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[Giskard]

Find the Rings

[colin]

the game is starting up: "trailhead" is here:
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread50683/pg1

[colin]

for those of you playing at home, a puzzle is up:
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread7250/pg1

[enaxor]

(1) Whoever has walked with truth generates life. (1)

The above quote is a Sumerian Proverb. The link below is to a list of proverbs.

http://ragz-international.com/sumerian%20proverbs.htm




edited to correct link

[AnthraX101]

Anywho, if anyone really is playing, let me know, I'm working on it off and on

AnthraX101

[drlau]

I, too, am kind of off & on with this. (Not enough time, less than stellar crypto skills, etc.)

In addition to the puzzle that colin posted, there was another thread at http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=42494 that "1" posted to (bottom of page), with the following:

[AnthraX101]

Number two, solved the same way as last time:

[colin]

more on "(1) Whoever has walked with truth generates life. (1) " code
breaking it up into pairs looks promising

[WhiteKnight]

I belive we may have a solution (or a step that way).......A bunch of us from uni have worked all day on it and I was texted we had a break through on the bus home.....I think we may have a break through (AFTER MANY FAILED THEORIES)....someone expanded on a theory that we had early in the day and found an interesting pattern....

One Moment while I check it through and i'll have the results up....

[WhiteKnight]

Definitely a pattern.....just checking how you'd use it....

[WhiteKnight]

Ok got a pattern but no idea how to use it......

This is what we got so far (Go team White Knight)

If you split the code into >4< character long groups and look at where in each group letters are placed you'll notice a pattern For example:

Capital G is always in the 3rd group.
Capital U is always in first place as is Capital A.
Etc

If you list the characters with there place you get something like this(this one has 3 or 4 spots filled in for characters not in the code but it follows the pattern).....

A-1
B-2
C-3
D-4
E-1
F-2
G-3
H-4
I-1
J-2
K-3
L-4
M-1
N-2
O-3
P-4
Q-1
R-2
S-3
T-4
U-1
V-2
W-3
X-4
Y-1
Z-2
a-3
b-4
c-1
d-2
e-3
f-4
g-1
h-2
i-3
j-4
k-1
l-2
m-3
n-4
o-1
p-2
q-3
r-4
s-1
t-2
u-3
v-4
w-1
x-2
y-3
z-4

As can be seen Definite pattern......I think the big block of what we though is 'code' is actualy a very sneakly disguised Key.....As far as we've got......

[enaxor]

I'm not playing just following along as you guys crack these things. I'm hoping to learn something.

I just wanted to add, if you break it into the 4 character pattern the numbers 1,3,5,7,9, all appear in the same positions through out also, but I'm sure you already noticed this.

1-2
3-4
5-2
7-4
9-2
/-4

[dashcat]

Clue Site

[Justin_Case]

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[BrianEnigma]