My memories from childhood + imagination were enough for exactly one quest: a dozen tasks that are not duplicated.
But the children liked the fun, they asked for more quests and had to go online.
This article will not describe the scenario, legends, design. But there will be 13 ciphers to encode the tasks for the quest.

Code number 1. Picture

Drawing or photo that directly indicates the place where the next clue is hidden, or a hint of it: broom + socket = vacuum cleaner
Complication: make a puzzle by cutting the photo into several parts.

Code 2. Leapfrog.

Swap the letters in the word: SOFA \u003d NIDAV

Code 3. Greek alphabet.

Encode the message with the letters of the Greek alphabet, and give the children the key:

Code 4. On the contrary.

Write the assignment backwards:

• every word:
  Etischi dalk dop yonsos
• or the whole sentence, or even a paragraph:
  etsem morcom momas in - akzaksdop yaaschuudelS. itup monrev an yv

Code 5. Mirror.

(when I made a quest for my children, at the very beginning I gave them a "magic bag": there was a key to the "Greek alphabet", a mirror, "windows", pens and sheets of paper, and all sorts of unnecessary stuff to confuse. Finding another riddle , they had to figure out for themselves what from the bag would help to find a clue)

Code 6. Rebus.

The word is encoded in pictures:

Code 7. Next letter.

We write a word, replacing all the letters in it with the next ones in alphabetical order (then I is replaced by A, in a circle). Or previous, or following through 5 letters :).

CABINET = SCHLBH

Code 8. Classics to help.

I took a poem (and told the children which one) and a code of 2 digits: line number number of letters in the line.

Example:

Pushkin "Winter Evening"

A storm covers the sky with mist,
Whirlwinds of snow twisting;
Like a beast, she will howl
It will cry like a child
That on a dilapidated roof
Suddenly the straw will rustle,
Like a belated traveler
There will be a knock on our window.

21 44 36 32 82 82 44 33 12 23 82 28

did you read where is the clue? :)

Code 9. Dungeon.

In a 3x3 grid, enter the letters:

Then the word WINDOW is encrypted like this:

Code 10. Labyrinth.

My children liked this cipher, it is unlike the others, because it is not so much for brains as for attention.

So:

on a long thread / rope you hook the letters in order, as they go in the word. Then you stretch the rope, twist it and tangle it in every possible way between the supports (trees, legs, etc.). After walking along the thread, as if through a maze, from the 1st letter to the last, the children will recognize the clue word.

And imagine if you wrap one of the adult guests in this way!
Children read - The next clue is on Uncle Vasya.
And they run to feel Uncle Vasya. Eh, if he is also afraid of tickling, then everyone will have fun!

Code 11. Invisible ink.

Write the word with a wax candle. If you paint over the sheet with watercolors, then it can be read.
(there are other invisible inks .. milk, lemon, something else .. But I only had a candle in my house :))

Code 12. Rubbish.

The vowels remain unchanged, while the consonants change according to the key.
for example:
OVEK SHOMOZKO
reads like - VERY COLD, if you know the key:
D L X N H
Z M Shch K V

Code 13. Windows.

The kids loved it so much! They then encrypted messages to each other with these windows all day long.
So: on one sheet we cut out windows, as many as there are letters in the word. This is a stencil, we apply it to a blank sheet and write a hint word "in the windows". Then we remove the stencil and on the remaining clean place on the sheet we write many different other unnecessary letters. You can read the cipher if you attach a stencil with windows.
The children first fell into a stupor when they found a sheet covered with letters. Then they twisted the stencil back and forth, but you still need to attach it with the right side!

Code 14. Map, Billy!

Draw a map and mark (X) the location of the treasure.
When I made my quest for the first time, I decided that the map is very simple for them, so they need to make it more mysterious (later it turned out that just a map would be enough for the children to get confused and run in the opposite direction)...

This is our street map. The clues here are house numbers (to understand that this is our street in general) and huskies. This dog lives next door.
The children did not immediately recognize the area, they asked me leading questions ..
Then 14 children participated in the quest, so I combined them into 3 teams. They had 3 versions of this map and each had its place marked. As a result, each team found one word:
"SHOW" "TALE" "REAP"
That was the next task :). After him were hilarious photos!
On my son's 9th birthday, there was no time to invent a quest and I bought it on the MasterFuns website .. At my own peril and risk, because the description there is not very good.
But we liked it with the children, because:

1. inexpensive (analogue somewhere around $ 4 per set)
2. fast (paid - downloaded - printed - for everything about everything in 15-20 minutes)
3. a lot of tasks, with a margin. And although I didn’t like all the riddles, but there was plenty to choose from, and you could enter your task
4. everything is decorated in one monster style and this gives the holiday an effect. In addition to the tasks for the quest, the kit includes: a postcard, flags, table decorations, invitations to guests. And it's all about the monsters! :)
5. in addition to the 9-year-old birthday man and his friends, I also have a 5-year-old daughter. The tasks are beyond her strength, but she and her friend also found entertainment - 2 games with monsters, which were also in the set. Phew, in the end - everyone is happy!

