01.	4boysexplore	90	100	95	285
02.	vpplayer	80	90	90	260
03.	debbiedoesgeo	85	75	100	260
04.	TimeSeeker	95	85	75	255
05.	Team Monkeyboy	70	50	85	205
06.	KBLAST	65	80	55	200
07.	LeroyJethro	75	40	80	195
08.	facefromthepast	100	0	65	165
09.	msmandi	55	95	0	150
10.	iphone.cachers	60	65	0	125
11.	HarSan	0	45	70	115
12.	thechad23	40	70	0	110
13.	wrongturnrick	30	30	50	110
14.	vaguelyrandom	35	25	0	60
15.	Team Monroes	0	60	0	60
16.	SuperNerd	0	0	60	60
17.	GrammiSandBill	0	55	0	55
18.	bigdog421	50	0	0	50
19.	cherry spawn	45	0	0	45
20.	Kim from Metro	0	35	0	35

March brings tidings of Kakuro to the Caching Conundrum . The annual third-month happening saw competitors tackle some relatively difficult Kakuro puzzles. Some of the puzzles intertwined with each other, forcing the players to maintain accuracy for the whole test. The heavy favorite going in was last year’s Kakuro champs, DebbieDoesGeo. She did not disappoint, taking the gold and grabbing the 100 points in the 2014 race. Full standings:

01. debbiedoesgeo
02. 4boysexplore
03. vpplayer
04. Team Monkeyboy
05. LeroyJethro
06. TimeSeeker
07. HarSan
08. Facefromthepast
09. Supernerd
10. KBLAST
11. WrongTurnRick

Cacher	January	February	Total
4boysexplore	90	100	190
TimeSeeker	95	85	180
vpplayer	80	90	170
debbiedoesgeo	85	75	160
msmandi	55	95	150
KBLAST	65	80	145
iphone.cachers	60	65	125
Team Monkeyboy	70	50	120
LeroyJethro	75	40	115
thechad23	40	70	110
facefromthepast	100	0	100
vaguelyrandom	35	25	60
wrongturnrick	30	30	60
Team Monroes	0	60	60
GrammiSandBill	0	55	55
bigdog421	50	0	50
cherry spawn	45	0	45
HarSan	0	45	45
Kim from Metro	0	35	35

Note: these standings may change after the make-up test offered for February’s competition.

It’s February, which means the Conundrum-eers are tasked with slaying the dragon known as Sudoku. Word on the street was this month’s quiz was brutally difficult. Not a single player finished all four puzzles. Maybe the creators need to dial it down a bit!

When the scores were tallied, 4boysexplore grabbed their first victory of 2014. Full results:

01. 4boysexplore
02. msmandi
03. vpplayer
04. TimeSeeker
05. KBLAST
06. debbiedoesgeo
07. thechad23
08. iphone.cachers
09. Team Monroes
10. GrammiSandBill
11. Team Monkeyboy
12. HarSan
13. LeroyJethro
14. Kim from Metro Parks
15. wrongturnrick
16. VaguelyRandom

The Caching Conundrum turned two this week! Hoping to avoid the terrible twos, we wiped the scoreboards clean and everyone entered the first competition tied for first. As is January tradition, the theme was crossword puzzles.

The mix of traditional and offbeat crosswords tested the wordsmiths in the room, but the results were resounding: these players are veritable walking dictionaries!

To view this month’s puzzle, point your browser HERE. (errata: note the misspelling of “wherigo” in the second puzzle; the answer to 1 Down is “whereigo”)

When the scores were tallied, facefromthepast jumped out to a lead in 2014’s yearlong race to the title:

01. facefromthepast
02. TimeSeeker
03. 4boysexplore
04. debbiedoesgeo
05. vpplayer
06. LeroyJethro
07. Team Monkeyboy
08. KBLAST
09. iphone.cachers
10. msmandi
11. bigdog421
12. cherry spawn
13. thechad23
14. vaguelyrandom
15. wrongturnrick