+pantadeusz Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) Hi, I've found this cache today, with 3 stages + the final, all in one small park in Dublin. All the information you need to solve it is in the listing (no googling or solving of difficult riddles necessary), but you do need to perform a different task at each stage and while the tasks are quite intuitive, they are not exactly described in the listing in a step-by-step manner. In your opinion, should this be a riddle or a multi? https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC2P9XR_the-garden-of-forking-paths Edited January 14, 2018 by pantadeusz Quote Link to comment
+arisoft Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) Multi-cache may contain field puzzle elements. It is in the guidelines. Sometimes a geocacher may complain because didn't know about this but for example, I have a multi-cache where you have to solve a Rubic's cube to get coordinates. As long as the task is possible to solve on field using only GPS device and notebook it could be a multi-cache. ps. I wouldn't allow geocheckers on multi-caches but it is just my opinion. Edited January 14, 2018 by arisoft Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 20 minutes ago, pantadeusz said: Hi, I've found this cache today, with 3 stages + the final, all in one small park in Dublin. All the information you need to solve it is in the listing (no googling or solving of difficult riddles necessary), but you do need to perform a different task at each stage and while the tasks are quite intuitive, they are not exactly described in the listing in a step-by-step manner. In your opinion, should this be a riddle or a multi? https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC2P9XR_the-garden-of-forking-paths Can be either a Multi or a Mystery. Using the ? Mystery does keep the finders down to those that are prepared to do the puzzles involved. Using Multi (With the Field Puzzle attribute) could get cachers that are not prepared to work on any puzzles required to complete the cache. And, not all cachers read the FULL cache description, or look at any attributes for the cache. But most do, or will, for a Mystery cache. 1 Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 A cursory glance and it looks like it's listed correctly as a puzzle. I suppose it could have been listed as a multi with a field puzzle attribute but it's a moot point as it is listed as a puzzle and it can't be changed. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Rebore Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 13 minutes ago, Bear and Ragged said: Can be either a Multi or a Mystery. Seconded. If the posted coordinates take you to stage 1 and all information you need is in the listing, it's usually a Multi around here. If they are bogus and you have to do some homework before you know where to go, it's a Mysti. But I've also seen caches like that listed as Mystery and the reviewer was fine with that. Quote Link to comment
+arisoft Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) Practically any cache can be an Unknown cache a.k.a. Mystery cache. If your Traditional cache is too sensitive for hundreds of geocachers, you can limit the number of visitors by publishing it as a Mystery. Edited January 14, 2018 by arisoft Quote Link to comment
+jellis Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 (edited) I recently did a multi where you had to go to a site, get the info, do some math and go find the cache. I think I am the only one who did it that way. The CO didn't realize she put the answer for what you had to go find on the cache page and also had a checker so everyone else solved it on line and didn't do it as she intended. Edited January 18, 2018 by jellis Quote Link to comment
+jellis Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 On 1/14/2018 at 0:10 PM, arisoft said: Practically any cache can be an Unknown cache a.k.a. Mystery cache. If your Traditional cache is too sensitive for hundreds of geocachers, you can limit the number of visitors by publishing it as a Mystery. Or make it a PMO if they are a PM Quote Link to comment
+arisoft Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 2 hours ago, jellis said: I recently did a multi where you had to go to a site, get the info, do some math and go find the cache. I think I am the only one who did it that way. The CO didn't realize she put the answer for what you had to go find on the cache page and also had a checker so everyone else solved it on line and didn't do it as she intended. Sometimes it is intentional An another version is multi-cache which is based on signs which you can look at Google's street-view - the trick is that the signs have been changed afterwards. Quote Link to comment
+pantadeusz Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 Google street view updates way too fast - I used to be on it in three separate places, and now I am nowhere Quote Link to comment
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