Other Book Puzzles (Spoilers)

[fennster]

I did this for the last set of coded words as a place to list and update the puzzles from the book. These could have something to do with the Coded Words or the MW Armchair Treasure Hunt at the End of the Book. Plus some may just be stuck and not want to work past a point to figure them out. 

As always, Jenny if you do not want these out there, feel free to delete this thread! Now on to the solutions. 

UNSOLVED:

Chess Pieces: Not sure yet. Just started the book last night.

Keys: Same. Probably has something to do with MW Armchair Treasure Hunt

Introduction:

    Page xi: 20 20 3 16 25 5 17 19 18 14 5 4 3 10 12 12 10 3 21 10 7 13 23 8 11 10 1 19 26 9 13 15 15 18 26 2 26 18 13

Alberti Cipher Page 17:

    Number 2:

    Number 3:


Anagrams:

    Number 4:


Keyword Cipher:

    Number 1:

    Number 2:
    
    Number 3:

One Time Pad: 

    Page 48:


Rail Fence:

    Number 2:

Vigenere:

    Number 2:


Page 175:


Solved:

Introduction:

    Underlined: Many of life's failures are by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up! (Just string together the underlined letters in the Intro)

    Page x: Best of luck with all that you seek! Always Treasure the Adventure! (This is a simple Caesar's shift)

 Part 1 Title Page xiii: Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involved me and I learn. (Anagram) 


Alberti Cipher:

    Number 1: Wisdom is the ability to learn from change. 


Anagrams Page 20: 


    Number 1: Life will only change when you become more committed to your dreams than you are to your comfort zone. 

    Number 2: There are always answers we just fail to notice them. 

    Number 3: You must be the change you wish to see in the world.


Atbash Cipher Page 22:

    Number 1: Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth

    Number 2: A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.


Bacon Cipher Page 25: 

    Star Picture: "Hi"


Caesar's Shift Page 32: 

    Number 1: A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.

    Number 2: Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. 


Cryptogram Page 34:
    
    The expert in anything was once a beginner.

Morse Code 

    Page 39: Limits exist only in the mind.

    Page 40: Explore Dreams


Null Cipher Page 42:

    Treasure


Numeric Cipher: 

    Number 1: The quest may seem obscure at times, but that is to allure the mind to deeper finds

    Number 2: Don't mistake lots of activity with triumph


Ottendorf Cipher: 

    Page 51: Enjoy the journey!


Pigpen Cipher: 

    Page 55: The most beautiful things in the world can't be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. 

Playfair Cipher:

    Number 1: Stars can't shine without darkness x

    Number 2: Don't count x the days. Make the days count x. 

Polybius Cipher: 

    It's never crowded along the extra mile. 

Rail Fence:

    Number 1: What you tell yourself everyday will either lift you up or tear you down xx


Trithemius Cipher:

    Number 1: The greatest challenge in life is discovering who you are. The second greatest is being happy with what you find. 

    Number 2: Never sacrifice three things: your family, your heart, or your dignity. 


Vigenere Cipher

    Number 1: One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone is the gift of love.
 


Ok I think that is all of them (aside from the last two big ones). If I missed any let me know. As I solve some or others let me know, I will edit this post to move them from unsolved to solved. 


Hopefully this helps us get to the final solutions for the big boys. 

[pop]

My team and I think we have everything solved, except these:

p. 11: numbers at bottom (20 20 3 16 25 5 17 19 18 14 5 4 3 10 12 12 10 3 21 10 7 13 23 8 11 10 1 19 26 9 13 15 15 18 26 2 26 18 13) [39 numbers]
p. 17: "Silver and Gold 1211" hint
p. 113: HOTKWYGWTUWVYYHIZXTMZKSWNLUDFDPRJTNTLRFF [40 letters]
p. 173 Challenge Puzzle numbers [numbered to 36 - missing 28 & 29 - so 34 numbers]
p. 175: LWWAWKJRNBAYGABNGWIEAMGYMTBHUHVIWLSB ~ MW [38 letters + ~]
-Chapter keys pointing in different directions and in different orientations
-Chess pieces: quantity spells a message, but is there something in the specific pieces themselves?
-how to use the (intentional?) errors/mistakes
-additional characters: * (p.60), x (p.76), K ~ (p.144), RIP (p.152)

I sent an e-mail to fennster with all of the solutions that we have. Hopefully, he will get around to updating his initial post with those solutions. Until then, send me a Private Message, if you have a question about a specific puzzle.

[nica]

Page 17- silver and gold
Alberti cipher with A/G for the first 12 letters (AG= silver) and A/U for the last 11 letters. (AU= gold)

Message: Dance on the edge of mystery

[pop]

Wow, nica!!! Very nice.
We had the message, but never put together A-->G (shift of 6) A-->U (shift of 20). Very nice.
[It seems so obvious now, but it had us stumped.]

