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The first part I just took through simple A1Z26 cipher translator (basically meaning the number 1 = A, 2 = B, etc. etc.) and than I went into a vignere translator (because he talked about that one in the comments). The passphrase was what I got from that first cipher and the message was the letters you posted here and I got "Nicetrybutwrongehqtrcqnfg" See what I bolded? He expected people to do this.. So I have to translate the second part too, let me try some more cipher

 

EDIT: running "Cfbdpcysnxmtwzfqsqqntfkef" through a vigenere cipher with the code word "UniverseUniverseUniverse" gives me "ISTILLGOTKEYSINMYDISPOSAL"

 

EDIT2: okay, I give up. If anyone wants to try, here are some resources (that I used):

- http://gravityfalls.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_cryptograms

- http://themysteryofgravityfalls.com/

- http://rumkin.com/tools/cipher/vigenere.php

- http://www.xarg.org/tools/caesar-cipher/

 

The first line decoded from A1Z26 is PXZZWLARTEQCIMZMLAXWR.  Please do tag me once you decoded the thing, I'm curious how you did it.

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So this guy on 9gag has been posting these ciphers and clues to solving them however this is one that i don't know what cipher this is used.

http://9gag.com/gag/aGDLNZ6?sc=anime-manga

 

The term " The universe is the answer to everything " came up with the number 42 which came from the hitchhikers guide for the galaxy.

so the numbers are in the cipher are these and scrambled letters are these

 

 

16-24-26-26-23-12-1-18-20-5-17-3-9-13-26-14-11-26-13-12-1-14-23-18 

 

Cfbdpcysnxmtwzfqsqqntfkef

 

am not entirely sure what cipher is used for this. Anyone know?

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The first part I just took through simple A1Z26 cipher translator (basically meaning the number 1 = A, 2 = B, etc. etc.) and than I went into a vignere translator (because he talked about that one in the comments). The passphrase was what I got from that first cipher and the message was the letters you posted here and I got "Nicetrybutwrongehqtrcqnfg" See what I bolded? He expected people to do this.. So I have to translate the second part too, let me try some more cipher

 

EDIT: running "Cfbdpcysnxmtwzfqsqqntfkef" through a vigenere cipher with the code word "UniverseUniverseUniverse" gives me "ISTILLGOTKEYSINMYDISPOSAL"

 

EDIT2: okay, I give up. If anyone wants to try, here are some resources (that I used):

- http://gravityfalls.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_cryptograms

- http://themysteryofgravityfalls.com/

- http://rumkin.com/tools/cipher/vigenere.php

- http://www.xarg.org/tools/caesar-cipher/

 

The first line decoded from A1Z26 is PXZZWLARTEQCIMZMLAXWR.  Please do tag me once you decoded the thing, I'm curious how you did it.

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17 minutes ago, Ramamataz said:

thanks for helping didn't know about the universe part. I was thinking 42.

judging from his past posts it seems you should be able to get a game key from this, but I didn't get anything remotely close to a game key with any of the ciphers I used.

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mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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Wow, I like this guy.

I'll keep trying, but I guess I'll just put what I have thus far here:

I know this cipher has already been tried, but I translated the rest of it: "nicetrybutwrongdirectionq"

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I'm still looking on the cipher but I think the first part is intentionally misleading. The answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42 or 37, however the quote on the image is a direct statement that  "The universe is the answer to everything" which is somewhat different and suggest the universe has something to do with the answer/plaintext.

I'm also doubt that battlegrounds is right, that seems to work off that N or whatever key is used is static, and is thats true you get

b-a-t-t-l-e-g-r-o-u-n-d-s-13-t-14-11-t-13-e-g-14-l-r 

Which I cant see any solution for given the used/known letters.

 

I've tried many online translators and ciphers and got nothing reasonable, I thought for a minute that the numbers were perhaps some cipher of the passphrase or vis-verse, but I'm just spinning my wheels.  

 

  

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10 minutes ago, Ramamataz said:

The answer was a saying which mininbois found

ayyyyy, kewl. What game did you get if you don't mind me asking? :) (assuming it was you who answered in that comment thread).

 

Also, I was just so much expecting the decrypted cipher to be a full game key that I gave up.

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mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

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Just now, Minibois said:

ayyyyy, kewl. What game did you get if you don't mind me asking? :) (assuming it was you who answered in that comment thread).

 

Also, I was just so much expecting the decrypted cipher to be a full game key that I gave up.

No game it was just a practice for the real thing. 

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9 minutes ago, Ramamataz said:

No game it was just a practice for the real thing. 

Oh, I see.

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mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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3 minutes ago, Ramamataz said:

No game it was just a practice for the real thing. 

Oh.

Well if that's how the real thing's gonna be, that'll go quick.

 

Hell, "Universe" was the second key I tried, right after "TheUniverse." (Before I looked further in the thread, I like figuring things out.)

 

It just seemed like another joke response, given that there was already a "Nice Try" one.

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