I was thinking this message board doesn't have enough mindless competition for no reward. So I thought I would fill that void. Cryptic statements always seem to be the most fun message board games, so here is the first one, it's in code and whoever gets it right (and it should be fairly obvious who gets it right) makes up the next coded message. Then we can keep a score board on who's winning. The first one will be fairly easy.

36 16-12-18-44 38-24-22-44 14-38-36-16 40-52-28-44 36-16 52 38-36-14!

I sure hope this game is a hit!

I'll need time to come up with another message

I dont know how to do these??

That last code was the numbers of the letters multiplyed by 2, then reversed. for instance, usually A would be 1. But multiplied by 2, it is two. But flip the numbers around and it's 52.

Here is a code. I am unsure if it will be difficult for you or not. Remember: The English language has only 2 stand alone letters; I and A.

M CBQRYU IBMQ HRU YHG MBQI BGRN BQYUC QI

--William Shakespeare

Man that one is hard Amber. Do all of the letters have unified way of decyphering them? Or is it a weird code with no rhyme or reason?

you guys are white and nerdy I dont understand how to do these stupid games

Amber didn't explain the solution to Jon's code correctly.

26 letters in alphabet numbered 1(A) to 26(Z).

In Jon's code...

52/2 = 26 which normally would be Z but Jon used the reverse making it A.

A=26(x2=52); b=25(x2=50); c=24(x2=48)

Everywhere you find the number 52 in the code substitute in the letter A, and so on.

Amber has created a similar substitution puzzle of some sort (similar but different).

Use her hints that only A and I can be words on their own and also your knowledge of common 2-letter words (like on, in, an, it...) and 3-letter words (the, and, ...) to figure out what the numbers spell out.

.ecund a ekil leef i sruo ni ereh suineg a eb dluow i ylimaf rehto yna nI

"In any other family I would be a genius, here in ours I feel like a dnuce."

BTW...you have to solve Amber's puzzle before it's your turn!

how did you fiqure that out mom?

Gah. I did Jon's code right, but after I read mom's post I realized that my explanation was poor.

A hint to my code: I didn't just substitute. There is more than one thing that you must do to the message. Also, look at the words themselves. Do you see any similarities?

Vicki gave it away with the period at the beginning - It's written backwards.

I believe that William let "O" stand alone as well.

I just started working on Ambers post.

Though this be madness, yet there is method in 't

that cant be right cause in amber code the M is standing by itself.

or was that just a quote you wrote down daddy

Just a Quote

I'm working on Amber's code and it's driving me nuts.

"I wasted time and now time doth waste me."

You used a combination of scrambling each individual word and than a simple substitution cypher

If that is it, (and i'm fairly sure I am considering how appropriate this quote is.) then this is the next Cypher

srosereadrelestiovreaebulgrasusiwseteosraeuoy

And here's a little clue to help you out:

533 734 525 233

Roses are red violets are blue sugar is sweet so are you

Numbers are word length.

Then unscramble the words.

I need another Amber Puzzle.

Another Puzzle.

Much more reasonable than Ambers.( I lost more Hair )

It is as follows:

CFGPSF IQF AI IZM QBB KWAGRRE IUEQ YLB AMQWHHU XGGDAKZ

You don't have enough toes for this one.

It's Not Quantum

Double your fun.......

God has many names.

GOD = Yahweh ( Christian )
GOD = Paramatman ( Hindu )
GOD = Allah ( Muslim )
GOD = Kalis ( Klingon )
GOD = IQF ( Dads Puzzle )

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish. - Albert Einstein

i will have to think of one give me a little bit

to solve you go back one letter in the first bunch then times by two each time... 1*2=2 2*2=4 and that is how you know which letter it is.

Xi vgg pdejco ufqe jmtc

dont forget to descend through the problem

I Got Your Puzzle......

Do all things xith love

I think you ment "with" not xith.

I win.

I find myself a puzzled out puzzling puzzler.

You might be puzzled puzzling the puzzled out puzzler too.

If so, you will remain puzzled until the puzzler posts a puzzle to puzzle and help you with your puzzling Puzzlement.

Gasp.........

sorry typo

hey guys,i have two

1. rydiaf rae unf

2. fi mi ot urn ouy ear ot idhe!




try to figuer that out! Ha.

1. Friday are fun
2. If I'm to run you are to hide!

where is the new puzzle dad

I'll give you 1.

H66378





ha try that one!

So, Dad kinda brought the game to a screeching halt didn't he? Geez, Dad post a puzzle already!!!

Here's a new one....

KVLVS BNREU RFEDH KARIR XDSSD SXVUT DHOVP

Hint...quote about wisdom. Cypher is a type of Caesar cypher that uses an affine (linear) transformation.
Good luck!

Too hard? Here's how this cypher works....
Number alphabet from 0-25 and use this formula. Words have been broken into even groups (of 5 in this case).
x = uncoded number
y = coded number
a = multiplier
b = constant

y=a*x+b