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What is this number square puzzle called? (10x10 grid with numbers 1-100)
Does anyone happen to know a name for this traditional(?) number square puzzle/game?
The puzzle has a board of 10x10 squares that are initially empty. The player starts the game by entering the number ...
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What are sequences of letters/symbols for creating a cipher?
I have two gears with different numbers of teeth (20 and 10):
The small gear makes two turnovers, while the large gear makes one turnover only.
My idea is to use a large gear as an alphabet wheel (...
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What is the most appropriate clue here?
Background. I'm specifically interested in how to design a puzzles chain for a team (8-10 teenages). We are going to play at a Scientific Museum. The main the idea is to find a key and open a lock.
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How to create a big, but good Hidato puzzle?
The goal of Hidato is to fill the grid with a series of consecutive numbers adjacent to each other orthogonally or diagonally, and all tiles are required to be filled in.
So, as you may or may not ...
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Good cipher with a "password"?
I'm starting to create a puzzle, but I'm going to need a cipher that will be impossible (or at least very difficult) to crack, but can be easily decoded with a key. I first looked at the one-time pad ...