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Introduction to Codes and Ciphers SIG
Paper Puzzlers
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Codes and Ciphers Introduction
Codes and Ciphers SIG is about language and communication, so our nearest ally on the SIG Scene is LinguaSIG. We communicate. We also hide your secret stuff. In between, you are treated to literature and history.
Codes and Ciphers SIG is not for muggles.
For the delectation of Word Puzzlers
ACRONYM ANAGRAM ISOGRAM PANGRAM
1. We are into nyms and grams:
What is the acronym from
Light Amplification and Stimulated Emission of Radiation?
2. You know this from crosswords:
It is not safe around grand ouse (9)
3. What property do these words have in common:
atmospheric, uncopyrightable, countryside, dangerously
4. How many letters of the alphabet does this phrase contain? Ignore repeats:
sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
More Word Play
Back to acronyms: you can stretch them to make other words with dummy fillings. Fuff und Fass? How do I turn North Atlantic Treaty Organisation into NIVEA TORNADO? You can even write cod language (fake or junk).
Acrostic Telestic (Le Chiffre Sandwich)
This mess in Cod Latin hides a message in English.
DOMINO NOVO TENET EQUAL LAM URBEG GELL ERES TANITH AMBIT YORRO ULTIMA RERAE INSULIN MEME NOS APEX
The final X is a null to make up an even number of letters. This is an old form of cipher which may appeal to word gamers. Send me a note in this method. It is a quick way to fool muggles
Reading and Writing Backwards
This is the simplest example of transposition:
WRITE BACKWARDS.
.thgin of loohcs eht dna snoegnud fo euh ehT / lleh fo egdab eht si kcalB
Can you do this with numbers?
01902 772771 backwards 177277 20910
Now, clever clogs, how do I make this transformation:
622722 75465
Send your answer to SIG Sec Steve
The Beast in the East
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The Beast in The East
Simple Square Cipher
A pen and paper puzzle for simple messages which is quick and easy but not secure. It is for use among Muggles and is good for brief and temporary messages.
Five Square Starter
The Magic Square wherein numbers sum to the same figure in rows and columns - and even diagonally - has been a curiosity for centuries. Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim provided this Square of Mars that sums to 5 x 13 in all directions using the numbers 1 to 25. He served as a secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Karl V.
Put letters into the square in the sequence 1 to 25 and you have a cipher jumble:
EESUP HTSEI NESAC RSCER RRQIS
This is not really easy or practical. There are other arrangements of 25 letters in a 5 x 5 square. Have a look at this SIMPLE NOTE.
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The Square of Mars
CIPHER SECRETS SET IN SQUARES
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