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The World Caches:
There were 6 original World Caches in this series:
And now we, the World Cache COs, hope to add six more. The plan is to have another Mystery Cache in each location. And each of these 6 new Mystery Caches will require more teamwork. So make sure you are familiar with the original 6 caches.
Cambridge England:
This Cambridge Mystery cache sets the stage for the other new ones. The original Virtual Cache page at (GC7B7B5 - Virtual World Cache - Cambridge University Museums) describes how each of the other five country caches have a secret code word, phrase, or number in their logbooks. The aim is for the partners in the other five countries to get that code and pass it to the Cambridge cacher who obtained the original information from the museum.
The steps so far:
- 1: Cambridge cacher makes contact with overseas cachers in each of the 5 other countries.
- 2: Each of these 5 cachers indicates what information they need about an item in one of the museums.
- 3: Cambridge cacher visits museums and collects 5 sets of information.
- 4: Cambridge cacher send the specific country answers to each of the 5 other cachers.
- 5: Cambridge cacher sends all that ifnormation to the GC7B7B5 CO and can then log the Virtual cache
- 6: Each of the five overseas cachers use the information to get the coordinates of a physical cache in their country which they can now find and log.
- 7: Each of the 5 overseas cachers finds the code in the logbook which they send to the Cambridge cacher.
The last step was originally going to lead to an extra logging requirement for GC7B7B5 but this is no longer the case for that cache.
However this is where the new caches come in. There are already 5 codes. To find this cache the Cambridge cacher needs all 5 codes. Plus another code from Cambridge. That code is the two word name of large green sculpture visible from the posted coordinates. You may need to go there to get that 6th code. So now there are 6 codes.
These 6 are all part of a puzzle that must be solved. As and when other Final Mystery caches are published in the other countries the cachers in those other countries will also need all 6 codes to solve their own local puzzle. All the puzzles are different but the information all comes from the 6 codes so the whole team needs to collaborate for this next stage.
The Cambridge Puzzle:
The six codes must be put into the order here
- Cambridge
- France
- Portugal
- The Netherlands
- USA
- Australia
To solve this puzzle you need the first, second, and last letter/number of each code. The three letters/numbers from each code should be joined into a single 18 character string. All lower case with no spaces. Once you have that string with the help of your 5 teammates, you should enter the string into the Certitude checker. If you are correct you will be given the final coordinates.
Logging your find and acknowledging your team:
The aim of these World caches is for people from 6 different countries to work together as a team to collect information from around the world. And for each cacher to only be a member of one team.
If, when you were younger, your kindergarten teacher wrote in your report “Does not play well with others” then this cache may not be for you!
To acknowledge your team mates contributions, when you log your find we would like you to please mention all your team members caching names in your online log.
Listing the names will do two things.
1: It acknowledges the international collaborative efforts of you and your team mates.
2: It allows future searchers to see who has already completed the World caches from each country. When they are searching for partners, they can then approach new people.
Of course you can only log caches where you have physically been present to sign the logbook. However please note that if a team member visits one of the other countries they will have the information to solve and find the Final World Cache there. They will not need to find a new team as they will be able to log any extra ones using the names of their original team, as these were the people that supplied the information.
Can anyone find them all?
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.