It’s time for the latest this blog’s occasional manual crypto competition where you can win a Fahrenheit211 ‘No Shariah Law’ mug (as pictured below). All you have to do is to decrypt the ciphertext below into plain text English and send it to this blog via the usual address.
Here’s the prize
And here is the puzzle. Let’s see if you can work it out. I’ve made it slightly easier than in some previous editions just to give people a bit of a chance.
30511 127923 496110 114523 190215 125032 776322 73527 138218
98313 114523 1057317 21812 126518 127718
114817 5413 62636 114538 1279211 48511 1632 114538
72722
36120 1145110 16214 1092110 114538 1135210
114523 1279211 61525 5413 114310 54033 114523 691215
114523 1279211 11035 5413 194117 54033 114523
747116
114523 1279211 37914 5413 85931 126518 114523
102025
114523 1279211 39921 5413 11721 116735 114523 1252312
14916 114523 1279211 1279211 190215 776322 73527
138218
114817 5413 125032 111314
114817 5413 125032 54033 114523 86026 775211 114523
791312
54033 114523 248221 775211 114523 41628
Here’s the rules for the fifth Fahrenheit211 cryptanalysis competition
Closing date for the competition will be February 16th 2018
All entries (in plain text) have to be sent in via email to editor@fahrenheit211.net
The Editor’s decision is final.
To class as a winner and go through to the draw all entries must be at least 90% (based on the number of words in the original piece) correct after decryption
The draw will be made by a person not connected with the running or organisation of the Fahrenheit211 blog
The draw will be witnessed
Nobody associated with the running of the Fahrenheit211 blog is allowed to enter
The draw will be made one week after the closing date of the competition
The draw will be made as follows: All winning entries will be numbered and the numbers will then be placed in a box to be drawn by someone not connected with the Fahrenheit211 blog.
The prize is as advertised and no alternative prize can be offered or given
There will be one prize and one prize only.
