I'll take it but xenocrypts arnt THAT rare unlike something like RSA where I've seen it used exactly once. If anything get a teammate to search up Spanish quotes and use a monoalpabetic encoderTheChiScientist wrote:Anyone here wants access to an xenocrypt test urgently? I plan to complete a SciOly Codebusters test of pure xenocrypts seeing how difficult they are to find but I don't want to release it without a large number of ciphers if there isn't a large demand.
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Agreed, xenocrypts aren't that hard to find, especially if you speak Spanish (which I don't)Name wrote:I'll take it but xenocrypts arnt THAT rare unlike something like RSA where I've seen it used exactly once. If anything get a teammate to search up Spanish quotes and use a monoalpabetic encoderTheChiScientist wrote:Anyone here wants access to an xenocrypt test urgently? I plan to complete a SciOly Codebusters test of pure xenocrypts seeing how difficult they are to find but I don't want to release it without a large number of ciphers if there isn't a large demand.
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I need to write my second test for an upcoming competition. Last time I created a different table for each word, with a different cell for the encrypted and decrypted letters. Then I needed to type each letter individually in each cell. This is very tedious and prone to mistakes. Any tips?
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Make the table with the alphabet in alphabetical order and then just copy paste for all your tables. Then use a word counter to sorta all your letters and fill in accordingly. Send me a PM if you want to see an example of what I have with my Xenocrypt test.0ddrenaline wrote:I need to write my second test for an upcoming competition. Last time I created a different table for each word, with a different cell for the encrypted and decrypted letters. Then I needed to type each letter individually in each cell. This is very tedious and prone to mistakes. Any tips?
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Or use the Test Generator from NCSO that is included on the National Website.TheChiScientist wrote:Make the table with the alphabet in alphabetical order and then just copy paste for all your tables. Then use a word counter to sorta all your letters and fill in accordingly. Send me a PM if you want to see an example of what I have with my Xenocrypt test.0ddrenaline wrote:I need to write my second test for an upcoming competition. Last time I created a different table for each word, with a different cell for the encrypted and decrypted letters. Then I needed to type each letter individually in each cell. This is very tedious and prone to mistakes. Any tips?
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Oh, butterfly... Yea. No. Ignore what I just said. This is WAY better! Thx GoldenKnight!GoldenKnight1 wrote:Or use the Test Generator from NCSO that is included on the National Website.TheChiScientist wrote:Make the table with the alphabet in alphabetical order and then just copy paste for all your tables. Then use a word counter to sorta all your letters and fill in accordingly. Send me a PM if you want to see an example of what I have with my Xenocrypt test.0ddrenaline wrote:I need to write my second test for an upcoming competition. Last time I created a different table for each word, with a different cell for the encrypted and decrypted letters. Then I needed to type each letter individually in each cell. This is very tedious and prone to mistakes. Any tips?
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Wow, I should have known to check there. Thanks!GoldenKnight1 wrote:Or use the Test Generator from NCSO that is included on the National Website.TheChiScientist wrote:Make the table with the alphabet in alphabetical order and then just copy paste for all your tables. Then use a word counter to sorta all your letters and fill in accordingly. Send me a PM if you want to see an example of what I have with my Xenocrypt test.0ddrenaline wrote:I need to write my second test for an upcoming competition. Last time I created a different table for each word, with a different cell for the encrypted and decrypted letters. Then I needed to type each letter individually in each cell. This is very tedious and prone to mistakes. Any tips?
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At a recent competition, there was a Baconian alphabet problem. Instead of A's and B's, they used the symbols <, >, [, ], {, }, (, and ). No hint was provided, and there were 52 letters in total. There were no repeating sets of symbols. How would someone tackle this problem?
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I would attempt to see how grouping would create a logical response. On a test I took they used a Baconian with odd and even numbers as A and B. I suspect that in this case, A is most likely <, [, { and B is most likely >, ], }. If I could see how the test was formatted I could test this theory out but in a nutshell, you need to find patterns in Baconian ciphers. Also, don't forget to bunch everything into fives.jimmy-bond wrote:At a recent competition, there was a Baconian alphabet problem. Instead of A's and B's, they used the symbols <, >, [, ], {, }, (, and ). No hint was provided, and there were 52 letters in total. There were no repeating sets of symbols. How would someone tackle this problem?
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