+Harry the furry squid Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 New puzzle cache, been live since the weekend, no FTF yet, people appear to be having some difficulty with the puzzle (which was, of course, the whole point in making it a puzzle cache in the first place :). Now I could make life easy for people and give them a hint/tell them how to solve it . . . but imagining some of the annoying sods who get the FTFs on *everything* struggling with it is *fun* (ok, that probably makes me an evil git. :) I'm not going to give a hint *yet*, because there's one bod who reckons he's sussed how it works and if he has then he deserves a chance at the FTF, but if no FTF is forthcoming, how long do I leave it? Quote Link to comment
+Kryten Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Don't worry, somebody will get there evantually. Quote Link to comment
+Happy Humphrey Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 but if no FTF is forthcoming, how long do I leave it? No-one can answer that except you! It depends on how long you want the cache to remain unfound, and/or how many finds you want per year. Give the answer away in the hint if you like...or leave it difficult if you prefer. You can make the cache virtually impossible to find if you want. Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 New puzzle cache, been live since the weekend, no FTF yet, people appear to be having some difficulty with the puzzle (which was, of course, the whole point in making it a puzzle cache in the first place :). Now I could make life easy for people and give them a hint/tell them how to solve it . . . but imagining some of the annoying sods who get the FTFs on *everything* struggling with it is *fun* (ok, that probably makes me an evil git. :) I'm not going to give a hint *yet*, because there's one bod who reckons he's sussed how it works and if he has then he deserves a chance at the FTF, but if no FTF is forthcoming, how long do I leave it? Leave it as it is. Make them really suffer over Christmas and New Year. If no one has found it by Easter then you might want to reconsider... MrsB Quote Link to comment
+Lost in Space Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 (edited) No-one can answer that except you! It depends on how long you want the cache to remain unfound, and/or how many finds you want per year. Give the answer away in the hint if you like...or leave it difficult if you prefer. You can make the cache virtually impossible to find if you want. Exactly! What DO you want? (A number of cachers I know filter out and disregard "puzzle caches") Edited December 23, 2008 by Lost in Space Quote Link to comment
+The Slaughter Family Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 (edited) Leave it.....I have had a cache live for a while and no finds yet - easy one with a short walk to get answrs/cache.....I think there is something happening in the calendar at the mo which is making caching second choice (shock horror ) Edited December 23, 2008 by The Slaughter Family Quote Link to comment
+Harry the furry squid Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 Leave it as it is. Make them really suffer over Christmas and New Year. If no one has found it by Easter then you might want to reconsider... MrsB I like your thinking . . . <grin> Quote Link to comment
+Lost in Space Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Make them really suffer over Christmas and New Year. Sounds as though it is the placer that is "suffering"........... Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Make them really suffer over Christmas and New Year. Sounds as though it is the placer that is "suffering"........... Nah, he's not suffering... he's just starting to suffering a few guilt twinges. Be strong! Seriously though, Mr Squid, you wanted it to be difficult and presumably you set the difficulty rating accordingly? (I haven't bothered to look on your profile for the cache as yet - too busy making mince pies) Plenty of cachers will relish something a bit challenging over the holiday period so I'd leave it for a couple of weeks at least. Merry crimbo MrsB Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 New puzzle cache, been live since the weekend, no FTF yet, people appear to be having some difficulty with the puzzle (which was, of course, the whole point in making it a puzzle cache in the first place :). Now I could make life easy for people and give them a hint/tell them how to solve it . . . but imagining some of the annoying sods who get the FTFs on *everything* struggling with it is *fun* (ok, that probably makes me an evil git. :) I'm not going to give a hint *yet*, because there's one bod who reckons he's sussed how it works and if he has then he deserves a chance at the FTF, but if no FTF is forthcoming, how long do I leave it? As long as it takes... MWHAHAHAHA Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Leave it as it is. Make them really suffer over Christmas and New Year. If no one has found it by Easter then you might want to reconsider... MrsB I like your thinking . . . <grin> If it's not found by Easter, consider increasing the difficulty! Quote Link to comment
+Turkey Trotter Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 @Harry: I think you should leave it as it is but just one question: Are you sure that the 31st Symbol is correct? The way I see it the symbol should be twice as high as it is Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Leave it as it is. Make them really suffer over Christmas and New Year. If no one has found it by Easter then you might want to reconsider... MrsB I like your thinking . . . <grin> If it's not found by Easter, consider increasing the difficulty! Now that's just being mean! Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Imagine making those poor people suffer with fiendish puzzles... Quote Link to comment
