+JhonnyCache Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Is there a forum here on how to get started in solving cache puzzles or multi-caches? It seems like it would be overwhelming. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+K13 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 16 minutes ago, JhonnyCache said: Is there a forum here on how to get started in solving cache puzzles or multi-caches? It seems like it would be overwhelming. Thanks! search for a post by @niraD that should answer your question. (Or maybe he will be by and post it himself.) Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, K13 said: search for a post by @niraD that should answer your question. (Or maybe he will be by and post it himself.) Ask and it shall be given unto you... Here are some general puzzle tips (based in part on a puzzle-solving class event presented by The Rat a while ago): Identify the theme. Check the cache title, the hint, the HTML source, the graphics (including names/URLs), any links (including URLs), whatever is at the posted coordinates, etc. If you can figure out the theme, then you should look for numbering systems that are associated with that theme (zip codes, athletes’ jersey numbers, episode numbers, product codes, etc.). Around here, coordinates will have 15 digits, and will look like "N 37° xx.xxx W 122° xx.xxx". So when I'm solving a nearby puzzle, I look for a group of 15 things, and then I look for ways to get the digits 37xxxxx122xxxxx from them. In general, I look for ways to get the number 37 (or the digits 3 and 7) from something near the beginning of the puzzle, and the number 122 (or the digits 1, 2, and 2) from something near the middle of the puzzle. (Of course, you'll need to adjust this for the coordinates near you.) If you ask the cache owner for a hint, then be sure to mention the approaches you have tried so far, and the results those approaches have yielded. It can also be helpful to work together with others who are trying to solve the same puzzle. Geocaching events are a good place to meet other geocachers; ask around to see if anyone else is trying to solve the same puzzle(s) as you. Other useful resources include: How to solve Mystery Caches (also known as Puzzle Caches) (blog post) Puzzle Solving 101 Series (bookmark list) Calgary Puzzle Solving 101 (bookmark list) Puzzle Shortcuts Series (bookmark list) Solving Puzzle Caches (online article) How Do I Solve All These &#$@! Puzzle Caches? (tutorial-style puzzle cache) Geocaching Toolbox ("All geocaching tools a geocacher needs in one box.") Puzzle FUNdamentals (archived event cache) and the Puzzle FUNdamentals resources on the GeocacheAlaska! education page The GBA's Puzzle Cache FAQ (for puzzle designers, but useful for understanding how puzzle caches work) LANAKI's Classical Cryptography Course How to Puzzle Cache (book) Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 30 minutes ago, JhonnyCache said: Is there a forum here on how to get started in solving cache puzzles or multi-caches? It seems like it would be overwhelming. Thanks! There are some really easy puzzle caches near the Traditional caches you've found. They look like good first puzzles! Quote Link to comment
+JhonnyCache Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 Thank you all! I will check these out. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
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