Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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In this Thinking Thursday Webinar, John Toebes, our Codebuster Extraordinaire, will talk about the event and tips and tricks for mastering the ciphers you might see in the event. He'll also tackle your questions and offer some suggestions on strategies that may help you during the event.

🔬Timestamps🔬
00:00 - Start
02:03 - Introduction
03:11 - Codebuster Changes
04:46 - General Hints
10:52 - Special Bonus Questions
12:25 - Aristocrat/Patristocrat
16:30 - Key Answer
17:31 - Timed Questions
19:03 - Atbash
20:03 - Fractionated Morse & Cryptarithms
22:13 - Nihilist Substitution & Complete Columnar
27:55 - Symbol, Sequence, & Word Baconian
31:00 - Xenocrypt, Affine, Hill
33:00 - Division A
34:30 - Strategies for Success
37:17- Q&A

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