Chudley Cannons Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 (edited) Nice bit of subliminal cache advertising though. Edited December 23, 2008 by Chudley Cannons Quote Link to comment
+UKCacheMag Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Nice bit of subliminal cache advertising though. Would be even better to give the cahce name / ref so I can go try and bag my first FTF! Quote Link to comment
+hiho9 Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 search their profile to find the new cache... Quote Link to comment
+kewfriend Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 See if you can set a record ... for the unsolved. Mind you - it is Solihull! Quote Link to comment
+Bambography Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Assuming you have double/triple checked the puzzle to make sure it IS possible to solve it then leave it as it is. I like the fact that there are caches sitting there waiting to be found by someone who can crack it! Quote Link to comment
+careygang Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 (edited) No-one can answer that except you! It depends on how long you want the cache to remain unfound, and/or how many finds you want per year. Give the answer away in the hint if you like...or leave it difficult if you prefer. You can make the cache virtually impossible to find if you want. Exactly! What DO you want? (A number of cachers I know filter out and disregard "puzzle caches") Yep! I just looked and decided that someone has been either peeling labels from a Rubic's Cube, or had a massive blow-out playing Tetris!! Anything like this is only going to be attempted by those that seriously like puzzles. A couple of days without a FTF?... You'll be lucky if it's not weeks. Surely you realised that when you devised it? Edited December 24, 2008 by careygang Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 This cache lasted over a month before FTF, how I enjoyed that month Quote Link to comment
+mongoose39uk Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Leave it as it is, just accept that some people don't like puzzles they cannot solve immediately (and assume that as they cannot solve it the puzzle must be wrong). I have spent over a month on a puzzle before now I don't do many but it is nice to have something challenging every now and again. Quote Link to comment
+mongoose39uk Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 This cache lasted over a month before FTF, how I enjoyed that month My brain hurt Quote Link to comment
+milvus-milvus Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Leave it. There's at least one other puzzle cache out there still awaiting FTF after several days... Quote Link to comment
+Happy Humphrey Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 This cache lasted over a month before FTF, how I enjoyed that month I'm obliged to point out that eventually you cracked and simplified the puzzle. That's why it's so much easier now. Quote Link to comment
+Lime Candy Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Please don't give a hint! I'm planning on spending Boxing Day afternoon trying to solve it! Quote Link to comment
+bones1 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 this all sounds interesting but what oh what is its name and GC code? patandjeff=bones1. Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 this all sounds interesting but what oh what is its name and GC code? patandjeff=bones1. Can't tell you. That would be 'Cache advertising!" I'm just glad there's lots of micros close to home, before that one gets on to my "local unfound" list! Quote Link to comment
+bones1 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Well after that last post, we have lost interest shame! patandjeff=bones1. Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 (edited) search their profile to find the new cache... And there's a couple of tricky puzzle caches close to home, before this one! Edited December 24, 2008 by Bear and Ragged Quote Link to comment
+careygang Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 this all sounds interesting but what oh what is its name and GC code? patandjeff=bones1. Just go to the OP, look at their profile and see what they have put out... If you can't work out how to find out what the Cache name and GC code are, you've got no chance at actually doing it!! Quote Link to comment
+careygang Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 (edited) Double post ..Dohh Thats what happens if your connection drops in mid posting! Edited December 24, 2008 by careygang Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Double post ..Dohh Thats what happens if your connection drops in mid posting! 11 minutes apart! -Time zones? Quote Link to comment
+careygang Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Double post ..Dohh Thats what happens if your connection drops in mid posting! 11 minutes apart! -Time zones? Nice theory My connection dropped as I hit 'Add Reply' and then when it came back I assumed that it hadn't gone as I was still on the compose message screen, so I hit 'Add Reply' again... Next time I'll look at the posting to see if it got through Quote Link to comment
+ventura_kids Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 GC1JZMG is the geocache being discussed. Quote Link to comment
+careygang Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 GC1JZMG is the geocache being discussed. Well now that's the easy part done, just the difficult part to decypher Quote Link to comment
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