Solve-at-Your-Desk Puzzle Caches

Like many geocachers, whenever I travel on vacation or for business, I like to try to find at least one cache wherever I go. And, of course, I like for those caches to be puzzle caches if possible.

Unfortunately, I don’t always have a lot of extra time on such trips. So to make the most of my limited caching hours, I generally shy away from puzzles that require me to use some information that is only available by visiting the posted coordinates.

While on a recent trip to Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts, I discovered that a number of puzzle caches were on a “solve at your desk” bookmark list maintained by Western Mass Clan. This was really really handy – I could solve a bunch of puzzles in advance of my trip, then score as many finds as possible during my trip.

I found this concept so useful that I created a similar set of lists for Florida, one for each Florida Geocaching Association region. Creating this list was extremely informative – it gave me a very clear picture of what sorts of puzzles are in use today, from the overused to the highly original.

If you’re a puzzlehead looking to solve more puzzle caches than are available in your area, why not try solving a few of these? You can tackle them no matter where you are.

Lists of “Solve at Your Desk” Puzzle Caches

If you know of any others, please post a comment and let other folks know. And if you know of any corrections, please send them to the bookmark list owners.

I think this list is useful enough that I’m going to add it as a resource page to this site. Enjoy!

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Who I Am ePeterso2I’m Eric Peterson, and my email address is epeterso2@puzzlehead.org. I’m a software engineer who lives in a suburb of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I’ve enjoyed solving puzzles for years, and a few years ago I began constructing puzzles of my own. If you’re ever in Broward County and would like to get together some time, please send me a note by email and let me know. I love the opportunity to meet with other puzzleheads, especially if it involves lunch. Puzzle Testing I believe that the best way to make a puzzle even better is to ask someone else to solve it. You learn so much about how people think, how people approach your puzzle, pitfalls they may encounter, and outright errors in your construction by having someone else try it before you unleash it upon the world. If you’re a puzzle constructor, I would be honored to test your puzzle for you. Send me email with your puzzle or a link to it, and I’ll try solving it, as long as I have time available to do so. I’m a busy guy, so my time is limited … but I’m always open to a challenge. My Public Profiles * My Linked In profile * My Geocaching.com profile * My FloridaCaching.com profile Puzzles I’ve Written * Geocaching puzzles Puzzles I’ve Solved * Geocaching puzzles (solved and found) What Happened to ePeterso1? ePeterso1 was a horrible experiment gone wrong that had to be hunted down and killed before he claimed the lives of any more innocent victims. Most of the bugs that caused ePeterso1 to go haywire have been corectted in ePeterso2.

2 thoughts on “Solve-at-Your-Desk Puzzle Caches”

  1. I loved this idea when I was looking up caches in the Largo area. I didn’t fully understand what the bookmark meant though. I thought it was created for local cachers to do some solving while at work.
    I think I’ll start up a list for the Dayton, OH area as soon as time permits. A week or two.

  2. These lists are great! I’ve got lots of puzzles to solve before my next trip to Mass! Thanks!

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