Tips for solving puzzle caches
- Look for patterns.
- Study the ‘fake’ coordinates.
- Substitutions.
- Learn about ciphers.
- Other coordinate systems.
- Picture speaks a thousand words.
- Go to the source.
- Confirm your answer.
Do you take things from geocaches?
One of the guiding principles of geocaching is “take something, leave something.” A geocache hider places a number of goodies in a container when a new cache is first started. If you take something from a cache, be sure to leave something. If you forgot your trade items, just sign the logbook.
What is a puzzle geocache?
A puzzle cache is a variation of the Mystery Cache type that involves solving some kind of puzzle to determine the final location of the geocache.
What should you not put in a geocache?
Explosives, fireworks, ammunition, lighters, knives (including pocket knives and multi-tools), drugs, alcohol and any illicit material should not be placed in a cache. If someone other than you places an inappropriate item in a cache that you own and this is reported, the cache may be temporarily disabled.
What do you call a puzzle cache in geocaching?
Puzzle caches, also called Mystery Caches, may be the greatest challenge and the most fun of geocaching. A puzzle cache might require you to solve a logic puzzle: Sudoku, word search, or number or word puzzle. But a puzzle cache might ask you to figure out what you’re looking at and looking for…
What’s the difference between mystery and puzzle geocaches?
Mystery/Puzzle Caches often become the staging ground for new and unique geocaches that do not fit in another category. These geocaches involve two or more locations, with the final location being a physical container with a logbook inside.
Where to find the clues in a geocach?
Some puzzle geocaches have clues hidden in the HTML code of the page, also known as the source code. To look at the HTML code, right-click on the page and choose View source. It may be text that is commented out, made white or hidden using some other method.
Is it possible to solve a puzzle cache?
Puzzle caches are a great alternative to traditional geocache. But for many geocachers they are too difficult or require too much effort. This page has been written to give you some tips on how to solve those puzzle caches that might currently be beyond your reach.