I was pretty sure this wasn't part of the final solution, but it is still good to cross it off the list. Thanks!

Come join our group! I sent you my e-mail address through a Private Message.

[pop]

Chess pieces – FA ENJOY THE DAY EA SECRET A (chess pieces quantity translates to a letter… but is there a something else hidden in the specific pieces themselves?)

Keys: [Unsolved] – notice the keys point in different directions and in different orientations (CW and CCW) (Probably used for the puzzle on page 171, but I can’t seem to find anything.)

Cover: Secret (Italic letters)

p.7,8,9 Many of lifes failures are by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up (underlined letters) {quote by Thomas Edison}

p.10 Best of luck with all that you seek! Always Treasure the Adventure! (Caesar +3)

p.11 [Unsolved] (20 20 3 16 25 5 17 19 18 14 5 4 3 10 12 12 10 3 21 10 7 13 23 8 11 10 1 19 26 9 13 15 15 18 26 2 26 18 13) [39 numbers]

p.13 Tell me and I forget ~ Teach me and I remember ~ Involve me and I learn (Anagram) {quote by Benjamin Franklin/Confucious}

p.17 Wisdom is the ability to learn from change (Alberti) (smaller case letters which tell you how to shift spell ‘virtue’)

p.17 Don’t limit your challenges, challenge your limits. (Alberti) (Hint 6) (Every Six letters, the cipher amount moves by plus six – the hint has a double meaning) {quote by Jerry Dunn}

p.17 Dance on the edge of mystery (Hint: Silver and Gold 1211) (Alberti) (Silver symbol AG {A to G} and Gold symbol AU {A to U} tells you the shift. +6 for the first 12 letters and +20 for the last 11 letters.) {quote by Alan Cohen}

p.19 altissimum planetam tergeminum obserVaVi - smaismrmilmepoetaleumibunenUgttaUiras (Anagram) [Including this because this has 2 mistakes. ***The two V’s and two U’s.*** Only including this because it seems there are other ‘intentional’ mistakes throughout, which may or may not be involved in the FF coded words.] {quote by Galileo}

p.20 Life will only change when you become more committed to your dreams than you are to your comfort zone. (Anagram) {quote by Billy Cox}

p.20 There are always answers we just fail to notice them. (Anagram)

p.20 You must be the change you wish to see in the world. (Anagram) {quote by Mahatma Gandhi}

p.20 always Ereasure the adventTre (Anagram) ***two intentional? mistakes in: always Treasure the adventUre***
Hint: 23 6 9 1 13 4 18 16 8 26 12 2 17 3 25 5 10 15 22 20 11 21 14 24 7 19 [tsearaahreulewryatnvseeted, t goes to the 23rd spot, s to the 6th spot, and so on]

p.22 Three things cannot be long hidden: The Sun, The Moon, and The Truth (Atbash) {quote by Buddha}

p.22 A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. (Atbash) {quote by George Gernard Shaw}
[Can’t help but wonder if the ‘intentional’ errors/mistakes somehow tie into this phrase.]

p.25 Hi (Bacon)

p.31 TFPLA should be TFPALJ (***wisOD should be wisDOM “O” and “D” are backwards, and the “M” is missing***) (Caesar +23)

p.32 A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. (Caesar +13 [M]) {quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.}

p.32 Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. (Caesar +23 [W]) {quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson}

p.34 The expert in anything was once a beginner. (Cryptogram) {quote by Helen Hayes}

p.37 Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. (Keyword: treasure) {quote by Jim Rohn}

p.37 The quest for knowledge is a life long joUrney whose destination expands as yoU travel. (Keyword: james demolay the grandmaster) {***There are two mistakes in this phrase as the two “U” should translate to [B,K,R, or V]***} {quote by Jim Stovall}

p.37 The only true wisdom is in KNOWing you KNOW nothing. (Keyword: Knowledge) {***Hard to tell if this is a mistake, or just a cute puzzle. KNOW actually translates to IJKG, but if ‘reverse’ at these letters, ABCD equals KNOW.***} {quote by Socrates}

p.39 Limits exist only in the mind (Morse Code)

p.40 Norse explore dreams ***Mistake? Should be: Morse?***

p.42 Treasure (Null - 1st letter of each sentence, but is there more?)

p.45 The quest may seem obscure at times but that is to allure the mind to deeper finds. (Numeric)

p.46 Don’t mistake lots of activity with triumph. (Numeric) {quote by John Wooden – achievement instead of triumph}
[Again, the word - mistake.]

