Codebreaker

[Ben Wilson]

What familiar word or phrase is contained within this mess?

B1F2A0M5H4G2C2P2B3A0G6L7

[Joseph Krol]

Is it CHARLIE REAMS?

[Ben Wilson]

Is it CHARLIE REAMS?

That was depressingly fast. Will try harder for the next one.

[Gavin Chipper]

Do we get an explanation of how it works?

[Kai Laddiman]

Split the string into pairs of characters: B1 F2 A0 M5 H4 G2 C2 P2 B3 A0 G6 L7

For each pair (B1) simply move the letter (B) the number (1) spaces forward in the alphabet (C).

Nice puzzle.

[Ben Wilson]

Okay, got a new (harder) one for you. Identify the following phrase:

23547B3D2F494372F472F3D11

[Adam Gillard]

Okay, got a new (harder) one for you. Identify the following phrase:

23547B3D2F494372F472F3D11

Is it "What do you call a deer with no eyes?"

[Ben Wilson]

If that's your genuine answer, then no. If you're trying to be a smart arse, still no.

[Adam Gillard]

If that's your genuine answer, then no. If you're trying to be a smart arse, still no.

I'm stoopid; that's why I can't decrypt it.

[Ben Wilson]

Okay, got a new (harder) one for you. Identify the following phrase:

23547B3D2F4943 72F47 2F3D11

Rather gratifying that no one's got this yet, so I'll offer up a little clue- it's a three-word phrase, and I've split the words accordingly. It is a 1-1 code in that every letter is represented by one character and there is a logical order to the characters- you just have to jump through a few hoops to get there.

[Rhys Benjamin]

BCEDGBCDBFDIDC GBFDG BFCDAA

I think this original one is another code, which I shall try to solve at a later date.

[Adam Gillard]

Okay, got a new (harder) one for you. Identify the following phrase:

23547B3D2F4943 72F47 2F3D11

Rather gratifying that no one's got this yet, so I'll offer up a little clue- it's a three-word phrase, and I've split the words accordingly. It is a 1-1 code in that every letter is represented by one character and there is a logical order to the characters- you just have to jump through a few hoops to get there.

Aha! There's only 3820 14-letter words to work through for the first word.

[Ben Wilson]

Okay, got a new (harder) one for you. Identify the following phrase:

23547B3D2F4943 72F47 2F3D11

Rather gratifying that no one's got this yet, so I'll offer up a little clue- it's a three-word phrase, and I've split the words accordingly. It is a 1-1 code in that every letter is represented by one character and there is a logical order to the characters- you just have to jump through a few hoops to get there.

Aha! There's only 3820 14-letter words to work through for the first word.

Whoever said it was 14 letters long?

[Adam Gillard]

Okay, got a new (harder) one for you. Identify the following phrase:

23547B3D2F4943 72F47 2F3D11

it's a three-word phrase, and I've split the words accordingly. It is a 1-1 code in that every letter is represented by one character

Whoever said it was 14 letters long?

I've never done these things before and clearly I've misunderstood when you said it was a one-to-one mapping between characters and letters.

[Ben Wilson]

Yeah, I couldn't think of a more appropriate word than 'character' at the time but I think 'term' kinda covers it. And a 'term' can be one or two characters long.

[Jon Corby]

Yeah, I couldn't think of a more appropriate word than 'character' at the time

I'm struggling to think of a less appropriate one tbf to Adam.