GC1K5XA - BLC: The "X" Factor Times X

GC1K5XA - BLC: The "X" Factor Times X

By:  Hayward Cheezehead

1.  Here is the puzzle.

Posted Coordinates: N 46° 00.000, W 091° 15.000

Geocache Description:

3X3 3X2 1X2 3X1 2X2 4X4 5X2 1X1 4X2 1X1

3X2 1X2 3X1 4X1 4X4 5X2 3X3 6X4 1X3 2X2
1X2 4X1 5X2 1X3 1X1 3X3 4X4 1X3 4X3 6X4
2X4 2X1 3X1 1X3 2X4 4X3 2X2 3X2 5X3 4X4
3X2 3X1 3X2 1X3 1X1 3X2 3X3 4X4 1X3 4X3
6X4 2X4 3X4 5X2 1X1 2X4 1X3 1X1 3X2 1X4
5X2 3X1 2X2 4X4 1X4 1X2 3X1 6X2 2X2 6X4
1X2 2X4 2X2 1X3 1X1 4X1 1X2 5X2 1X1 3X2
3X1 4X4 1X2 1X1 4X2 5X2 1X1 4X2 1X4 3X2
4X1 5X3 3X2 3X2 1X1 3X4 1X3 4X3 3X1 4X1
3X1 3X2 3X2 3X3 1X1 1X3 3X1 4X1 4X4 3X4
1X3 4X3 3X1 4X1 6X3 3X3 5X2 6X1 7X1 3X2
3X1 1X3 7X1 3X2 3X1 1X3 3X1 5X2 6X1 4X1
6X3 3X3 3X2 5X1 3X2 1X1 3X2 5X2 4X2 3X3 4X1
4X1 5X3 3X2 3X3 4X1 1X1 5X2 1X1 3X2 6X3
1X3 1X1 3X2 4X1 4X4 5X2 3X1 4X1 3X2 3X2
1X1 1X3 1X1 3X2 3X2 6X4 3X2 5X1 3X2 1X1

Clue #1- Every Code has a Key, and the Key is the Key.

Clue #2 7X's


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Additional Hints:

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2.  Solve the puzzle.

Here are the Hints and Clues:

1.  All the info you need is on the cache page.

2.  Every code has a key, and the Key is the key.

3.  7 X's


This Key is on the cache page.

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

If you draw X's to connect the letters, you will get the following 7 X's.

This is your Decryption Key for this puzzle.

   


  

Number the characters in each X in the following manner.

Now you are ready to solve the puzzle. Read the code as follows: 3X3 means X #3 Third Position, 3X2 means X #3 Second Position, 1X2 means X #1 Second Position, and so on...

3X3 = S
3X2 = E
1X2 = A
3X1 = R
2X2 = C
4X4 = H
5X2 = I
1X1 = N
4X2 = G
1X1 = N

3X2 = E
1X2 = A
3X1 = R
4X1 = T
4X4 = H
5X2 = I
3X3 = S
6X4 = L
1X3 = O
2X2 = C

Once the key had been identified, we used a spreadsheet to solve the puzzle more quickly.  As always, the CO has put 'errors' in the puzzle to make it harder to solve.

Now read the message.




3.  Put the Solved Coordinates together.

Solved Coordinates:

   N 46 00.678, W 091 13.111   

4.  Verify the Solved Coordinates.

Use GeoCheck to verify the solved coordinates.

GeoCheck - X Factor

Happy Caching!