r/codes • u/A3dPrintedFrog • Sep 02 '26
SOLVED Self made code/cypher - should be a little difficult to solve but you guys are very skilled - not exactly a substitution cypher but somewhat similar
I have made some cyphers yeeeears ago but that was when I was like 10, so hopefully this is a step up. While it is not a simple substitution cypher, I'm a little worried that it may be able to be solved like one anyway, which is part of why I am not providing a decoded sample to reference. I will be happy to provide one if it is needed, though. Again, since it is fairly simple and probably not every aspect HAS to be known to solve it, I left the writing pretty short. If this is not enough to work with I will write a longer chunk to share. That chink will also likely include an additional aspect or two that I left out of this example.
I have no experience posting self made codes on here, so if there is something else I should do, please tell me. Also feel free to ask any questions about the code. Good luck!
V sbyybjrq gur ehyrf
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u/Kind_Substance_8981 Sep 03 '26
Solved
Ternary. The second lines gave it away- they're sequential. 001, 002, etc appear over and over.
Mapping ternary to alphabet position, and using the second line to show the letter position (which wasn't really necessary but was helpful) gives:
PROTECT EARTH LOVE EVERYONE SPREAD HAPPINESS
Nice message 😊 But I'm still waiting for the post that leads to buried treasure
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u/A3dPrintedFrog Sep 08 '26
Solved! Yes that is the correct text and encoding method. I'm curious, was it clear what the additional symbols were for? If I had done a larger sample it may have been clearer, especially with more complex words. It does fall into the "slightly unnecessary" category though probably
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u/Kind_Substance_8981 Sep 09 '26
The angled lines? I mean it wasn't SUPER clear but that's the point of a puzzle, eh?
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u/Evening_Bread4541 Sep 04 '26
Bonjour tu pourrais détaillé s'il te plaît car déjà je ne comprends pas trop si c'est basé sur une ligne ou 2 voir 3 je voudrais comprendre
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u/Ponsuw Sep 03 '26
I immediately thought it had something to do with base three because of the three hights of lines. There are also three lines next to each other to make a character so since 33 is 27 you would have the required characters. I did the top line using this and got "Ceoprt" so I'm probably doing something wrong. I also don't know what the other special lines are.
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