SOUTH AFRICAN SCOUT ASSOCIATION

GAUTENG AREA

2nd BOKSBURG (St MICHAEL'S) SCOUT GROUP

 

SOMETHING INTERESTING TO DO - CODES:

 In this section, I will put down some codes. Most will be just slight deviations from the basic codes that we all know. Next to the code, I will give it rating of easy, medium or difficult. Difficult doesn't necessarily mean much more than it will take a lot of time to figure it out, rather than one actually needing a degree in quantum physics to work out the trick. If you like working out codes, I hope you enjoy some of these. My advice is that you copy and paste each code, into some suitable software, and try and work it out from there.

 

Code 1 (Easy)

TRYING

DA DU KGUC XMKE CRV UAGBA

 

Code 2 (Easy)

 

Code3 (Medium)

CROSS OUT ANY REPEATING LETTERS AND WRITE AS ONE WORD WITHOUT SPACES

FQLD CHJ'D G NLFFNJ RLF QGBOJB

 

Code4 (Hard)

PACKS STRAYING FELT UGLIER LATER

LQIHHL LPIHIME LNAAIME XIHH LSSU LVIGIOPH LUUM

 

Code5 (Medium)

CLEMENTINES HUSBANDS INITIALS IS WHAT YOU SEEK

HIS SURNAME RESEMBLES A SCOUTS OWN ON A PEAK

IF YOU STILL AREN'T SURE

LOOK TOWARDS THE SECOND WORLD WAR

LI YQV GQP'U CUVGY KLCUQTY YQV ETH GQQOHG UQ THRHEU LU

 

Code 6 (Hard)

OTHER WAY

 

Code 7 (Medium)

I AM LIGHTER THAN AIR

WITH LOADS OF FLAIR

DON'T COME WITH A FLAME

OR YOU WON'T JUST BE MAIMED

I MAKE WATER OR ACID

I CAN'T BE MORE TACIT

TOVHOT JITAGC TUIGU RMFT UGDDMJPB

 

Code 8 (Medium)

I AM A BOOK WITHIN A BOOK

THE BIGGER ONE FOUND IN EVERY NOOK

I AM ESPECIALLY ABOUT LEAVING

I ALSO SAY, THERE SHOULDN'T BE THIEVING

FAICRDGF ERHAPMAWGHPA FOMPPF GUA RAIAFFGUY

 

Code 9 (Medium)

THIS IS NO CHRISTMAS CAROL, THERE ARE HARD TIMES IN TWO CITIES

BUT IT IS MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT THAT YOU SHOULD PITY

THE TWIST WILL COME WHEN MAGIC COPPERFIELD ISN'T THE SAME

DON'T EXPECT, OR SOMEONE WILL PIP YOU TO THE SURNAME

INEGGEA BG LE WLP EXQECTG FPTLBFK JPS LE WBNN FEVES IE

ABGHQQPBFTEA

                                        (HNEXHFAES QPQE)

 

Codes are notoriously easy to create and hard to solve. Some of these are a little tricky, so if you need a starting point, or a hint don't hesitate to e-mail us. If you think you have got the answer, you can e-mail us as well and we will be sure to tell you.

 

 

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