Last night, I reached 250 posts, so this is a good time for my first contest. I have always enjoyed trying to figure out ciphers and puzzles, so my first contest is going to be a cipher. I will start with three hints, and will add another hint every day or every other day or so. To win, all you have to do is post the translation. The winner will receive One, One Ounce Silver Bullion Round.
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1. The "periods" and "commas" are NOT part of the cipher, they are the actual punctuation. The spaces are also NOT part of the cipher, there may be one, two, three or more spaces between words to make them easier to read
2. Upper and lower case make no difference.
3. The paragraph does involve economics.
4. 46
5. The first word and the last word are the same word. (posted 3/6/2009 8:30 MST)
6.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigen%C3%A8re_cipher (posted 3/7/2009 8:15 MST)
7. 1 a: a breeze from the west b: a gentle breeze 2: any of various lightweight fabrics and articles of clothing. Definition of the KEYWORD (posted 3/8/09, 7:24 AM MST)
8. Lincoln/Mercury Model: The Automobile Company. Another definition of the KEYWORD (posted 3/9/09, 8:15 AM MST)
9. Extra Tip for a Monday Morning: I used an Excel Spread Sheet to create this code, it makes the job a LOT easier. If you know the keyword and understand how this type of cipher works, it becomes easy but will still take at least an hour or so. (posted 3/9/09, 8:23 AM)
10. The KEYWORD has six letters. (posted 3/9/09, 8:30 AM MST)
11. The top row of the cipher (outside the box) AND the first row of the cipher (inside the box) are IDENTICAL. Then the rest of the rows are opposite of the example on the website. (Extra Tip posted 3/9/09, 8:31 AM MST)
Posted 03/05/2009 12:33 pm
But looks kool
