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CRYPTOGRAM
by
Mark Jordan
Cryptogram for the C-64
PowerPlay Magazine, Feb./March '86
Page 106
Have your crossword puzzles seemed
a little bland lately? Have you had
your fill of scrambled words? If so,
maybe you're ready to cook up your
own word-game. CRYPTOGRAM is a two
player game that lets you and a
friend challenge one another's
decoding skills.
CRYPTOGRAM allows you to type in
messages of up to six lines that the
computer then encodes for the other
player. (You can either design your
own code or use one provided at
random by the computer.)
The player wins 100 points by
solving the message and can win
bonuses for solving it under 30
minutes; however, the player loses
ten points for every hint he received
during the game. By keeping up with
points and time taken, you and your
friend can compare your skill.
So check out CRYPTOGRAM--- a little
head-to-head competition might be just
the spice you've been looking for.
CRYPTOGRAM gives you two options to
encode your message. In one option,
the computer assigns a randomly
chosen letter for a particular letter
of the alphabet. The other option
allows you to assign a specific
letter for each letter of the
alphabet, forming your own code.
After you've decided which encoding
option you want, merely type in the
message, making sure to limit it to
six lines. (A line drawn across the
screen will show how much space you
have). Be sure not to type RETURN
until the message is complete.
Once you've pressed RETURN, it's
your friend's turn to decode the
encoded message appearing at the top
of the screen. At the bottom of the
screen are four options he can use to
break the code:
1. \ to check.
2. * for hint.
3. ^ to blank.
4. CHANGE
To guess what the encoded letter
stands for, your friend merely types
the encoded letter , then the letter
he's guessing. For example, if he
changes "X" to "B",the bottom of the
screen would look like this:
CHANGE X to B.
"B's" would then appear above each of
the "X's" in the encoded message.
If he wished to try something else
for "X", he would then type in the
encoded letter and then "^" (CHANGE
X to ^). The spaces above the "X's" in
the message then return to being
blank.
If your message is particularly
challenging, CRYPTOGRAM allows your
friend to receive hints by typing the
encoded letter and then a "*" (CHANGE
X to *). The correct letter then
appears over the encoded letter. Each
hint takes ten points off his final
score.
If he thinks he has solved the
puzzle, pressing "\" will tell him if
he's right or not. If he's wrong, the
computer tells him to keep working.
If he has solved your message, the
computer then displays the amount of
time he has taken to solve it and
tallies up his final score by adding
his time-bonus and subtracting ten
points for each hint.
>FILES NEEDED: CRYPTOGRAM
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