The Mexican Army Cipher: Adding Challenge to your Hunt
MEXICAN ARMY CIPHER:
ADDING MULTIPLE PUZZLES TO AN ADVENTURE STOP.
A treasure hunt is a go-to way to ensure game-time fun for a significant other, a child, or the whole family. Get creative with a scavenger hunt that excites and enhances any social event. There are a variety of tools and tricks that can make any scavenger hunt a delightfully stimulating experience, and there is no better way to create a fun challenge than with a Mexican Army Cipher. This is a tool that can be used to decode or encode any secret message your heart desires.
HOW IT WORKS:
This device creates endless possibilities to challenge and engage your players with four spinning number discs and one spinning letter disc. By sequencing the discs in the correct order and locking them into place, you can implant and uncover messages crucial to the playing of your game. Add a layer of intrigue with this wooden tool that will make your scavenger hunt one to remember.
With four different numbers corresponding to a letter on the wheel, there are several number possibilities that can equate to the same letter, adding another exciting challenge for your players. Ensure your game-time never gets boring with this captivating device.
WHO IS IT FOR?
This tool is an exciting feature that provides fun and challenge for most ages. It’s a bit daunting at first, but most people ages 12 and up should be able to tackle this. Younger kids might struggle with the complexity but once they wrap their brains around the basic structure, it gets easier. This device is perfect for most scavenger hunt or games to bring people together in an engaging and energizing way. Especially if they love puzzles.
GETTING YOUR PLAYERS STARTED:
I recommend using the Mexican Army Cipher in two (or more) steps:
Give your player the wheel: You can do this by giving your player the wheel with an encoded message and the key so they can fully grasp the process and function of the wheel before the game starts. It’s super simple, but allows them to figure out the message and learn how the wheel works without any extra frustrations
Next, I recommend giving your players puzzles to decode each dial of the wheel.
Prompt players with a set of puzzles: You can find various fun and exciting puzzles using the wheel on our Mexican Army Cipher PDF- available for purchase. These puzzles are a great way to gain inspiration on how best to incorporate the Mexican Army Cipher in the games you create for your loved ones.
After that, you can create your own puzzles! You’re going to need 5 puzzles:
Puzzle 1 must have a 1 letter answer (A-Z)
Puzzle 2 must have a number answer (01-26)
Puzzle 3 must have a number answer (27-52)
Puzzle 4 must have a number answer (53-78)
Puzzle 5 must have a number answer (79-00)
START PLAYING TODAY!
If you want to use the Mexican Army Cipher and need a little headstart, you can always purchase a printable PDF Cipher wheel that you can cut out and put together. It also comes with a pack of puzzles and an encoding key that you can print out and give to your players.
Create memories, entertain your children, and surprise your significant other with the Mexican Army Cipher. This will add fun and excitement to every treasure hunt and create entertainment for the whole family.