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The National Cipher Challenge

How to …

If you are new to the site then, despite the best efforts of the Elves, you might find it a bit confusing. There are a number of places you can look for help:

  1. In the main menu bar at the top of every page there is a How To … item that leads to a number of guides explaining how you can register an account and set up a team[ bulk register several accounts (if you are a teacher) or monitor them; submit your answers to our (more or less) weekly cipher challenges; get feedback or download your certificates.
  2. Perhaps managing a team is the most complex feature if you have friends who are joining you in the Challenge, so there ares articles on How to accept an invite to set up a team and How to set up and manage a team.
  3. There is also a list of FAQs which you can explore.
  4. You can read the rules of the competition and learn about our data protection policies under the Find out More menu item, as well as learning a bit more about the competition and our prizes! You will also find a link to information about certificates, achievement awards and the prize-giving ceremony in that section.

We hope this is helpful, but if anything is unclear than please do post a question in the T.E.M.P.E.S.T. forum, or email us at [email protected].

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