The Cipher is an one page document/video by Niamo Speck. The person who created this hunt remains anonymous. However, I can personally vouch for the hunt’s credibility. It is legit and a prize waits to be claimed.
The video (with link below it to a Google Doc of same image) was released in July 2020. Solving ‘The Cipher’ will reveal the location of a hidden treasure. What the treasure is- is a mystery, but is said to be worthwhile and very dear to the ‘creator’. BOTG is required, meaning the treasure (or proxy item) must be retrieved. And there is no end date.
The hunt is Available on YouTube free, and Discussions can be found on The MW Forum:
There are a few things we know. The creator has said The Cipher is a hunt designed for the southern United States.
The creator has also said it is like a Beale Cipher. The clues offer everything you need to identify the correct source material to apply the Beale Cipher.
For those not familiar with the Beale Cipher. It is like a book code. The name comes from a pamphlet published by James Ward in 1885- it told a tale about an incredible treasure being buried somewhere in Bedford County, Virginia. The Pamphlet (short title) was The Beale Papers. This is an unsolved mystery/lost treasure yet today. (Top Ten Facts on Beale Papers)
Within this pamphlet were copies of 3 coded papers (one shown above). The coded papers consist of all numbers. One of which has been solved: ‘Beale Paper #2’. It was decoded by using a copy of the Declaration of Independence as a Key. Each word was numbered in the Declaration. The numbers of Beale Paper #2 then corresponded to the numbered word- and if you took the first letter of the word, a message was revealed.
It is assumed ‘The Cipher’ will be solved much the same. The numbers in The Cipher correspond to a ‘text’ which is then numbered. First letters (maybe last or other) of those words would then spell out a message.
If the text can be identified, The Cipher should be able to be easily solved, and the location of the ‘treasure’ revealed.
All clues to identify the text are said to be within the image. For almost a year now, no one has been able to identify the ‘text’…. On the MW Forum are some looks at the possible clues towards finding it though…
Who will solve The Cipher and claim the treasure?!
Best of luck with all that you seek! Always Treasure the Adventure!
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