
So last week's first edition of Saturday Word Play wasn't the roaring success I hoped it would be but three people played along at least. I'll still chug along with a few more editions. Hopefully some of the games will appeal to more people and maybe it'll build a following that way. In the meantime, I won't give away any answers from previous weeks, so if you you want to go back and give last week's anagram edition a shot, go ahead.
This week's edition is cryptograms. For those unfamiliar with a cryptogram, it's a simple code in which one letter represents another.
Can you decode these Shakespearean characters? As with last week, do them all at home, but answer only one in the comment section. That way, at least 10 people will have a chance to play. Unlike last week, the more people that play along, the easier it should get, because they've already cracked some of the code that you'll need. Therefore, if they've already figured out that C = G, you can use that information to figure out another.
Shakespearean Characters
1. Efcg
2. Pntehw
3. Ogkegtfvnb
4. Gimhtef
5. Ogkuhtef
6. Ikgbihkg
7. Inoa
8. Igkwef
9. Thvvgq
10. Jhfwkeoh
Have fun!
14 comments:
Done it, all 10! (I know, but I'm really not good at this sort of thing.) No 9 is Lennox.
I don't think I'll do the anagrams, but that was fun - thanks, John.
Thanks to geraniumcat's answer, I was able to solve the rest. No. 4 is Ophelia.
#6 is Prospero. That was fun!
Grrrr... stuck on #7 but #2 is: Juliet! :)
Good job so far!
This was fun! #10 is Beatrice.
My brain doesn't work that way :)
I just finished another book:
http://purple4mee.blogspot.com/2008/09/book-before-i-wake-2008-robert-j.html
#1 is Iago!
Do you do puzzles like this often? How come I've never crossed paths with your blog before? Consider yourself linked...
http://www.shakespearegeek.com
I'm another Shakespeare blogger, visiting through Duane's link.
Fun puzzle! #5 is Coriolanus.
I haven't posted any cryptograms, but check out my Shakespeare anagrams.
I'm not sure that I get it...
But I think #8 is Portia?
Duane: Thanks for the link.
Bill: Checked out those anagrams. Wow!
Angela: Portia is correct!
#7 is Puck
This is fun!
Bill, #5 isn't Coriolanus, but #3 is - I think that was a typo. So that leaves #5 left:
Cordelia!
ROB
Janefan: Glad you enjoyed it!
Rob: Thanks for the correction. I didn't even catch that.
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