ClueChaser

When:

During this time anyone (registered player or not) can enter a video that matches the contest theme. Upon conclusion of the contest all submitted videos that meet the requirements will be posted on the website for judging. Judging will be done by the players and visitors until February 23rd at which point the winner will be announced.

Prize:
The winner will receive a ClueChaser T-shirt and recognition on the site.

Theme:
The point of the contest is to promote Game 3: Chasing Shadows and the ClueChaser site in general. Therefore, the theme of the video will be:

Shadows.

(Interpretation of Shadows is left to the imagination of the contestants)

Rules:
Every contest has to have them. I’ll try to keep it simple.

• All submitted videos must:
1. Match the theme of the contest.
2. Contain original content (no copyright infringement) with the exception of music.
3. Mention ClueChaser.com at least once.
4. Promote ClueChaser.com in a positive way.
5. Be rated G (this is a family friendly site)
6. Be in English if it contains dialog. Foreign languages with English subtitles or vice versa are not acceptable.
7. Be posted on YouTube.com (for consistency) and a link to the video sent to admin@cluechaser.com

• Multiple submissions per person are allowed (and encouraged).

• All submissions become the property of ClueChaser.com© and Cowpatty Bill Entertainment©.

• And just in case - Contest is void where prohibited. No purchase necessary. Open to all residents of Earth. Rules subject to change without notice.

Equipment:
For all the videos I’ve created I use Windows Movie Maker for the editing. It’s free and if you have Windows on your computer you probably already have the software. It’s easy to use and quite flexible. However you are free to use whatever software/equipment you like.

Good Luck!

(source: braingle)

     A Caesar cipher is one of the simplest (and easiest cracked) encryption methods. It is a Substitution Cipher that involves replacing each letter of the secret message with a different letter of the alphabet which is a fixed number of positions further in the alphabet.

      Because each letter in the message has a direct translation to another letter, frequency analysis can be used to decipher the message. For example, the letter E is the most commonly used letter in the English language. Thus, if the most common letter in a secret message is K, it is likely that K represents E. Additionally, common word endings such as ING, LY, and ES also give clues.

     A brute-force approach of trying all 25 possible combinations would also work to decipher the message.

     In this example, each letter in the plaintext message has been shifted 3 letters down in the alphabet.