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Christmas Puzzle

#1 Post by Bunnylump » Thu Dec 27, 2018 5:59 pm

Has anyone managed to start this? I am assuming that it is substitution ciphers, but I can't get started on it at all. :cry:
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Re: Christmas Puzzle

#2 Post by Wulfruna » Thu Dec 27, 2018 8:15 pm

I started by noting all the cases of double letters and putting them in a list. There are a limited number that these can be and only two can be vowels. That gave a useful starting point.

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#3 Post by Bunnylump » Thu Dec 27, 2018 8:33 pm

Thanks, I just came back to say that I've realised that at least some of them are names...
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#4 Post by Scurra » Fri Dec 28, 2018 9:48 am

I've had two correct answers to this so far. (And one incorrect answer too!!)
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Re: Christmas Puzzle

#5 Post by maisie ladybird » Fri Dec 28, 2018 4:22 pm

I’ve managed to decodethem all, and noted the groups. But as per usual, no idea what to do now! :?

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Re: Christmas Puzzle

#6 Post by Bunnylump » Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:13 pm

Well, I got an answer but apparently bypassed the correct method... :?
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Re: Christmas Puzzle

#7 Post by Scurra » Sat Dec 29, 2018 12:04 pm

There's no such thing as the "correct" method. If you got the intended answer, then you are right. :lol: (Well, OK, maybe just randomly guessing isn't really a "correct" method even if it might produce the intended answer by accident!)
In this case, it's quite possible to get the answer without entirely understanding why. But it's definitely not an arbitrary reason...
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#8 Post by LAT » Sat Dec 29, 2018 12:20 pm

At the moment I will feel it an achievement if I manage to download it and print it out!

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Re: Christmas Puzzle

#9 Post by chazzie » Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:14 pm

Aha - had the right answer - but now know the right (intended?) method of getting the answer :D

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#10 Post by maisie ladybird » Sun Jan 06, 2019 6:08 pm

Well done!

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#11 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Jan 06, 2019 6:40 pm

Well done Chazzie. I must admit that I wouldn't have worked that method out myself. :)
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#12 Post by LAT » Sun Jan 06, 2019 9:35 pm

Well done Chazzie! I have the answer but still have no idea how I should have got it. :roll:

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Re: Christmas Puzzle

#13 Post by Wulfruna » Wed Jan 09, 2019 1:37 am

I also enjoyed finding the answer - having initially made a wrong assumption, like others, I guess! :oops: We ought to be used to red herrings by now I suppose :roll:
Having been sent back to explore the correct method, I agree that it took a bit of extra effort - but was satisfying to resolve :D

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Re: Christmas Puzzle

#14 Post by LAT » Thu Jan 10, 2019 12:07 am

I'm confused now as I didn't find a red herring, just the right answer but not by the right method - wondering what I've missed. :?

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Re: Christmas Puzzle

#15 Post by Bunnylump » Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:39 am

No, I didn't find a red herring either. Makes a change... :lol:
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