Codebusters B
Raymond Park Invitational
13 December 2025
• You will have 50 minutes to complete this test.
• You may bring up to three (3) Class I or II calculators, as well as any writing utensils. Three copies of the reference
materials will be provided.
• You may use the space on the exam as scratch paper, but please make sure that your answers are clear. Either write
your answers separately and box them, or write them directly over/under the ciphertext.
• You may take apart the test as you wish, however you should write your team number on top of every page and a
250 point deduction will be taken if the pages are not put back in the correct order.
• The first question on the exam is Timed. If you believe you have solved the question in the first 10 minutes, signal to
the event supervisor who will come over to check it. If you are correct, your time will be recorded and a bonus issued;
if you have more than 2 errors you will be notified and allowed to retry for a bonus throughout the first 10 minutes.
• If you successfully complete the timed question after 10 minutes, you may still get the base points for the question
however it will not be checked and no bonus will be awarded.
• There are 3 questions marked for Special Bonus: #14, #16, #26
• This test is printed single-sided. Page 2 contains scoring information. Do not write anything on the scoring page
apart from your team number. Page 3 is the Timed Question.
Team Name:
Team Number:
Written By:
Luke Choi (Carmel ’27), Alan Cai (NCSSM Durham ‘27)
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Scoring Table
Exam Score
Question Points Score Question Points Score Question Points Score
Total: 0
Timed Question
Question Score: Circle one: 250 0
Time:
minutes : seconds
Timed Bonus: (600− ) ×2 =
time in seconds timed bonus
Total TQ Score: + =
question score timed bonus total TQ score
Special Bonus
Circle one. Special bonus is only awarded for solving the question for full score. Special bonus questions: #14, #16, #26.
• 1 Correct = 150
• 2 Correct = 400
• 3 Correct = 750
• 0 Correct = 0
Total
Final Score = + + =
Exam Score Total TQ Total Special Bonus
Rank:
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[250] Solve this quote that has been encoded using the Aristocrat Cipher. What does it say? When you have solved it, yell
"TIMED" so that the time can be recorded and the solution checked.
DS TSLTUTQGZ EXNWZ DGYDFU RDBZ IU DWWZGZNDAZ
OXYSYDNO. TA AXXB TUDDW DS DCCGZ AX ETJINZ APTU
XIA.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Frequency 6 2 2 11 2 1 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 4 2 1 1 1 4 7 5 0 4 6 3 8
Replacement
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1. [271] Decode this phrase that was encoded using the Complete Columnar cipher. You are told that the plaintext contains
THATONL.
CRGHW HDYYT NTYTN ARXMA LOKEE ENHYR AOETO MSISL
NODEH IVENO CSVTE HUTRS UFO
2. [261] Solve this Aristocrat
COSGG TXSWXZG KVSK TZXSW SZX RU HR PGX SHMERZX.
KVXM SZX LPGK S ZXEYHAXZ RU XNIXZYEXHKG CRHX DZRHC.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Frequency 1 0 3 1 3 0 6 6 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 2 0 6 8 2 2 2 2 14 2 9
Replacement
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3. [264] Solve this cryptarithm for 354916 75028. Write out your final answer and box it. ⋆This question is a special
bonus question.
Base 10 Addition
Answer: 6 9553 962318 (Three Words)
Tone
+ Manga
---------
Editor
4. [286] Solve this Aristocrat
VDHL LELFG TSSTFVBZRVG VT LZNTG UBCRI. GTB HZTQ GTB
XRHLW RV QPLZ GTB’FL CQLDVRZJ DAVLF D SLFATFUDZIL.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Frequency 2 5 2 5 1 6 6 3 2 1 0 11 0 1 0 1 3 5 3 9 2 7 1 1 0 6
Replacement
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5. [250] Decode this phrase that was encoded using the Complete Columnar cipher. You are told that the plaintext contains
TARTI.