My memories from childhood + imagination were enough for exactly one quest: a dozen tasks that are not duplicated.
But the children liked the fun, they asked for more quests and had to go online.
This article will not describe the scenario, legends, design. But there will be 13 ciphers to encode the tasks for the quest.

Code number 1. Picture

Drawing or photo that directly indicates the place where the next clue is hidden, or a hint of it: broom + socket = vacuum cleaner
Complication: make a puzzle by cutting the photo into several parts.

Code 2. Leapfrog.

Swap the letters in the word: SOFA \u003d NIDAV

Code 3. Greek alphabet.

Encode the message with the letters of the Greek alphabet, and give the children the key:

Code 4. On the contrary.

Write the assignment backwards:

• every word:
  Etischi dalk dop yonsos
• or the whole sentence, or even a paragraph:
  etsem morcom momas in - akzaksdop yaaschuudelS. itup monrev an yv

Code 5. Mirror.

(when I made a quest for my children, at the very beginning I gave them a "magic bag": there was a key to the "Greek alphabet", a mirror, "windows", pens and sheets of paper, and all sorts of unnecessary stuff to confuse. Finding another riddle , they had to figure out for themselves what from the bag would help to find a clue)

Code 6. Rebus.

The word is encoded in pictures:

Code 7. Next letter.

We write a word, replacing all the letters in it with the next ones in alphabetical order (then I is replaced by A, in a circle). Or previous, or following through 5 letters :).

CABINET = SCHLBH

Code 8. Classics to help.

I took a poem (and told the children which one) and a code of 2 digits: line number number of letters in the line.

Example:

Pushkin "Winter Evening"

A storm covers the sky with mist,
Whirlwinds of snow twisting;
Like a beast, she will howl
It will cry like a child
That on a dilapidated roof
Suddenly the straw will rustle,
Like a belated traveler
There will be a knock on our window.

21 44 36 32 82 82 44 33 12 23 82 28

did you read where is the clue? :)

Code 9. Dungeon.

In a 3x3 grid, enter the letters:

Then the word WINDOW is encrypted like this:

Code 10. Labyrinth.

My children liked this cipher, it is unlike the others, because it is not so much for brains as for attention.

So:

on a long thread / rope you hook the letters in order, as they go in the word. Then you stretch the rope, twist it and tangle it in every possible way between the supports (trees, legs, etc.). After walking along the thread, as if through a maze, from the 1st letter to the last, the children will recognize the clue word.

And imagine if you wrap one of the adult guests in this way!
Children read - The next clue is on Uncle Vasya.
And they run to feel Uncle Vasya. Eh, if he is also afraid of tickling, then everyone will have fun!

Code 11. Invisible ink.

Write the word with a wax candle. If you paint over the sheet with watercolors, then it can be read.
(there are other invisible inks .. milk, lemon, something else .. But I only had a candle in my house :))

Code 12. Rubbish.

The vowels remain unchanged, while the consonants change according to the key.
for example:
OVEK SHOMOZKO
reads like - VERY COLD, if you know the key:
D L X N H
Z M Shch K V

Code 13. Windows.

The kids loved it so much! They then encrypted messages to each other with these windows all day long.
So: on one sheet we cut out windows, as many as there are letters in the word. This is a stencil, we apply it to a blank sheet and write a hint word "in the windows". Then we remove the stencil and on the remaining clean place on the sheet we write many different other unnecessary letters. You can read the cipher if you attach a stencil with windows.
The children first fell into a stupor when they found a sheet covered with letters. Then they twisted the stencil back and forth, but you still need to attach it with the right side!

Code 14. Map, Billy!

Draw a map and mark (X) the location of the treasure.
When I made my quest for the first time, I decided that the map is very simple for them, so they need to make it more mysterious (later it turned out that just a map would be enough for the children to get confused and run in the opposite direction)...

