2014/11/13

PUZZLE CACHES THE MUSKOKA CHAIR  We want to find out: What are the final coordinates?  They could be hidden in MANY ways:  Ciphers and codes  Hidden within images (steganography)  Math, science, or logic puzzles  Hidden text or HTML tags on the cache page  The list goes on!  Coordinates could be in number or text form

 So what should you look for? PUZZLE SOLVING WORKSHOP  We’ give you some general puzzle solving tips. by andreanel & koroleva

GENERAL PUZZLE TIPS GENERAL PUZZLE TIPS

 You could be required to solve only some or all of the final coordinates:  Hints may be hidden in the title, in images on the  AB CD.EFG HI JK.LMO (14 or sometimes 15 digits) cache page, or in the text description.  N 44 CD.EFG W 79 JK.LMO (10 digits)  N 44 55.EFG W 79 22.LMO (6 digits)  .. http://coord.info/GC2RMF0 - “The Acidity of Iodine”  Acidity = pH scale, symbol for iodine = I; = “PHI”  Check to see if the number of puzzle “unknowns” (images, lines, words, etc.) matches one of the above patterns. Chances  Solving the puzzle involves finding certain digits of phi are, each unknown represents a digit in the coordinates. e.g.:  Don’ hesitate to GOOGLE the title, hints, or even parts of the puzzle!  Check if the CO has added a “Related Web Page”  Watch for repetition! In this type of puzzle you can deduce  Don’t forget the possibility of other coordinate what most of the numbers are, knowing N 44 and W 79. systems such as decimal degrees, // and UTM

GENERAL PUZZLE TIPS HTML SOURCE CODE

 It doesn’t hurt to check out these few things to start:  Right-click the cache page and choose “View Source” to see the HTML code of the page  HTML source code of the cache page  In certain browsers such as Firefox and Opera, you  Ctrl+A to find hidden text (also visible in the source code) can right-click an item and choose “Inspect Element”  EXIF data of images in the background and description  Image file format and where the file is hosted  Use Ctrl+ to find “UserSuppliedContent” to skip  Run any cipher text through a cryptogram solver right to the cache description  Check for a “Field Puzzle” attribute  “