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Encryption Puzzle 1: RUMBLED

An employer was trying to see what the workforce was up to. The mess of letters he found scribbled
on the walls of the staff toilets seemed such a strange jumble.

RGW AREUJW UA RINIEEIQ BUFGR – VW RGWEW VT BUBW UB RGW NIEBUBF

He looked down at his computer keyboard while typing a memo and suddenly it became clear. What does
the message say?

Answer:
________________________________________________________________________
____________

Encryption Puzzle 2: MESSAGE RECEIVED?

Peter came back from work to find that his no-good
roommate had left this message by the telephone.
It reads

8447 835374663 47 653 263

3637 668 9675 – 438 2 639 663.

What is Peter’s roommate trying to tell him?

Answer:
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________

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Encryption Puzzle 3: TAKE A LETER
A boss ran past her secretary on the way to another

meeting. Before she left, she dropped her

calculator on the secretary’s desk. “That’s what I

would like to drink when I get back,” she panted. The secretary realized the calculator was broken, but
she then noticed that there is a hidden message in the display. What drink should the secretary prepare
for her manager’s return?

Answer: __________________

Encryption Puzzle 4: FEELING LUCKY

What are the odds of you getting this message?

A B C D E F G H I J K L M

21 20

N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

19

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