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diff --git a/tips-for-leaders.txt b/tips-for-leaders.txt index 08c5edd..6177c2c 100644 --- a/tips-for-leaders.txt +++ b/tips-for-leaders.txt @@ -68,7 +68,80 @@ Print this off and have it available during the activity. to enter Text Mode with `AT+CMGF=1`. They should have made a note of this! - As far as I can tell, you can't read sent texts using the commands described - In minicom, arrow keys do not work well. Backspace should work fine, though +- The Scouts are not finished until BOTH teams have told me the correct answer == Puzzle walkthrough -TODO +- At first, they should use `cat instructions.txt` to read the basic + instructions. Make sure they understand the task +- They will probably then proceed with `cat reading-a-file.txt` +- They should now understand how to use `cat` to read files +- They should then refer to `instructions.txt` to read `looking-for-files.txt` + and `sim-commands.txt` + +== Finding initial clues + +- Team 1 should read `looking-for-files.txt` and learn how to use `ls` to list + files +- Doing so, Team 1 should find `cipher-to.txt`, but they may not know how to use + it yet +- Team 1 should also find `phone-number.txt` with a phone number in it, which + they should guess is the other team's phone number. +- They need to regard the instructions in `sim-commands.txt` to replace the "0" + with "+44", remove the space and enclose it in double quote marks. +- Team 2 will find `looking-for-files.txt` is garbled. They should infer that + they need to get Team 1 to tell them how to look for files + +== Establishing communication + +=== Team 1 should send a text + +- Team 1 should find all the information they need in `sim-commands.txt` to + send and read texts +- Team 1 should also use `ls` to find `phone-number.txt` with Team 2's phone + number in it +- Team 1 should remember to turn `07XXX XXXXXX` into `"+44XXXXXXXXX"`. This is + specified in the instructions in `sim-commands.txt` +- Team 1 should use this information to send a text + +=== Team 2 should from Team 1 how to send a text + +- Meanwhile, Team 2 should find all the information they need in + `sim-commands.txt` to read texts, but will find the information they need to + send texts is garbled +- Team 2 should be able to read Team 1's texts, but not reply to them +- When Team 2 doesn't respond for a couple of minutes, Team 1 should guess that + Team 2 doesn't know how to send texts, and send them careful instructions +- If this is proving difficult, suggest that Team 1 send an exact example of + sending a text +- Team 2 should use this information to figure out how to send a reply +- Team 2 can find out Team 1's phone number from the texts they sent +- Both teams should now be in contact! + +== Solving the cipher + +=== Listing hidden files to find more clues + +- Once Team 2 has learned from the other team how to list files, they should + use `ls` to find `cipher-from.txt` and `listing-hidden-files.txt` +- Again, Team 2 may read `cipher-from.txt` but not know how to use it yet +- Team 2 should also read `listing-hidden-files.txt` and learn how to list + hidden files +- Then Team 2 should use `ls --all` to find `.password-enciphered.txt` +- Team 2 should realise they need to use the ciphers to decipher the password, + but that they don't know how. They should eventually figure out they need to + tell Team 1 how to list hidden files +- Once Team 1 has learned from Team 2 how to list hidden files, they should + find `.cipher-example.txt`, and learn from that how to decipher a message + +=== Deciphering the password + +- Then Team 1 should ask Team 2 for the from cipher and the enciphered password +- Then Team 1 should decipher the password and get the correct answer, `enigma` +- Then Team 1 should tell it to Team 2 +- Once both teams have told a leader the correct answer, the challenge is + complete! + +If the Scouts get to the very end of the challenge, they should be very proud +of themselves. It is a difficult challenge, and designed to occupy more than +the full available time in one session. |