The Puzzler's Guide

Welcome to The Puzzler's Guide

So you've decided to immerse yourself in the world of alternate reality games. How hard could it be, right? Well, before you find out how hard it really is, we can offer some tips and strategies to help you begin your puzzling.

For more information on the project, please see Unfiction

Contents

I. Introduction to Puzzling (Contents)

1. Getting Started

2. Terminology

3. General Puzzling Strategies

4. ARG "First Aid"

a. Rotation Decoder (ROT)

b. Cryptograms

c. Anagrams

II. Number Puzzles (Contents)

1. Sequence Puzzles

2. Special Number

III. Language Puzzles (Contents)

1. Ciphers

a. Substitution Ciphers

b. Other Popular Ciphers

2. Translation