I am grateful to "nottheactor" for his cache
Nonocache (Bucks) [GC20TC6] and I hope he will not mind me
using a lot of his presentation from that site. We were staying in
Wendover shortly after starting on geo-caching and found a high
incidence of puzzle caches there. I have only just got around to
trying some out and found nonograms to be a satisfying introduction
to the genre. Since there is nothing comparable in this area it
seemed like a good place to start as my first puzzle.
The Cache
The cache is a magnetic nano which will require a measure of
digital dexterity and stealth to retrieve. No special tools are
required. Take your own pen/pencil. INITIALS AND DATE ONLY PLEASE.
Nonograms
Nonograms, also known as Hanjie, Paint by Numbers, or Griddlers,
are picture logic puzzles in which cells in a grid have to be
colored or left blank according to numbers given at the side of the
grid to reveal a hidden picture. In this puzzle type, the numbers
measure how many unbroken lines of filled-in squares there are in
any given row or column. For example, a clue of "4 8 3" would mean
there are sets of four, eight, and three filled squares, in that
order, with at least one blank square between successive groups.
The puzzle used for this cache is a fairly simple one, so it
should be a good introduction to those previously unfamiliar with
them.
How to solve Nonograms
You have a grid of squares, which must be either filled in or
marked with a " . " (indicating a square known to be empty). The
numbers listed beside each row (and above each column) of the grid
tell you how many neighbouring squares in that row/column are to be
filled in as "solids". So, for example a row/column numbered "5.3"
means there are 5 adjacent solid squares followed by at least one
blank square, followed by 3 consecutive solids. The ordering of the
clue numbers is always correct, but you are not told how many blank
squares there are before, between or after the solids - this is
what you have to puzzle out.
For more tips on how to solve Nonograms try here.
The Nonogram
If this picture is not clear enough please get a clearer one
here.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.