Please note: This is an Event Cache
which will become a Multi after the Event
Chess themed Geocache No.10 - BLACK KING (Bucks)
The event and cache-dash will begin at:
N51° 48.980 / W000° 48.649
Parking nearby will be easy (and free!) and at the allotted time copies of a map with questions to be answered by visiting local locations will be handed out. The first cacher or team to return with the correct answers will be deemed the winner(s) and will need to pass a final test to collect the secret prize.
Who will be crowned the King or Queen of Simply Paul's Chess Themed Geocaches? Do you have what it takes not only to attend, but to succeed? There will be ample opportunity to escape to a nearby pub for a relaxing sit down after the event.
To be at the right place at the right time, you'll need to know the answers to the questions below. They've all been taken from the other caches in this series. Please note, a '?' represents a figure which can't be shown as it'd give away too much information on the original cache. For example, if the answer shown was N? and the number in question was 27, then N would be 2, NOT 27!
Chess Themed Geocache No.1 - BLACK ROOK
How many planks are there on the bridge by the fairy tale house? Answer ?A
Chess Themed Geocache No.2 - WHITE BISHOP
What is the last number on the plate at the base of the white pawn? Answer B
Chess Themed Geocache No.3 - BLACK KNIGHT
On the telephone pole where the path crosses the road, what number is nearest the letters BT? Answer C
Chess Themed Geocache No.4 - WHITE ROOK
On the signpost near the gatehouse, how many miles is it to Whitchurch? Answer D
Chess Themed Geocache No.5 - WHITE KNIGHT
What date is on the huge sundial you should pass beneath? Answer 18E8
Chess Themed Geocache No.6 - BLACK BISHOP
Opposite a 'comedy street sign' are dates set in stone. Answer ?? June ???F
Chess Themed Geocache No.7 - WHITE KING
Lionel Martin drove a tuned Singer car up Aston Hill on which date in April? Answer G
Chess Themed Geocache No.8 - BLACK QUEEN
On the white stone near the door there's which date? Answer 18?H
Chess Themed Geocache No.9 - WHITE QUEEN
Which year did four men die at the site of the Water Tower? Answer 1??I
Now, the basic maths bit. The gathering will be at:
TOO LATE. YOU MISSED IT!
Simple!
I hope to see as many 'cachers here as possible. There will be something well worth winning at the end of it! If you work out the answers, please keep them to yourself. You can meet up with caching mates any time, but this will be the one and only chance you will ever have to win this game of chess, and the less competition you have the better! Oh, and bring a pen. :-)
Happy hunting!
While you're in the area, I suggest you check (another vague Chess reference there. Did you spot it?) out Dan and Pid's
Watermead Wetlands (1) or their
Egyptian Springs caches.
Both are only a 10 minute drive away.