This is our street map. The clues here are house numbers (to understand that this is our street in general) and huskies. This dog lives next door.
The children did not immediately recognize the area, they asked me leading questions ..
Then 14 children participated in the quest, so I combined them into 3 teams. They had 3 versions of this map and each had its place marked. As a result, each team found one word:
"SHOW" "TALE" "REAP"
That was the next task :). After him were hilarious photos!
On my son's 9th birthday, there was no time to invent a quest and I bought it on the MasterFuns website .. At my own peril and risk, because the description there is not very good.
But we liked it with the children, because:

1. inexpensive (analogue somewhere around $ 4 per set)
2. fast (paid - downloaded - printed - for everything about everything in 15-20 minutes)
3. a lot of tasks, with a margin. And although I didn’t like all the riddles, but there was plenty to choose from, and you could enter your task
4. everything is decorated in one monster style and this gives the holiday an effect. In addition to the tasks for the quest, the kit includes: a postcard, flags, table decorations, invitations to guests. And it's all about the monsters! :)
5. in addition to the 9-year-old birthday man and his friends, I also have a 5-year-old daughter. The tasks are beyond her strength, but she and her friend also found entertainment - 2 games with monsters, which were also in the set. Phew, in the end - everyone is happy!

A complete encyclopedia of modern educational games for children. From birth to 12 years Voznyuk Natalia Grigorievna

"Encrypted Message"

"Encrypted Message"

With what request does the Dunno address you? Read!

Cross out all the repeated letters and read the hidden word.

V O I T G C F B

P R C O U SCH V N F

W W T B P N K A

(A TOY)

G K F O D U V S F

I YU T J A E D Z P

Y A P Y B V A P Z

B P C F R G U P

BH Y O K V F Z Y

Y A F P M T Y D

R G B SHCH U T W Y S

E C W M E S O L F

L V Y X N Y Y P N

(CAROUSEL)

From the book Encyclopedic Dictionary (P) author Brockhaus F. A.

From the book of 100 great necropolises author Ionina Nadezhda

MESSAGE FROM THE TOMB OF THE CHINESE EMPEROR In March 1974, three young peasants from a small village located a few kilometers from Xi'an (the administrative center of the Chinese province of Shen-si) went to the field to dig a well and accidentally stumbled upon

From the book Great Soviet Encyclopedia (PO) of the author TSB

From the book Lexicon of Nonclassics. Artistic and aesthetic culture of the XX century. author Team of authors

From the book Around Petersburg. Observer Notes author Glezerov Sergey Evgenievich

From the book Big Dictionary of Quotes and Popular Expressions author Dushenko Konstantin Vasilievich

From the author's book

Catholic Epistle of the Holy Apostle James 881 Without a little doubt. // No hesitation. Jacob. 1:6 Hence: "No hesitation." 882 Every good gift<…>descends from above. // Every giving is good<…>. Jacob. 1:17 Hence: "Every gift is good." 883…Let every man be quick on

From the author's book

The Epistle to the Romans of the Holy Apostle Paul 908 ... When the Gentiles, who do not have the law [of God], by nature do what is lawful, then, having no law, they are a law to themselves: / they show that the work of the law is written in their hearts. Rome. 2:14–15 909…Not that circumcision which is external, in the flesh;

From the author's book

First Epistle to the Corinthians of the Holy Apostle Paul 930 Where is the wise man? where is the scribe? where is the questioner of this world? 1 Cor. 1:20 Hence: "questioners of this world." 931 We preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews, but folly to the Greeks. 1 Cor. 1:23 932 The foolish of God is wiser

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Epistle to the Galatians of the Holy Apostle Paul 979 Glory to him forever and ever. //...In saeucula saeuculorum (lat.). Gal. 1:5 980…Jacob and Cephas [i.e. e. Peter] and John, venerated by the pillars<…>. Gal. 2:9 Hence, "the pillars of the church." ? "Pillars of Society" (H-759). 981…Waiting and hoping<…>. Gal. 5:5 Hence: “Wait and

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Epistle to the Ephesians of the Holy Apostle Paul 985 Fatherland in heaven. Eph. 3:15 Also: "Our residence is in heaven<…>”(Phil. 3:20). According to legend, the philosopher Anaxagoras (c. 500–428 BC) “engaged in the speculation of nature, not worrying about any state affairs. He was asked: "And

