The 20th National Cipher Challenge

The Cipher challenge, most commonly known as the most prestigious 11-18 year old code breaking competition, has started...

It's run by the Mathematics department at Southampton University.

So far, Practise 1 has been done, and practise 2 is underway. There will be a 3rd practise. The official challenges start from November.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE - https://www.cipherchallenge.org/

Lots of cash prizes are up for grabs...

It is encouraged as a team event.

So, are you going to join the ciphering race....
Join using the website.

Anybody from anywhere can join..

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Challenges have specific deadlines for certain challenges, the more points the quicker you solve it.

It's very fun, interactive and competitive.

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You get given a random mix of letter ( and numbers ! ) , which you have to decipher.

The main ways are - A Caesar Cipher, Affine Shift Cipher, and a frequency cipher.

There are other cipher's.

As the competition progresses, it get's harder...

I find pen and paper is very helpful.

We can also quickly find letters, by using key info - like - 1 letter words in capital ( I )

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So, are you going to sign up...

Have fun !