Re: Codebusters C
Posted: September 19th, 2019, 9:20 pm
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but there's no Atbash Cipher this year...?
This. Constantly practicing will be your best friend for this event.
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Re: Codebusters C
Posted: September 19th, 2019, 9:28 pm
Re: Codebusters C
Posted: September 20th, 2019, 5:09 am
Re: Codebusters C
Posted: September 20th, 2019, 8:23 am
If you're just starting out I suggest you practice the math-based ciphers first because they're really straightforward and generally not that hard to mess up. However, you should spend more time practicing aristo and patristos because they normally make up the bulk of the test and sets the top teams apart (especially the timed question). Study on letter frequencies and common words and you'll eventually get better at it.
https://cryptograms.puzzlebaron.com is a good site to start off on learning aristos and understanding the basics.
Pollux and Morbit ciphers, although new should not be that difficult because the rules state that the test has to give at least 6 out of the 10 possible digits so it's just a matter of brute forcing the others if you're half-decent at morse code (they also have to give you a table so it's a whole lot easier).
Re: Codebusters C
Posted: September 20th, 2019, 2:09 pm
^^^ single best website for codebusters. constant addictive practiceLongivitis wrote: ↑September 20th, 2019, 8:23 amIf you're just starting out I suggest you practice the math-based ciphers first because they're really straightforward and generally not that hard to mess up. However, you should spend more time practicing aristo and patristos because they normally make up the bulk of the test and sets the top teams apart (especially the timed question). Study on letter frequencies and common words and you'll eventually get better at it.
https://cryptograms.puzzlebaron.com is a good site to start off on learning aristos and understanding the basics.
Pollux and Morbit ciphers, although new should not be that difficult because the rules state that the test has to give at least 6 out of the 10 possible digits so it's just a matter of brute forcing the others if you're half-decent at morse code (they also have to give you a table so it's a whole lot easier).
Re: Codebusters C
Posted: September 20th, 2019, 2:57 pm
too addictive tbhwill0416 wrote: ↑September 20th, 2019, 2:09 pm^^^ single best website for codebusters. constant addictive practiceLongivitis wrote: ↑September 20th, 2019, 8:23 amIf you're just starting out I suggest you practice the math-based ciphers first because they're really straightforward and generally not that hard to mess up. However, you should spend more time practicing aristo and patristos because they normally make up the bulk of the test and sets the top teams apart (especially the timed question). Study on letter frequencies and common words and you'll eventually get better at it.
https://cryptograms.puzzlebaron.com is a good site to start off on learning aristos and understanding the basics.
Pollux and Morbit ciphers, although new should not be that difficult because the rules state that the test has to give at least 6 out of the 10 possible digits so it's just a matter of brute forcing the others if you're half-decent at morse code (they also have to give you a table so it's a whole lot easier).
Re: Codebusters C
Posted: September 20th, 2019, 7:11 pm
I always thought it was cool to see your progress on that site. I've seen that my partners and I start out at "Very Slow" when solving most cryptograms, and then slowly with time, move up to "Slow" and then "Average", and so on.will0416 wrote: ↑September 20th, 2019, 2:09 pm^^^ single best website for codebusters. constant addictive practiceLongivitis wrote: ↑September 20th, 2019, 8:23 amIf you're just starting out I suggest you practice the math-based ciphers first because they're really straightforward and generally not that hard to mess up. However, you should spend more time practicing aristo and patristos because they normally make up the bulk of the test and sets the top teams apart (especially the timed question). Study on letter frequencies and common words and you'll eventually get better at it.
https://cryptograms.puzzlebaron.com is a good site to start off on learning aristos and understanding the basics.
Pollux and Morbit ciphers, although new should not be that difficult because the rules state that the test has to give at least 6 out of the 10 possible digits so it's just a matter of brute forcing the others if you're half-decent at morse code (they also have to give you a table so it's a whole lot easier).
Re: Codebusters C
Posted: September 25th, 2019, 2:13 pm
For the morbit code, are we given the key? I know we have to find the numbers based off of the key, but are we given what each of the numbers mean? Such as 1= . - , 2= -- , etc.?
Re: Codebusters C
Posted: September 25th, 2019, 3:59 pm
I think we'd be given a keyword or part of a keyword, but it also could just be that we're given a few numbers
Re: Codebusters C
Posted: September 25th, 2019, 5:51 pm
This appears to be right. Toebes' website has two sample prompts, one where some digits are given, and another where a keyword is revealed.