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Puzzlemania #6 - Sudoku Challenge Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/26/2005
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Note: The posted co-ordinates are bogus.


I had been thinking about doing a Sudoku Puzzle for my next Puzzlemania cache when Sbalogh53 beat me to it. However, this one is a little different, and I doubt whether any of the freely available Sudoku Solvers will produce a final solution.

There is information about Sudoku's and with links to 'How to Solve' pages here.

In this Puzzlemania you need to solve a Sudoku Puzzle with a difference. Not all the clues are given as numbers. Some are shown with letters between U and Z. All cells with the same letter will end up with the same number.

Cells A to F are used to calculate the final resting spot of the cache.

Unlike previous Puzzlemania caches, you do not need to find other caches for more clues. Everything you need to determine the co-ordinates for GZ are contained here. (No guesswork is required). However, if the cache is not found within a couple of weeks, I may consider additional hints in other caches. Hopefully this won't be necessary.


The cache used to be located at S 37° 4(A-5) . (B-1)C4    E 145° 1(D-4) . E(F-10)0 but due to muggles, it has now been moved around 12 metres.

Please subtract 0.005 from the South and add 0.006 to the East co-ordinatates.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vafvqr oheag bhg fghzc.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)