The fast and easy way to crack codes and cryptograms
Did you love Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol? Are you
fascinated by secret codes and deciphering lost history?
Cracking Codes and Cryptograms For Dummies shows you how to
think like a symbologist to uncover mysteries and history by
solving cryptograms and cracking codes that relate to Freemasonry,
the Knights Templar, the Illuminati, and other secret societies and
conspiracy theories.
You'll get easy-to-follow instructions for solving everything
from the simplest puzzles to fiendishly difficult ciphers using
secret codes and lost symbols.
* Over 350 handcrafted cryptograms and ciphers of varying
types
* Tips and tricks for cracking even the toughest code
* Sutherland is a syndicated puzzle author; Koltko-Rivera is an
expert on the major symbols and ceremonies of Freemasonry
With the helpful information in this friendly guide, you'll be
unveiling mysteries and shedding light on history in no time!
Autorentext
Denise Sutherland is a syndicated puzzle author. Her puzzles
appear in a range of publications, including the Reader's Digest
Mind Stretchers series, and she is the author of Word
Searches For Dummies.
Mark E. Koltko-Rivera, PhD, is a 32degree Freemason and
expert on the major symbols and ceremonies of Freemasonry. Using
this expertise, he analyzed prepublication clues to uncover and
blog about key elements of The Lost Symbol. He co-hosts the weekly
podcast Masonic Central.
Zusammenfassung
The fast and easy way to crack codes and cryptograms
Did you love Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol? Are you fascinated by secret codes and deciphering lost history? Cracking Codes and Cryptograms For Dummies shows you how to think like a symbologist to uncover mysteries and history by solving cryptograms and cracking codes that relate to Freemasonry, the Knights Templar, the Illuminati, and other secret societies and conspiracy theories.
You'll get easy-to-follow instructions for solving everything from the simplest puzzles to fiendishly difficult ciphers using secret codes and lost symbols.
- Over 350 handcrafted cryptograms and ciphers of varying types
- Tips and tricks for cracking even the toughest code
- Sutherland is a syndicated puzzle author; Koltko-Rivera is an expert on the major symbols and ceremonies of Freemasonry
With the helpful information in this friendly guide, you'll be unveiling mysteries and shedding light on history in no time!
Inhalt
Foreword ix
Introduction 1
Part I: Code and Cryptogram Strategies 7
Chapter 1: Clueing You In about Codes and Cryptograms 9
Chapter 2: Cracking the Codes 21
Part II: Secret Stories, Codes, and Cryptogram Puzzles
47
Chapter 3: Solving Three Conspiracies 49
Chapter 4: Letter Substitution Cryptograms 95
Chapter 5: Number Substitution Cryptograms 123
Chapter 6: Symbol Substitution Cryptograms 155
Chapter 7: Caesar / Shift Ciphers 177
Chapter 8: Masonic Ciphers 197
Chapter 9: Rail Fence Ciphers 219
Chapter 10: Keyboard Codes 235
Chapter 11: Assorted Ciphers 251
Chapter 12: Anagrams and Cryptic Clues 261
Chapter 13: Double Level Puzzles 269
Part III: Hints and Answers to the Cryptos and Codes
277
Chapter 14: Hints to Help Crack the Cryptograms and Puzzles
279
Chapter 15: Answers to All Cryptograms and Puzzles 295
Appendix: Historical Background to the Conspiracy Stories
323