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Game On! #12: Playing the End-Game Mystery Cache

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teamajk: I enjoyed writing this one but the puzzle proved harder than I expected, and it hasn't gotten much traffic so I'm going to let it go. Thanks to all who visited!

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Hidden : 4/14/2019
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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There is nothing hidden at the posted coordinates. Solve the puzzle below to determine where the cache is located. Please use appropriate stealth and rehide the container exactly as you found it.

This cache is hidden in celebration of the arrival of the long awaited final season of HBO's production of George R.R. Martin's multi-book series A Song of Ice and Fire, better known by the title of the first book, Game of Thrones. While we already know that some of the plot points in the TV series are different than those of the books, there's a sense that much is going to be revealed and some closure will be achieved. Since the publication of the penultimate book, The Winds of Winter, has been delayed for several years already, it's starting to feel doubtful that we may ever actually see the projected last book, A Dream of Spring. Fans world-wide have been anxiously awaiting this moment since the last season finished up in August of 2017.

Now that Winter has arrived in The Seven Kingdoms, things are really heating up. We’ve got duplicate Kings and Queens in all directions and everyone from East and West, North and South is teaming up in a battle for survival. While brawn will certainly play its part, I suspect that the end-game will involve no small amount of brainpower, strategy and finesse. That's why I'm hoping Samwell Tarly will turn out to be one of the heroes of the series. He may not know everything but he's definitely no dummy. What’s in the cards? Will the living trump the dead? The good guys have suffered some losses early on, but they may be able to double their efforts and claim victory in the end. The Night King and his army are on the move, but one thing is certain: the defenders of the realm still have a few tricks left.



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This is the twelfth in a series of caches inspired by The Game of Thrones. For more about this series, please see GC61D6M. This puzzle was tested by one of the non-geocachers in the family who is an expert on this subject matter.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Bapr lbh xabj gur anzr bs gur tnzr, lbh qba'g arrq gb xabj ubj gb cynl ... lbh whfg arrq gb qb n yvggyr erfrnepu gb xabj gur fpber. Zber uvagf purreshyyl cebivqrq ol r-znvy. Pnpur: Uvqr uvag hcqngrq va trb-purpxre. Rkgen vasb: guva/syng

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)