bride" questions. Answering the questions correctly will lead you to a string of keyboard characters that you'll need to do something else with.

The puzzle begins after this sentence - good luck!



1. The giant, portrayed by André René Roussimoff, is named?

 Vizzini = BE

 Jolly Green = :5

 Fezzik = 86

 

2. When Farm Boy was saying “As you wish,” what was he really saying?

 “I love you” = @9

 “Whatever” = 8D

 “Get lost” = 2@

 

3. What did Buttercup vow at the news of Farm Boy’s death?

 “I will never love again.” = 2D

 “I will avenge his death.” = KE

 “I will invest in a new ponzi scheme.” = hG

 

4. “We are three lost __________. Is there a village nearby?”

 idiots = dU

 dwarves =Kg

 circus performers =95

 

5. Which fate met Buttercup when she jumped off the side of her kidnappers' boat?

 whirlpools = _5

 a shrieking eel = @E

 sharks = #6

 

6. Who said: “You keep using that word -- I do not think it means what you think it means”?

 Inigo = @C

 Buttercup = 7s

 Fezzik = MW

 

7. Fill in the blank: "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya! You _________, prepare to die!"

 killed my father = 8D

 stepped on my toe = <w

 stole my sword = Lc

 

8. Who said: “Get used to disappointment”?

 The Man in Black = @=

 Vizzini = ;R

 Count Rugen = >Q

 

9. Who said: “I just want you to feel you're doing well. I hate for people to die embarrassed”?

Prince Humperdinck = d4

Inigo Montoya = +k

Fezzik = :5

 

 

10. How did Vizzini describe Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates?

Morons = FD

Imbeciles = Xi

Scholars = &Y

 

11. In the Battle of Wits, which of the goblets is poisoned with Iocane powder?

 Vizzini's = St

 Westley's = GS 

 Both = hG

 

12. Vizzini tells the Man In Black, "Never go in against a Sicilian when ____ is on the line."

 a game of poker = Fg

 the threat of war = Sa 

 death = 7h

 

13. Who can track a falcon on a cloudy day?

 Prince Humperdinck = KE 

 Count Rugen = $d

 The Man in Black = K*

 

14. What does ROUS stand for?

 Rose Of Undeniable Strength = Az

 Rock Of Unusual Size = 2@

 Rodent Of Unusual Size = <;

 

15. What is Miracle Max’s wife’s name?

 Valerie = _d

 Maude = 7f

 Roxanne = pR

 

16. The last spoken line in the film is:

 “As you wish.” = BE

 “The End.” = 8b

 “Inconceivable!” = xQ

 

 

 


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.


F.T.F. Congrats to: 41fools!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur qvssvphygl engvat zber sbe gur pnpur uvqr guna sbe gur chmmyr. Or fgrnygul, be, gur E.B.H.F. jvyy or nynezrq - naq gurl jvyy cbhapr.

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)