p.46 a little progreEs each day adds up to big results. (Numeric, keyword: Mysterious) {***Mistake?: progreEs should be progreSs***} {quote by Mohsin Jameel / Satya Nani}

p.48 treasure the adveMture (One Time Pad) {***Mistake?: adveMture should be adveNture***}
[Can’t help but wonder why the One Time Pad is 68 characters long, when we only use 20. Do we need to use the rest for something else?]

p.48 Blessed are the curious for they will have adventures. (One Time Pad) {quote by Lovelle Drachman}

p.50 Enjoy the journey (Ottendorf)

p.54 Remember Death (Pig Pen)

p.55 The most beautiful things I the world can’t be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart. (Pig Pen) {quote by Helen Keller}

p.59 Stars can’t shine without darkness. (Playfair) [DH Sidebottom]

p.59 Don’t count the days, make the days count. (Playfair) [Muhammad Ali]

p.62 It’s never crowded along the extra mile. (Polybius) {quote by Wayne Dyer}

p.66 What you tell yourself everyday will either lift you up or tear you down. (Rail Fence or ZigZag) {quote by Zig Ziglar – cute}

p.66 Why do you stay in prison when the door is wide open? (Rail Fence) {quote by Rumi}

p.72 The greatest challenge in life is discovering who you are. The second greatest is being happy with what you find (Trithemius)

p.72 Never sacrifice three things – your family, your heart, or your dignity. (Trithemius)

p.75 One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone is the gift of love. (Vigenere – keyword: treasure) {quote by Brian Tracy}

p.75 Realize life ends one minute at a time and live accordingly. (Vigenere – keyword: bestofluckwithallthatyouseekalwaystreasuretheadventure – from p.10)

p.113 [Unsolved] HOTKWYGWTUWVYYHIZXTMZKSWNLUDFDPRJTNTLRFF [40 letters]

p.171 small park (Atbash)
p.171 beneath east ends corner (Caesar +2)
p.171 Route 487 (dot positions)
p.171 [Unsolved – clock]

p.173 Poem [Unsolved]
p.173 Challenge Puzzle Numbers [Unsolved] [numbered to 36 - missing 28 & 29 - so 34 numbers] I made a transparency, but they don’t seem to overlay to anything. One spot on the Beale #2 has 1,2,4 line up, but 3 doesn’t.

p.175 [Unsolved] LWWAWKJRNBAYGABNGWIEAMGYMTBHUHVIWLSB ~ MW [38 letters + ~]

-additional characters: * (p.60), x (p.76), K ~ (p.144), RIP (p.152)

Back cover: Discover is the treasure of all (bold letters)



‘Secret’ is in the chess pieces, in italic font on the front cover, and the back cover says “countless possibilities secrets can be hidden right in front of you”
It sure seems there is a ‘Secret’ somewhere.
There are 32 times ‘secret’ is in text in the book.
There are 14 times ‘secrets’ is in text in the book.
There are 5 times ‘secretly’ is in text in the book.
There are 3 times ‘secreted’ is in text in the book.
There is 1 time ‘secretive’ is in text in the book.
There are 2 times ‘secret’ is in an image.
(Of course, without an electronic copy, it is easy to miss these, and my counts might be off.)
I’ve looked at 1, 2, 3 words before/after each one, but don’t see anything.



The intentional? mistakes/errors look like this:
p03 f
p13 a
p19 VV
p20 ET
p31 OD(m)
p37 [BKRV] [BKRV]
p37 IKJG
p40 N
p46 E
p48 M
p76 e
p78 a
p159 TF
p164 AO
p168 a

Hard to tell if Jenny is trying to highlight the letter that it is supposed to be, or the letter that is the error.
Could look at it these ways:
Decoded error: favvetODmuuIKJGIKJGnemeatfaoa
Decoded supposed to be: favvtuDOmuuKNOWKNOWmsneajgsna
Coded error: fauuteLAjaaABCDABCDn5reajgsna
Coded error supposed to be: favvtuALjmmCIJVCIJVm19seajgsna

Page 88/89 also has numerous errors, but I’m not sure they should be included:
three to "3"
ten hundred to one thousand
thirty to three thousand
eighteen nineteen to 1819
eighteen twenty-one to 1821
ADDED pounds
ADDED for silver
thirteen thousand dollars to 13,000
one to "1"

[onthechase]

Were Forrest Fenn's second set of hidden words ever solved? I was the first person to solve the first set, according to Jenny, but after the amount of effort it required, I never made a serious attempt at the second set. Now that Forrest is gone (as is the treasure), I would love to know what words Forrest gave Jenny.

[pop]

Let's solve it, onthechase.

[montrapier]

Feb 18, 2021 10:58:16 GMT -5 pop said:

Let's solve it, onthechase.

Great examples of the different Ciphers on this particular forum, good for learning and practice!