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The GCHQ Puzzle Book

£16.99

GCHQ is a top-secret intelligence and security agency which recruits some of the very brightest minds. Over the years, their codebreakers have helped keep our country safe, from the Bletchley Park breakthroughs of WWII to the modern-day threat of cyberattack. So it comes as no surprise that, even in their time off, the staff at GCHQ love a good puzzle. Whether they’re recruiting new staff or challenging each other to the toughest Christmas quizzes and treasure hunts imaginable, puzzles are at the heart of what GCHQ does. Now they’re opening up their archives of decades’ worth of codes, puzzles and challenges for everyone to try. In this book you will find tips on how to get into the mindset of a codebreaker.

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Test yourself with the official GCHQ Puzzle Book, the perfect gift for anyone who loves a good head-scratcher

‘Fiendish . . . as frustrating, divisive and annoying as it is deeply fulfilling’ Guardian

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The secrets of the country depend on you.

Find out if you’ve got what it takes to be a code breaker?

GCHQ’s top-secret codebreakers have always protected the country – from Bletchley Park’s war-ending WWII breakthroughs to saving us all from life-destroying foreign cyberattacks.

But what kind of mind does it take to work there? And do you have the brain power, cunning and resourcefulness to pit your wits against them and win? Here, taken from their archives, are decades of codes, puzzles and challenges for everyone to try.

You’ll discover:

– Tips on how to get into the mind-set of a codebreaker
– Puzzles ranging in difficulty from easy to brain-bending
– Challenges that have never been solved
– Insight into the organisation’s top secret history dating back to 1919

The security of the country is at stake.

What are you waiting for? Get cracking!


ENJOY THESE TWO TEASERS

What follows Vienna, Brussels, Prague, Copenhagen, Tallinn, Helsinki, Athens, ?


If 1000110 is MINGLE and 1000110001100 is APE, what string of digits is POLITE?

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‘Ideal for the crossword enthusiast’ Daily Telegraph

Additional information

Weight 0.323 kg
Dimensions 19.7 × 12.9 × 2.5 cm
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Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

334

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

793.73 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K