Did you check out March’s library book code? Here it is again: How It Works Developed in 1876, the Dewey Decimal System organizes nonfiction books by topic. It’s how libraries keep track of the thousands of titles on their shelves. Each book receives a three-digit class number based on its subject: 000—General Information (encyclopedias or …
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Were you wondering what all those numbers meant at the end of the January 2012 mystery in Clubhouse magazine? Well, wonder no longer. Take the time to break another code! Here’s the code again: How It Works: To break this code, you’ve just got to read the time. Match the time on the chart below …
Greetings and salutations! In addition to determining the desired numerical sequences, this month’s puzzle asks you to build equations. Complete the grid so that each row and column contains every digit from 1 to 6 (as you would with a sudoku). However, the numbers in each shaded area also form an equation. The total is …
Did you slice through the October code? Here it is again: How It Works Rewrite each triangle as a three-digit number. Empty corners equal 0; white circles equal 1 and black circles equal 2. Start at the top corner, then left to right. Your code should look like this: 011—012—110—100—211—012—200. This code uses a special …
Can’t figure out what the mysterious barcode meant in the November issue of Focus on the Family Clubhouse magazine? Don’t worry. It’s simple. How It Works: This code is created using a barcode—those symbols on the back of just about anything you buy. To break the code, just read the words in the numbered list …
Did you need Mom’s help to crack the code in the May issue? Here it is again: How It Works Ignore the colors and focus on the shapes. This code uses a basic letter-to-number substitution. However, the alphabet is split into two groups, with vowels (A, E, I, O, U and Y) in circles and …
Greetings and salutations! In addition to determining the desired numerical sequences, this month’s puzzle asks you to build equations. Complete the grid so that each row and column contains every digit from 1 to 6 (as you would with a sudoku). However, the numbers in each shaded area also form an equation. The total is …
Did you get stuck trying to solve June’s secret code? Here it is again: How It Works This code looks really complicated, but it’s pretty easy to break. All you have to do is look for the letters to the right of the stars. Ignore any other lines, symbols or letters, and you’ll read it …
Want to break the pirate’s code and figure out the secret message from the October issue of Focus on the Family Clubhouse magazine? In case you missed it, here it is again: How It Works: This code is made entirely of pirate heads! To find the secret message, read only the letters that appear on …
Greetings and salutations! Have you solved this month’s perplexing puzzle? If you think you have the answer, click on the image below.