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Solver
28-09-09, 22:31
A new story entry has been added:

Firaxis Calling All Spies!


A coded message has been posted (http://www.firaxis.com/community/bts_crypto.php) on the Firaxis website. Decode it to find out if it is, perhaps, a contest with fabulous prizes!
N35t0r
28-09-09, 23:36
took me less than 2 minutes :p

Are they launching anything soon? Any rumours?
Solver
28-09-09, 23:40
This year should be devoted entirely to playing Fallout anyway.
Dale
28-09-09, 23:56
No, do not listen to the Latvian. Play outside!
Solver
28-09-09, 23:59
Says the guy from a country where an entire city now looks like a Martian landscape :p
Darsnan
29-09-09, 00:39
Ah, their using the old Uni supersecret codeset!
PiMan
29-09-09, 02:03
I really think that they should have used something more complicated than a simple substitution cipher with simple alphabet offset.


Says the guy from a country where an entire city now looks like a Martian landscape :p

Sydney only looked that for a day.
On the other hand, a place like Coober Pedy is all the cooler for looking like the surface of Mars 24/7 (it's an underground town)
ainwood
29-09-09, 09:11
I really think that they should have used something more complicated than a simple substitution cipher with simple alphabet offset.
Well, it is a Caeser cipher!
El_Cid
29-09-09, 10:10
well it was fun anyway - and no i didn't decode it all, but looking at the part that is obviously talking about 'Xbox 360, PS3...' etc you can work out the method i'm sure. I wonder how many people did work it out? and will they announce it?
PiMan
29-09-09, 14:18
Well, it is a Caeser cipher!

I don't care! Caesar was an idiot for thinking it would be even the slightest bit effective.
Bantams
29-09-09, 19:57
does anyone actually want a signed copy of either of those games if so i can sign it :p

what we really want is civ 5 bye now not some silly puzzle to win signed copys of a old game!

ps for those too lazy for those not so lazy dont click the spoiler

CONGRATULATIONS ON DECODING THIS MESSAGE! WHAT IS THIS MYSTERIOUS PUZZLE? IT'S A CONTEST!

PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO SPY AT FIRAXIS DOT COM WITH THE SUBJECT "DECODER PUZZLE" FOR A CHANCE TO WIN YOUR CHOICE OF AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF CIVILIZATION IV: COMPLETE, CIVILIZATION REVOLUTION (XBOX 360, PS3 OR DS VERSION), OR A CIVILIZATION REVOLUTION IPOD TOUCH COVER.

STAY CIVILIZED!

THIS SHIFT CIPHER IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE CAESAR CIPHER, SINCE CAESAR USED THIS METHOD TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIS GENERALS.