The GCHQ Puzzle Book II

£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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STEP ASIDE MURDLE BECAUSE GCHQ ARE BACK WITH EVEN MORE BRAIN-BENDING PUZZLES TO PUT YOUR WITS TO THE TEST

Now a pocket-sized paperback, The GCHQ Puzzle Book II is the ideal present for armchair code-breakers and amateur cryptographers alike

‘Fiendish, frustrating, annoying, fulfilling’ Guardian

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The spooks at GCHQ need your help again.
Can you break these fiendish codes and prove you’re a master puzzler?
The defence of the realm depends on GCHQ. And these fiendish puzzles and tests are how they test the best. Have you got what it takes in this second round of brain-bogglers?
Inside you’ll find puzzles to develop:
– Lateral thinking and ingenuity
– Skills to spot patterns
– Your ability to break ciphers
– A mindset to tackle authentic entrance tests
Keeping the country safe in secret since 1919, GCHQ is always on the look out for new recruits. Discover if you’ve got the kind of incredible, puzzle-solving mind to work there . . .
ENJOY THESE TWO TEASERS
Can you see how the following words are connected?
Chuckle, Double, Euro, Pro, Stereo, Super, Tunnel

If Groundhog Day is 1, Bastille Day is 2, Valentine’s Day is 7, then Hallowe’en is?
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‘An explosion of a puzzle collection’ The Times Literary Supplement

Additional information

Weight 0.357 kg
Dimensions 19.7 × 12.8 × 2.7 cm
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Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

384

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

793.73 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K