GC33KEY - Signal's Cipher
By: Hayward Cheezehead
1. Here is the puzzle.
Posted Coordinates: N 46° 04.151 W 091° 24.235
Geocache Description:
MMNO M LON MN MNLO LL MM LON LL MMM LON
LO MM MN MMNL MMN LON L MM MN MN LLL
LON L MMNO LOM LL MNON LO MM MN LON MNLO
M MM LLL LL LOM LO MMN MM LLL L MNL
MN LLLO LL MNO L MMM LO MMN LOM LLOM LO
M MM LLOM L LO LLOM MN L MMNO MN L
L MNL MN MNO LL MNO MNL MN MMNO M LLO
LLO LOMN MN LLLO LO MMN MM LLL LL L MM
LO LOM L MNL LLLO LO MMN LOM LON M LONL
LLLL MN LOM LO L MMNO LO LON MN MNLL MN
MM LLLO M MNLL MN MN M LLOM MNL L MMNO
MN LON L LLLL MN LOM LO MM M MM MN
LO MM MN L MMNO LO LLLO LO MMN LOM L
MMNO LO L MNL LOM MN MN LLLO M MNLL MN
LO MM MN MMNL MMN LON L MM MN MN LLL
LON L MMNO LOM LL MNON LO MM MN LON MNLO
M MM LLL LL LOM LO MMN MM LLL L MNL
MN LLLO LL MNO L MMM LO MMN LOM LLOM LO
M MM LLOM L LO LLOM MN L MMNO MN L
L MNL MN MNO LL MNO MNL MN MMNO M LLO
LLO LOMN MN LLLO LO MMN MM LLL LL L MM
LO LOM L MNL LLLO LO MMN LOM LON M LONL
LLLL MN LOM LO L MMNO LO LON MN MNLL MN
MM LLLO M MNLL MN MN M LLOM MNL L MMNO
MN LON L LLLL MN LOM LO MM M MM MN
LO MM MN L MMNO LO LLLO LO MMN LOM L
MMNO LO L MNL LOM MN MN LLLO M MNLL MN
Additional Hints (Encrypt)
Hidden in between the two X's and maybe a third?
2. Solve the puzzle.
He came up with the idea when he noticed the combination "MN MN" in more than one location, and "MN" at the end of the bottom line. Since "E" is the most common letter in the numbers 0-9 (and the English language for that matter), he reasoned that "MN" was probably an "E", and "L MNL LOM MN MN" was probably "THREE".
He then built a chart that showed all of the letter combinations in the puzzle. From there, we used logic to decipher the rest of the letters.
For example: Since "MNL" was H, any word with "MNL" was probably either "NORTH", "THREE", or "EIGHT". That is, once you get past all the jibber jabber nonsense that HCH uses to inveigle his coordinates.
Wise Man Says One Just Needs to Wrap Ones Mind Around The Fact That Your Going To Get Wet. The Cache Will Be Found At North Four Six Zero Two Seven Five Eight West Zero Nine One Two Four Two Three Five.
Final Coordinates:
3. Verify the Solved Coordinates.
Use GeoCheck to verify the solved coordinates.
LL | A | L | ||||||||
LOMN | B | LL | ||||||||
MNO | C | LLL | ||||||||
LLL | D | LLLL | ||||||||
MN | E | LLLO | ||||||||
LLLO | F | LLO | ||||||||
LLOM | G | LLOM | ||||||||
MNL | H | LO | ||||||||
M | I | LOM | ||||||||
MMNL | J | LOMN | ||||||||
K | LON | |||||||||
LLO | L | LONL | ||||||||
MNLO | M | M | ||||||||
MM | N | MM | ||||||||
LO | O | MMM | ||||||||
MNON | P | MMN | ||||||||
Q | MMNL | |||||||||
LOM | R | MMNO | ||||||||
LON | S | MN | ||||||||
L | T | MNL | ||||||||
MMN | U | MNLL | ||||||||
MNLL | V | MNLO | ||||||||
MMNO | W | MNO | ||||||||
LONL | X | MNON | ||||||||
MMM | Y | |||||||||
LLLL | Z |
MMNO | M | LON | MN | MNLO | LL | MM | LON | LL | MMM | LON |
W | I | S | E | M | A | N | S | A | Y | S |
LO | MM | MN | MMNL | MMN | LON | L | MM | MN | MN | LLL |
O | N | E | J | U | S | T | N | E | E | D |
LON | L | MMNO | LOM | LL | MNON | LO | MM | MN | LON | MNLO |
S | T (o) | W | R | A | P | O | N | E | S | M |
M | MM | LLL | LL | LOM | LO | MMN | MM | LLL | L | MNL |
I | N | D | A | R | O | U | N | D | T | H |
MN | LLLO | LL | MNO | L | MMM | LO | MMN | LOM | LLOM | LO |
E | F | A | C | T | Y | O | U | R | G | O |
M | MM | LLOM | L | LO | LLOM | MN | L | MMNO | MN | L |
I | N | G | T | O | G | E | T | W | E | T |
L | MNL | MN | MNO | LL | MNO | MNL | MN | MMNO | M | LLO |
T | H | E | C | A | C | H | E | W | I | L |
LLO | LOMN | MN | LLLO | LO | MMN | MM | LLL | LL | L | MM |
L | B | E | F | O | U | N | D | A | T | N |
LO | LOM | L | MNL | LLLO | LO | MMN | LOM | LON | M | LONL |
O | R | T | H | F | O | U | R | S | I | X |
LLLL | MN | LOM | LO | L | MMNO | LO | LON | MN | MNLL | MN |
Z | E | R | O | T | W | O | S | E | V | E |
MM | LLLO | M | MNLL | MN | MN | M | LLOM | MNL | L | MMNO |
N | F | I | V | E | E | I | G | H | T | W |
MN | LON | L | LLLL | MN | LOM | LO | MM | M | MM | MN |
E | S | T | Z | E | R | O | N | I | N | E |
LO | MM | MN | L | MMNO | LO | LLLO | LO | MMN | LOM | L |
O | N | E | T | W | O | F | O | U | R | T |
MMNO | LO | L | MNL | LOM | MN | MN | LLLO | M | MNLL | MN |
W | O | T | H | R | E | E | F | I | V | E |
Wise Man Says One Just Needs to Wrap Ones Mind Around The Fact That Your Going To Get Wet. The Cache Will Be Found At North Four Six Zero Two Seven Five Eight West Zero Nine One Two Four Two Three Five.
Final Coordinates:
N 46°02.758, W 091°24.235
3. Verify the Solved Coordinates.
Use GeoCheck to verify the solved coordinates.
GeoCheck - Signal's Cipher
Actual found out that this is a signal Core code that was use in 1860. He changed 1,2,3,4 to L, M, N, O. The only thing I could find was
ReplyDeleteB= 1423 or in this puzzle LOMN. Might help for future puzzles.
That is very interesting history about this code. Thanks for sharing
DeleteThat is very interesting history about this code. Thanks for sharing
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