how to solve cryptograms like an expert
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How to Solve
Cryptograms Like an Expert
A = Q.cryptogram: a secret message or puzzle in which each letter is replaced by a different letter
Like this one:
RNFFSANV CHEESE AHCCSY RSRRSAHYN RNFFVE( S p o i l e r a l e r t : T h e s o l u t i o n w i l l b e s h o w n o n S l i d e s 1 5 a n d 1 6 . )
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You’ll learn dozens of fascinating tips and techniques, including some mathematical and linguistic methods of analysis that professional code breakers use.
No previous experience is necessary. If you like old-fashioned word puzzles, you’ll love this course.
Exercise your brain and improve your problem-solving skills with memorable quotations and clever wordplay.
Upon completing this course, you can expect to make quick work of nearly all the cryptograms you’ll ever encounter in newspapers and puzzle magazines.
The course fee of $50 includes a workbook, pencils, graph paper, lots of cryptograms, and refreshments.
Classes are scheduled every few weeks. The next one will be held in February of 2016.
This is a very comprehensive lecture series. It is presented over five evenings (Monday through Friday).
Each evening’s session requiresa time commitment of 2.5 hours,
for a total course length of over 12 hours.
The next class starts Monday, February 1, 2016.
Here’s the schedule:Feb. 1 (Mon.), 6:00-8:30 p.m.Feb. 2 (Tue.), 6:00-8:30 p.m.Feb. 3 (Wed.), 6:00-8:30 p.m.Feb. 4 (Thu.), 6:00-8:30 p.m.Feb. 5 (Fri.), 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Register now by contacting Karin Quigley at [email protected] or at 307–778–1236.
Now, let’s solve that sample cryptogram.
RNFFSANV CHEESE AHCCSY RSRRSAHYN RNFFVE( S p o i l e r a l e r t : I f y o u d o n ’ t w a n t t o s e e t h e a n s w e r, s k i p a h e a d t o S l i d e 1 7 . )
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Maybe the vowels will help …_I__E_IA _O__E_ _O__E_ _E__E_O_I _I__A_ RNFFSANV CHEESE AHCCSY RSRRSAHYN RNFFVE( S p o i l e r a l e r t : T h e n e x t s l i d e r e v e a l s t h e c o m p l e t e a n s w e r. )
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There, wasn’t that fun?PIZZERIA TOSSES ROTTEN PEPPERONI PIZZAS RNFFSANV CHEESE AHCCSY RSRRSAHYN RNFFVE
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Register now for the next class, which will be held Feb. 1–5 (Monday through Friday), from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Contact Karin Quigley at [email protected] or at 307–778–1236.
How to Solve
Cryptograms Like an Expert