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StJohn  ·  2346 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Any Polish Puzzle-Solvers on Hubski?

It absolutely is! If you have any Polish/code-breaking skills, I'd love to see what you can come up with. The Poles were the great unsung cryptanalysts of the Second World War — they can be great again!





Devac  ·  2346 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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StJohn  ·  2346 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thanks, you're awesome! I'm usually a wiz with these in English (provided it's a simple substitution cipher), but I don't have enough knowledge of Polish to know what the most common letter combinations are, and what words often follow others.

Devac  ·  2261 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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StJohn  ·  2261 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Damn, the mystery continues! If it was a scavenger hunt or something (and it's not a simple substitution) then I guess the chances aren't high that we might figure it out. Still, it would be amazing if we could find any new clues after all this time. Let me know if you find anything.

Devac  ·  2261 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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StJohn  ·  2261 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I can't believe it was just for the lulz — they went to so much effort, with the whole page of hand-drawn letters, and these things were plastered all over the street. If it was just gibberish, they put a ton of work into it. I don't think I'd mind being had, though. If they went to that much effort, they earned their victory.