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- Cryptogrammer
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- Instructions
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- Welcome to the wonderful world of cryptograms. The idea is to decode the
- phrase and figure out what it really says. The encoding method is simple,
- merely a reassignment of letters. Below is a sample cryptogram and its
- solution:
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- Kord rd gndp!
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- - The above phrase is really:
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- This is easy!
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- There are some things that you will learn as you go along that will make
- solving cryptograms easier. For example, E is the most commonly used word
- in the English language. Also, keep in mind that the number of two and
- three letter words is strictly limited. By working on the smaller words,
- you may help yourself to solve the larger words.
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- Now, you have four options from the main menu. First, you can choose to
- exit the program and return to the Bulletin Board. Second, you can view the
- instructions (which you are currently doing). Third, you can view the
- rankings of the players. Fourth, and finally, you can actually play the
- cryptograms. Simple, huh?
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- Rankings are displayed using two criteria. First, you will be able to see
- how many crpyotgrams you've attempted, as well as how many of those you
- managed to solve. Second, each player has a cumulative score. Each solved
- cryptogram is worth ten points, minus one point for each hint used. Each
- unsolved cryptogram causes five points to be subtracted from your score.
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- Once you start playing, you have a few options. You can map letters by
- pressing 'M'. This sets up an equivalence, such as K actually means T. If
- you find you have mapped the letters incorrectly, you can press 'U'. This
- will remove the mapping and clear the way to try again. If you are stuck,
- you can press 'H' and get a hint. But beware, you can only get a limited
- number of hints per puzzle, and each hint lowers your score for that puzzle.
- If you are truly stuck and have no idea to the puzzle, you can press 'Q' to
- quit the puzzle, or 'V' to view the solution and quit the puzzle. And
- that's about all there is to it.
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- Have fun taxing the grey matter.
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