IIBEI NOTUT XTTAH TEPUO IXEIT TRRGB JYFSM SOSND
ITRSO ENUTG INHNE MSOTA ONTEE L
6. [164] Decode this phrase that was encoded using the Caesar cipher.
BMJSD TZFWJ FGTZY YTXQJ JUFSI WJRJR GJWFS FXXNL
SRJSY DTZRN XXJI
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7. [244] Decode this phrase that was encoded using the Affine cipher with an a value of 7 and a b value of 11.
RXULC FAPON HRNKK PHRXA FHNRL AXKLC NYGNA GNFGF
ALYOH OPZD
8. [291] Decode this phrase that was encoded using the Nihilist Substitution cipher with a keyword of EMBRACE and a
polybius key of DESTRUCTION.
23 74 57 37 54 47 46 26 67 66 27 45
57 24 27 67 57 27 73 53 25 26 57 55
58 43 54 24 45 67 47 27 45 57 24 64
67 47 57 42 34 37 23 56
1 2 3 4 5
1
2
3
4
5
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9. [294] Solve this K1 AristocratYou are told that the keyword used is 9 letters long. What is the keyword? Box your final
answer.
HP CIW JLRZ ETZ JUN JSTVRZ IVRI YMYSP BXYUVYC
ZLSDUBYZ. TR’Z XTGY EY GVINZ NEUR EUZ AYYV NTJYC
CINV.
K1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Frequency 1 2 4 1 4 0 2 1 5 4 0 2 1 5 0 2 0 5 3 5 5 6 1 2 10 8
Replacement
10. [203] Decode this phrase that was encoded using the Porta cipher with a keyword of ANNOYED.
FISYH XNRMO CUDVV VIAXS EATJT MUWAZ XKGPM QSTRQ
EDNYY POGOA OMO
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11. [332] Decode this phrase that was encoded using the Fractionated Morse cipher. You are told the plaintext begins with
BRAV .
C E G N O L Z O S T D P O
Z L D G H T X B M K T Y C U O S B
L G J T G P F E L C Y G D G P J V
Replacement
− − − − − − − − − × × × × × × × ×
− − − × × × − − − × × × − − − × ×
− × − × − × − × − × − × − × − × −
12. [230] Decode this phrase that was encoded using the Checkerboard cipher with a polybius keyword of .
RS ON KO KN EN EN BD BS KO ON OS BN OO BS OU
BO BD RO RO RN OU RO RS ON KO BU BS OU BN EN
ON OU RU BS OS OS ON EO BD BD OU
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13. [233] Decode this phrase that was encoded using the Affine cipher with an a value of 5 and a b value of 10.
SAJRYEX ZSKIEWR EKNNAOC CZJRYEZ RYUEJCR CXNAJYL
EPGUIW
14. [244] Decode this phrase that was encoded using the Checkerboard cipher with a polybius keyword of . ⋆This question
is a special bonus question.
AN AH AG SG EI EN AI AN ST ET PH PN ST KH PN
ET ET EH ST PG SG KN EN AG KN SG ST AH EI AN
EN AN AG AH EI SH ST SI PG AN PN EH SG
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15. [259] Decode this phrase that was encoded using the Nihilist Substitution cipher with a keyword of VOICE and a
polybius key of CONVERSATION.
26 25 40 33 40 57 56 67 26 67 26 33 57 22 38 27 34 60
34 39 38 27 46 35 50 29 64 48 53 57 26 45 47 36 57 29
25 36 26
1 2 3 4 5
1
2
3
4
5
16. [242] Solve this cryptarithm for 354916 75028. Write out your final answer and box it. ⋆This question is a special
bonus question.
