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  • 21 Sep 18 at 9:32 am #35265
    Harry
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    Everyone in the Cipher Challenge family was a newbie once upon a time, and that includes Harry! If you are new this year, take a moment to say hi, and if you have any questions post them here, or in the “Help!” topic.

    21 Sep 18 at 5:19 pm #35442
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    HI!

    Can’t wait to get started on this! We’re all very excited.

    Our school finishes at 4pm, I know this won’t matter for the first few challenges but it says that later on it gets a bit more competitive for points. Will we be able to compete for maximum points?

    Thanks for setting this up, it looks like so much fun!

    21 Sep 18 at 6:36 pm #35470
    Anonymous
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    21 Sep 18 at 6:38 pm #35492
    Harry
    Keymaster

    Tango Hotel Alpha Tango India Sierra Bravo India Lima Lima India Alpha November Tango!

    22 Sep 18 at 10:17 am #35531
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Shouldn’t it be “Tango Hotel Alpha Tango India Sierra Bravo ROMEO India Lima Lima India Alpha November Tango!”?

    22 Sep 18 at 4:54 pm #35558
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I thought I’d share a puzzle I made up the other day:

    To what book does the following phrase refer?
    (spelt phonetically)

    “Sign-app T, nod.”

    23 Sep 18 at 9:37 am #35596
    Harry
    Keymaster

    Whoops, probably, but on the other hand I quite like the sound of “Billiant”. Maybe it means, “like a duck”? Any other, better definitions?

    Harry

    23 Sep 18 at 9:38 am #35590
    Anonymous
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    Today’s puzzle will be:
    (fill in the blank)

    “Nobody __________ 1478”

    The size of the gap put in bears no relevance to the question.

    23 Sep 18 at 9:39 am #35598
    Harry
    Keymaster

    You’ve got me! I have no idea what this one is about!

    23 Sep 18 at 12:55 pm #35606
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I can give a clue for yesterday’s puzzle:

    If you’re having trouble with this one, don’t panic, just write out whatever letters you think produces that pronunciation, and it’s a simple problem from there. (just remember that you’ve likely written the letters out slightly wrong.)

    23 Sep 18 at 8:19 pm #35623
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Hello,

    Just wanted to say hi to others on the forum. I saw this over the summer and added it to my favourites to join when it started again. I can’t wait to try this out.

    P.S. Just checking, we don’t have to do anything until the first challenge starts…?

    23 Sep 18 at 8:20 pm #35637
    Harry
    Keymaster

    Welcome Aurora. If you are comfortable with the easier ciphers you can put your feet up for now!

    All the best,

    Harry

    24 Sep 18 at 6:50 pm #35659
    Anonymous
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    Today’s puzzle will be even shorter, a favourite of mine:

    ”
    Which emoji?

    48.862815
    2.329923

    “

    24 Sep 18 at 6:51 pm #35714
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Hi! I’m actually quite excited to be here. Thanks for starting this series of challenges up! I can’t wait to get started.

    25 Sep 18 at 8:52 am #35744
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I’ll also give a clue to my second puzzle, which is that the 1478 is the start of something.

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