Dubbed "The GCHQ Puzzle Book," the mass features to a greater extent than than 140 pages of codes, puzzles, in addition to challenges created yesteryear practiced code breakers at the British intelligence agency.
Ranging from slow to complex, the GCHQ challenges include ciphers in addition to tests of numeracy in addition to literacy, exchange codes, along alongside motion-picture demo in addition to music challenges.
Writing inwards the GCHQ Puzzle Book's introduction, here's what GCHQ Director, Robert Hannigan says:
"For almost 1 hundred years, the men in addition to women of GCHQ, both civilian in addition to military, get got been solving problems. They get got done in addition to thence inwards pursuit of our mission to proceed the U.K. safe. GCHQ has a proud history of valuing in addition to supporting individuals who intend differently; without them, nosotros would live of fiddling value to the country. Not all are geniuses or vivid mathematicians or famous names, simply each is valued for his or her contribution to our mission."The catch for the GCHQ Puzzle Book came afterward the success of lastly year's cryptographic puzzle challenge that was dubbed the 'hardest puzzle inwards the world' in addition to featured inwards Hannigan's Christmas card.
Nearly 600,000 people from across the globe get got business office inwards the challenge; solely 30,000 had made it arrive at the lastly stage, simply 3 people came rattling close, who were considered winners yesteryear the GCHQ.
However, the solution to the Christmas puzzle, including explanations from the puzzle-setters, was publicly made available early on this twelvemonth for anyone to get got a look.
The GCHQ Puzzle Book, published yesteryear Penguin Random House, volition live on sale from 20th Oct at High Street mass retailers in addition to online.
All GCHQ net from the mass volition live donated to Heads Together — the "campaign spearheaded yesteryear the Duke in addition to Duchess of Cambridge in addition to Prince Harry, to tackle stigma, heighten awareness in addition to supply vital assistance for people alongside mental wellness challenges."
