I do codes and ciphers sometimes for my own fun, and then share them on my LJ to see if anyone can decipher them. If they can decipher one, they win a prize.
All three of these are simple substitution ciphers. A substitution cipher is where, like, g really means c, e really means a, and s really means t so that "ges" really means "cat." These are a little trickier just because they are picture-based and not letter-based. And I admit, the first one may very well be unbreakable without the key, given all the shades. But there are only 27 colors in that, the 27th being a space. (Hint: the color for the space is white.) Also, the color cipher is read top to bottom and left to right.
On the first one, it is a substitution cipher just like the other two, except with colors, and except that it's read top-to-bottom, left-to-right. The color white is a space (" "). There are, thus, 27 colors total (one white, 26 non-white). Each color stands for a letter.
As to the second one... oh shit. I forgot to save a copy of the key. Hold on, I've got the original around here somewhere. *Digs through piles of papers for several minutes* Found it! The symbol for E is the sun/star with the dot on the bottom and no other dots.
These aren't really meant for kids, though Molly did think of using little suns for one.
All three of those are just basic substitution ciphers, only with pictures. And I'll give a hint on the first one: it's read up to down, left to right.
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All three of these are simple substitution ciphers. A substitution cipher is where, like, g really means c, e really means a, and s really means t so that "ges" really means "cat." These are a little trickier just because they are picture-based and not letter-based. And I admit, the first one may very well be unbreakable without the key, given all the shades. But there are only 27 colors in that, the 27th being a space. (Hint: the color for the space is white.) Also, the color cipher is read top to bottom and left to right.
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As to the second one... oh shit. I forgot to save a copy of the key. Hold on, I've got the original around here somewhere. *Digs through piles of papers for several minutes* Found it! The symbol for E is the sun/star with the dot on the bottom and no other dots.
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All three of those are just basic substitution ciphers, only with pictures. And I'll give a hint on the first one: it's read up to down, left to right.
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