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Cipher Desk

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teaches Cryptanalysis: frequency analysis, cribs, and why a shift cipher has only one unknown

Messages arrive scrambled. First a plain shift, then a keyword alphabet, then a fully random one, and finally a two-key Vigenere where every other letter uses a different shift. Tap a cipher letter, tell the desk what it stands for, and watch the message resolve. The frequency chart and a known word are your only tools. Faster is better; a hint costs.

  • codebreaking
  • language
  • puzzle

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