Base 10 Addition
Answer: 0263014 197674 (Two Words)
Story
+ Opera
---------
Senpai
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17. [262] Solve this Aristocrat
E FK BZUBPTUPY JGFJ KS NVJVTP YZBJZT EC IFCCEUO FWW
ZN JGPET BWFCCPC VCEUO FTJENEBEFW EUJPWWEOPUBP.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Frequency 0 6 7 0 10 7 2 0 1 7 2 0 0 3 3 8 0 0 1 5 6 3 6 0 2 4
Replacement
18. [380] Solve this K1 Xenocrypt
ZXYUJ LVX BJWKIXZST WF ZSTXS, KXTJ YJ KVXCJ VMST
FYZXIFUXYBFS STZFDFBFSI. ¡XM EJTTFAIX!
K1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Frequency 1 3 1 1 1 8 0 0 4 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 2 3 2 10 4 5
Replacement
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19. [153] Decode this phrase that was encoded using the Baconian cipher.
7667666777667666666766766666667667776676767766776766767
6767676776676666776666776676667666776676667776666676676
7677667767766776667666666677666676676677667666776666767
6776767767676767677667767766777666676667667666767666767
20. [250] Solve this Aristocrat
HOGR AUZ LGA GYUZR SP KL RURGNNA ZI RU AUZ. MZLR
QEUH K HKNN ZLP GEAROKEC BUSKEC UZR UX AUZV SUZRO
GCGKELR AUZ.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Frequency 7 1 3 0 5 0 7 3 1 0 6 5 1 4 3 2 1 10 3 0 12 1 0 1 1 10
Replacement
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21. [281] Decode this phrase that was encoded using the Checkerboard cipher with a polybius keyword of .
EA OE NT NE OE NT TE OR OA TE OR TT NT NT DT
NT EE OR OA DT NT TR NT OE TA TT NT EA OE NT
EA EE ET TR TR NT ER OA EE NT TE NA OA TE OR
22. [414] Solve this K1 Patristocrat
FYMRS NJCMR CNMQH QNNMG MEPFT SLOCW RETEM BJWTB
QNJTS LFYMX QENQN QAMTF FYMBR BMSF
K1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Frequency 1 4 3 0 4 6 1 1 0 3 0 2 10 7 1 1 6 4 4 5 0 0 2 1 3 0
Replacement
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23. [202] Decode this phrase that was encoded using the Porta cipher with a keyword of WINTER.
PEXIN VHCOE VNGKM KUQWP XZTAP AFYCV NOTES XGVCR
RZDWA QTNDA XJE
24. [338] Decode this phrase that was encoded using the Fractionated Morse cipher. You are told the plaintext begins with
STORIE .
O W J S Z Z Q D I A T S X K I C P
R E K A X I O Y V P
N Z F Z G Z F O L Y Q G D N Z L G P
Replacement
− − − − − − − − − × × × × × × × ×
− − − × × × − − − × × × − − − × ×
− × − × − × − × − × − × − × − × −
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25. [274] Solve this Aristocrat
CXWWGY HFNVGIO FYG FZ GOOGZIDFP DZ ISDO RDZIGY
RGFISGY. ISGE CYBKDQG FPP BW ISG SGFI FZEBZG RDPP
ZGGQ.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Frequency 0 3 2 6 2 8 15 1 8 0 1 0 0 1 4 5 2 3 5 0 0 1 3 1 5 7
Replacement
26. [331] Decode this phrase that was encoded using the Baconian cipher. You are told that the plaintext starts with
STRIVEF
CYNIC DIRGE TINNY BLUER HEADS FILER RAGES IDLES SEBUM
APPLY BEGIN CRAZY MIXED BALER BARKY PARKA RHUMB IDLED
VOCAB VIRAL TRAWL DAILY BRIGS VOTES FOLIA ALKYL HANKY
MADAM HEWED BLOOM ENTRY NABLA OVATE SAUCY UPSET BEAMY
DEICE PAUSE JERRY UTERI BOOBY BONNE GRAPE
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27. [144] Decode this phrase that was encoded using the Atbash cipher.
R ZN MLG OZAB R ZN QFHG KIZXGRXRMT ULI GSV
KILXIZHGRMZGRLM DLIOW XSZNKRLMHSRK
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