How to Solve this Shifty Riddle
This riddle required you to use the Cesar Shift Cipher to discover a hidden message.
*example of a shift-2 cipher.
THE RIDDLE:
If you travel to the East, this number may bring luck to you.
EPIBQATQNMJCBWVMOZIVLILDMVBCZM
Here’s how you solve it:
1. The poem references a number of perfect symmetry, which is also considered to be a lucky number in the East, as in the far East (specifically, China). The number? 8.
2. The poem also uses the word “shifty” to help you understand you will need to apply the Caesar Shift cipher.
3. So, simply shift the letters left 8 places, so E becomes W, P becomes H, and so on until you get the following message:
WHAT IS LIFE BUT ONE GRAND ADVENTURE?
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