Glad it was helpful!

In the codebusters rules manual, it specifically states that it needs to be “one less than the columns used” which goes out to be one more than the crib. This should be correct if you are solving it for codebusters

@ Thanks for reconfirming. We use the prime factors and the positions of X to reconfirm the no of columns. But we like your method. It’s time saving, which is essential for the codebusters event.

I am pretty busy but I will try my best to release one in this upcoming week!! Thank you for watching my videos!!

@YourSciolyCoach Thank you so much! These videos have genuinely been so helpful.

You would work backwards, you would go to the ciphertext of B, and then solve the keyword backwards. If it does not have B, then you would go to the next ciphertext to see if it makes sense. You would continue until you find a string about three words that makes sense.

​@YourSciolyCoach drive.google.com/file/d/1iZL6clxS9sfjfOogoPgaV864gozGIlKe/view?usp=sharing i am stuck on number 21, i got teh aristocrat done but i cant get the keyword

@YourSciolyCoach i keep trying with each letter but im getting giberish with each string

@@moo3949 In most codebusters tests(always at regionals and states), the test makers must use an offset of 1 to 3. My strategy works for offsets of 1, 2, and 3. This problem had an offset of 11 which makes it much more complicated to find out the keyword. You must use a different strategy that I will be going over in the next week, the one that you and I have talked about before. Thank you for showing this!!

@YourSciolyCoach thank you

I’m planning on releasing videos that my audience suggests through the winter time, I’ll try my best!

Yes of course! I’ll send one out as soon as I can!

Hey!! This method works on most offsets of 1 and 2 and sometimes 3, which are extremely common on codebusters tests, but the real way to solve it takes too much trial and error for it to be a viable strategy. This is the best strategy for a K3 cipher on a codebusters test. If you want the other version for solving a K3, please let me know!!

@ that would be great! I understand that the other version requires a run of letters then running it through the cipher text multiple times, but then from there I’m unaware on what to do.

I will definitely make a video about this as soon as I can!

Hey!! Would you like 2x2 or 3x3?

@YourSciolyCoach Both preferably

Working on 3x3, 2x2 just posted!

@YourSciolyCoach Ok, thanks

Yes of course! Give me a timeline of one week and I will definitely send one out!

Basically when you fill in the whole frequency table, either in the plaintext or ciphertext you will see a word appear. In K1, the word is in the plaintext, and in K2, the word is in the ciphertext. I hope this helps!

@YourSciolyCoach tysm!