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Tue Zane Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

The Rat: This cache is being archived to reduce my maintenance workload. For those who were frustrated by it, the actual coordinates are posted with this log. The intended method of solution is as follows:
For those who know the game of cribbage, just score the hands as shown, concatenate the scores (3-7-2-15-etc.), and you have the coordinates.

For those who have never heard of cribbage, the hint refers to using the (Julius) Caesar cipher on the cache name, Tue Zane, to come up with His Nobs. Search that on Google or other search engine and you will get a bunch of cribbage sites. That should be enough to get you to the above step. I even created the Hail Caesar cache soon after this one to give people an added hint about who Julius was and what to do about the hint.

The small object inside the film canister was a magnet, but it was loose, not glued or taped. One unintended kicker that made this hard was a set of metal bleachers that was away from the cache location (in a fencepost) when I hid it, but as it turns out they are moved over next to the fence half the time, so a very disheartening task faced some searchers depending on the bleacher placement at the time of arrival. Anyone who asked for a hint was told the cache was not in the bleachers.

About half the solvers already knew the game of cribbage, I would estimate from their logs and emails.

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Hidden : 6/29/2003
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the posted location. The coordinates can be derived from the puzzle below. The cache is within 2 miles of the posted coordinates.

The cache contains a small object. Be careful when you open the cache and withdraw the log sheet so as not to lose it. Its use is apparent when you see it. Leave it in the cache when you rehide the container. You don't have to go onto private property to retrieve the cache. Bring a pen.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jung jbhyq Whyvhf qb vs ur'q unq gur Vagrearg?

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)