Analyze This

Scion

11-11-2009 12:01:00

Here is the first cipher for the Analyze This competition! Good luck, everyone!

VIRTBGNONQSRRYVATNOBHGGUVF

The first three correct entries win crescents. Send in your answers to me at scion at divineright dot org.

Scion

18-11-2009 15:58:21

Here is the cipher for week two:

9 14
4 1 18 11 14 5 19 19
23 5
20 18 21 19 20

Good luck!

Scion

25-11-2009 19:42:49

This one's a little harder than week two, but easier than week one. Good luck!

BRGBO XH FHHX BRGBO G OSGEQ OBGBAHX

Scion

02-12-2009 20:45:21

Here is a much longer ciphertext, which should be much easier to do statistical analysis on. Good luck!

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GO LKJFGZSXQ IOJWXXIBWOJ, MGXMKXGJIOB GOS OLRXW NGDJWZ, OLOW MLKXS SLKRJ JTGJ TW ID JTLZLKBTXQ IODGOW. GJ NLNWOJD TW MGO MLOPWZDW IO BZWGJ SWUJT GRLKJ JTW IOJZIMGMIWD LC JTW SGZA DISW, QWJ GO IODJGOJ XGJWZ GOS FIJT OL GUUGZWOJ MGKDW, FLKXS RW NLPWS RQ JTW MLZZKUJILO LC TID NIOS JL G ZGBW LC SWDJZKMJILO. JTW SWMGSWD CLXXLFIOB JTW UGJT LC JTW SGZA DISW IO DWMZWJ, GXFGQD MLODMILKD LC JTW SGOBWZ ULDWS IC TW LZ JTW RZLJTWZTLLS FWZW ZWPWGXWS RZWS IO TIN G DJGZAXQ ZWMXKDIPW GOS UZIPGJW OGJKZW. OLJ IOTWZWOJXQ DKDUIMILKD, AGOW ID DINUXQ MLOPIOMWS JTGJ OLOW RKJ TW TGD JTW CLZWDIBTJ LZ AOLFXWSBW JL MLNUZWTWOS TID GMJILOD LZ WNLJILOD.

G RXWDDIOB GOS G MKZDW, TW ZWVKIZWD G MLODJGOJ MLOOWMJILO FIJT JTW SGZA DISW JL DKDJGIO TIN, UZLPLAIOB IO TIN KOMLOJZLXXGRXW RLKJD LC NGSOWDD GOS SWXIZIKN FIJT FTLXXQ KOUZWSIMJGRXW ZWDKXJD, GOS TW TGZRLZD G UGZGOLIS CWGZ LC JTW MLODWVKWOMWD JL TID WYIDJWOMW IC TID MLOOWMJILO JL JTW SGZA DISW FWZW JL XWDDWO.