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Conundrum

Crack the Ultimate Cipher Challenge!

Brian Clegg
This collection of 200 tricky cipher-based puzzles is divided into 20 levels that focus on themes including literature, politics and technology. The puzzles build to a solution that can be obtained only when each level has been unlocked. No answers are provided, but hints appear at the back of the book and an introduction covers the principles of different cipher-types.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Icon
  • Year: 2019
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336pp
  • Illustrated: Yes
  • Dimensions: 196x128mm
  • ISBN: 9781785784101
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.3kg
Product code:
517561
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**'Title of Most Fiendish Book goes to Conundrum: Crack the Ultimate Cipher Challenge by the ever-excellent science writer Brian Clegg.' Daily Mail, Books of the Year**



The ultimate trial of knowledge and cunning, Conundrum features 200 cryptic puzzles and ciphers. The solutions link throughout the book - so you need to solve them all to get to the final round.



With a focus on ciphers and codebreaking, Conundrum contains twenty sections, each built around a specific subject from music to literature, physics to politics. To take on Conundrum you need good general knowledge and the ability to think laterally. But if you need help, there are plenty of hints to point you in the right direction.



Whether you attempt to crack it alone or work in a team, Conundrum will challenge you to the extreme.



Can you take on Conundrum and win? There's only one way to find out.
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