Mole's Monopoly Mayhem Mystery Cache
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It has been pointed out by the original CO that this is now the oldest still active mystery cache in Kent having been hidden on 30th July 2004. So go find a bit of history.
I have been inspired by the many variations of puzzle/multi-cache ideas and this has led me to setting this little teaser. It is based on one of my most favourite games (I collected sets and had 40 different boards in various languages before I ran out of room)
The co-ordinates below are clue locations and at each location you will find a word that can be found on one of the squares on the Monopoly board (see picture).
Some are very obvious, others need a little work and may only be part of a word on the board.
There are two that have a couple of squares that they could relate to so I have given a clue as to which one.
You can find clues 1 to 5 on foot once you have found a good parking spot.
Clues 6 to 10 can also be found on foot but in a different place!
Parking can be found near locations 5 and 6.
Find all the clues first then move on to the next bit
Location 1 N51 18.476 E00 18.513 No clue
Location 2 N51 18.507 E00 18.634 'Divine' (though not heavenly) inspiration might be needed for this wet one.
Location 3 N51 18.598 E00 18.655 Find Winifred Carr – 4th line from bottom
Location 4 N51 18.569 E00 18.664 Part of a word
Location 5 N51 18.500 E00 18.631 Shaped yellow NOT red!
Location 6 N51 17.554 E00 18.280 Easiest of the lot
Location 7 N51 17.582 E00 18.431 Whole word here but part of a word on the board
Location 8 N51 17.558 E00 18.223 Don’t get angry with this one
Location 9 N51 17.560 E00 18.170 This is not a 'super' clue – but it’ll do
Location 10 N51 17.557 E00 18.298 Don’t be shocked by this clue
Now, once you have found the clues and the squares they relate to you can now start moving round the board. Read this carefully and completely – don’t miss anything.
Starting from GO move to the square relating to clue given by location 1 – how many squares did you move ? Well, the number of squares moved (not including the one you started on) is the number A in the final cache co-ordinate.
From this square move to location 6 – number of moves = B. and so on …..
For example:- If location 1 was Euston Road – the number of moves from GO will be 8 so A = 8.
If location 2 is Pall Mall which is 3 more moves then B = 3.
Note the location numbers and co-ordinate letters are not in order when it comes to moving round the board.
The full sequence is below (note: there are a couple of extra moves thrown in, these move you round the board but do not relate to the co-ordinates)
You MUST do this in the order given or you will not get the right answer – any answers with the number of moves over 10 just use the last digit i.e. 13 moves = 3.
If the answer is a multiple of 10 then the digit will be 0. ALWAYS move clockwise
The Final cache co-ordinate is 51º AB.CDE 00º FG.HJK
Start on square GO then move as directed below
Move to location = No. of moves
1 = A
6 = B
5 (yellow) = J
2 = K
8 = G
3 = F
Go to the next Community Chest
7 = D
4 = H
Go to Bond Street
9 (Not super) = E
10 = C
Use the board below for this game.
Once you have got the co-ords - go find the cache
(a further visit to the location has revealled a mis-reading, though the co-ords are in the right location they are not exact - please use the hint below to hone in on the cache itself)
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gur pb-beqf fubhyq trg lbh gb n orapu.
Sebz gur orapu ybbx Fbhgu(vfu) - qbja n fgrrcvfu qvc - gur pnpur vf uvqqra va gur ebbg bs n fnja qbja gerr nobhg 20 cnprf sebz gur orapu, sebz gur orapu tb rnfg qbja gur onax naq gura qbhoyr onpx