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Epistle to the Philippians of the Holy Apostle Paul 996 God is my witness! Phil. 1:8; See also: 1 Thess. 2:5 997 Their god is the womb. Phil. 3:19 ? "The womb is our god" (E-17). 998…The peace of God, which is beyond all understanding, will guard your hearts<…>. Phil. 4:7 "Peace" means "rest." Hence: "God's world" ("Pax

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The Epistle to the Hebrews of the Holy Apostle Paul 1014 With the change of the priesthood, there must be a change in the law. /<…>/ The cancellation of the former commandment happens because of its weakness and uselessness. //...According to need and law, change happens<…>. Heb. 7:12, 18 Hence: “Out of need and

Once, the elder Nastya and I avidly played detectives and detectives, came up with our own ciphers, methods of investigation. Then this hobby passed and then returned again. Nastya has a fiancé Dimka, who enthusiastically plays scouts. His passion was shared by my daughter. As you know, in order to transmit important information to each other, intelligence officers need a cipher. With the help of these games, you will also learn how to encrypt a word or even a whole text!

White spots

Any text, even without a cipher, can turn into hard-to-read gibberish if spaces are incorrectly placed between letters and words.

For example, this is what a simple and clear sentence turns into "Meet me at the lake" - "In a meeting with Yanaber yeguozera".

Even an attentive person will not immediately notice the catch. But experienced scout Dimka says that this is the simplest type of encryption.

without vowels

Or you can use this method - write the text without vowels.

For example, here is a sentence: "The note lies in the hollow of an oak, which stands at the edge of the forest". The encrypted text looks like this: "Zpska lie in dpl db, ktr stt n pshke ls".

It will require both ingenuity, and perseverance, and, possibly, the help of adults (who also sometimes do not hurt to train their memory and remember their childhood).

Read the other way around

This encryption combines two methods at once. The text must be read from right to left (that is, vice versa), and spaces between words can be placed at random.

Here, read and decipher: "Neleta minv oak, manoro tsop irtoms".

Second for first

Or each letter of the alphabet can be denoted by the letter following it. That is, instead of "a" we write "b", instead of "b" we write "c", instead of "c" - "d" and so on.

Based on this principle, you can create an unusual cipher. In order not to get confused, we made mini-cheats for all participants in the game. With them it is much more convenient to use this method.

Guess what phrase we encrypted for you: "T'ilb g tzhsibmzh fiobue mzhdlp - according to ojlpdeb oj toynbzhu schmarf".

Deputies

By the same principle as the previous cipher, the "Replacement" method is used. I read that it was used to encrypt sacred Jewish texts.

Instead of the first letter of the alphabet, we write the last one, instead of the second - the penultimate one, and so on. That is, instead of A - Z, instead of B - Yu, instead of C - E ...

To make it easier to decipher the text, you need to have an alphabet and a piece of paper with a pen at hand. You look at the correspondence of the letter and write it down. It will be difficult for a child to estimate by eye and decipher.

tables

You can encrypt the text by first writing it to the table. You just need to agree in advance which letter you will mark spaces between words.

A little hint - it should be a common letter (such as p, k, l, o), because letters that are rarely found in words immediately catch the eye and because of this the text is easily deciphered. You also need to discuss how large the table will be and how you will enter the words (left to right or top to bottom).

Let's encrypt the phrase together using the table: At night we go to catch carp.

The space will be denoted by the letter "r", the words are written from top to bottom. Table 3 by 3 (we draw in the cells of a regular notebook sheet).

Here's what we get:
N I M O T K A Y
O YU D R V A S R
CH R E L I R R E.

Lattice

In order to read the text encrypted in this way, you and your friend will need the same stencils: sheets of paper with squares cut out on them in random order.

Encryption must be written on a sheet of exactly the same format as the stencil. Letters are written in cells-holes (and you can also write, for example, from right to left or top to bottom), the remaining cells are filled with any other letters.

Key in the book

If in the previous cipher we prepared two stencils, now we need the same books. I remember back in the days of my childhood, boys at school used Dumas' novel "The Three Musketeers" for this purpose.

The notes looked like this:
"324 s, 4 a, c, 7 sl.
150 s, 1 a, n, 11 w…."

First digit indicated the page number
second- paragraph number
third letter- how to count paragraphs above (c) or below (n),
fourth letter- word.

In my example, the desired words need to be searched:
First word: on page 324, in the 4th paragraph from the top, the seventh word.
Second word: on page 150, 1 paragraph from bottom, eleventh word.

The decryption process is not fast, but none of the outsiders will be able to read the message.