Crypto Maths Challenge 2019 Overview

Come and try your hand at our Cryptographic Treasure Hunt at the University of Bath. This is a free event.

Challenges will start easy (suitable for Primary age students) and will increase in difficulty up to a level that even a seasoned code-breaker will find challenging. You can attempt as many or as few challenges as you like.

Come and find us at the CRYPTO HQ in the 4 West (4W) building on campus.

The full challenges are now published and can be viewed by clicking this link, or by following the Challenges link in the navigation menu.

Thursday October 24th 2019 - Schools Drop-In day

Suitable for schools to book in to bring a class-size group (or smaller) to try their hand at our challenges.

Expect to spend at least 2 hours on site.

To book your school group for this day please follow this link, and state a preferred time slot: http://bit.ly/CryptoBathSchoolSignUp2019

(if you have questions please email Tamsin Smith - t.l.smith@bath.ac.uk )

Friday October 25th 2019 - General Drop-In day

Anyone can drop in to Crypto HQ (in 4 West Atrium at the University of Bath) to try the challenges. This day is particularly suitable for university students.

Saturday October 26th 2019 - General Drop-In day

Anyone can drop in to Crypto HQ (in 4 West Atrium at the University of Bath) to try the challenges. This day is particularly suitable for the general public - family groups, school students, and university students.

In general

The ciphers and codes in the challenges will almost always refer to a physical location somewhere (nearby) on campus. To successfully complete a challenge you must be prepared to move around the campus to find these locations, and you should ensure you do so in a safe manner. Some puzzles will give you a Latitude and Longitude to help pinpoint the location - you can type these into Google Maps (or similar) or use a paper map available at Crypto HQ.

All locations referred to are located within the red boundary on the following map:

The university's guide to accessibility is here: https://www.bath.ac.uk/guides/claverton-down-campus-accessibility/

There are lifts available in the 4W building.