Welcome to the Frederick Puzzler's Corner!
Puzzling Event Number Fifty!
This is a monthly event to encourage puzzle solving in the geocaching community, and all are welcome.
Good things come in May - on the 7th!
On this day in history:
The first inaugural ball is held in honor of George Washington and his wife . (1789)
George Eastman patents the Box Camera. (1888)
The World's largest pearl (6.4kg.) was discovered in the Philippines. (1934)
Big band leader Glenn Miller records the "Chattanooga Choo Choo". (1941)
Germany signs an unconditional surrender at Rhims, France, ending WWII in Europe. (1945)
The Beatles’ last album is released- "Long and Winding Road". (1970)
Drink a toast to George, George, Glenn, George, Paul, John, Ringo, oysters and surrender with a Cosmopolitan. This drink gained modern popularity because of it’s use on the TV series Sex and the City. I won’t claim to find a reliable source for this “holiday”, but who needs one, right?
And now, for the usual spiel…
This event is open to all cachers, no matter what your statistics say or whether you even like puzzles! Newbies and addicts, socialites and lone wolves, mark you calendar.
If you've got a puzzle or mystery cache that's currently got you stumped and you'd like to pick some brains, this event is for you! Zombies are not welcome here though, so please leave your pets at home - we want everyone to leave with the brains they brought.
This event has evolved to a think-tank type gathering, with everyone collaborating on the latest tantalizing quizzler on their radar. Generally, the learning seems to come from working with others to solve a targeted teaser, but there may be a short tutorial thrown in once in a while. You don't have to work on puzzles to enjoy this, as there are plenty of stories to be heard. However, you'll have plenty of others to commiserate with, and you might discover someone has solved a puzzle using a similar technique. We continue to see successes and progress at each gathering.
For the puzzle junkies, bring your puzzle paraphernalia - flagged caches, laptop or tablet (Wi-Fi is available), theories, library card, worksheets, (sp)eye glasses, HTML color code charts, Enigma machine, abacus, scratch paper (don’t forget your writing instrument) - you never know who, or what, will show up, from which you can gain an advantage. Maybe you’ve recently cracked a tough one and want to see the wheels spinning while others tackle it - that can be loads of fun! Yes, we have regular head-slapping moments!
If you have a specific puzzle or puzzling topic you'd like help with, feel free to make note of it in your Will Attend log.
When & Where:
Tuesday, May 7th, 2019, 6pm - 8pm
Wegman's Market Cafe
7830 Worman's Mill Road
Frederick, Maryland
All food and beverage costs are your own responsibility.
Field trips not included.
(But it's a good time to plan them!)
If you drop any trackables into this event, make sure they have all been claimed or reclaimed before you leave. We don’t want them getting lost in the muggle world!