[Shipment coming soon. On slight delay.] A jigsaw with secret codes! A special puzzle from the sold-out show The Enigmatist.
WHAT IS THE ENIGMA JIGSAW?
The Enigma Jigsaw Puzzle! This gorgeous puzzle depicts the set from David’s hit show, The Enigmatist. On the bookshelf are 14 different codes that spell out the word E-N-I-G-M-A. Can you crack them all?
The Enigma jigsaw puzzle is a special collaboration with Piecework Puzzles, makers of high-quality puzzles, designed to look good on your coffee table.
BONUS PUZZLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE!
Explanation of the fourteen ENIGMA codes on The Enigmatist bookshelf
All Major Arcana cards have an assigned number. HIEROPHANT = 5 = E, TEMPERANCE = 14 = N, HERMIT = 9 = I, CHARIOT = 7 = G, DEATH = 13 = M, MAGICIAN = 1 = A …. E-N-I-G-M-A
BINARY CODE: RED = 0, BLUE = 1, YELLOW is a separator. YRRBRBYRBBBRY = 00101 / 01110 = 5 / 14 = E / N; YRBRRBYRRBBBY = 01001 / 00111 = 9 / 7 = I / G; YRBBRBYRRRRBY = 01101 / 00001 = 13 / 1 = M / A …. EN-IG-MA
Arms of figures use semaphore to spell E-N-I-G-M-A
Each letter can be represented by a specific nautical flag. The flags here spell E-N-I-G-M-A
MORSE CODE: Balls = dots, clubs = dashes; DOT = E; DASH DOT = N; DOT DOT = I, DASH DASH DOT = GDASH DASH = , DOT DASH = A ….E-N-I-G-M-A
AIRPORT CODES: EL NIDO AIRPORT in PHILIPPINES = ENI; GEMENA AIRPORT in CONGO = GMA ….ENI-GMA
The first letters of the items hide a message. ELEPHANT, NINJA, IRON, GRAPES, MOUSE, ANCHOR …. E-N-I-G-M-A
ALPHABET COUNT: Number of books in a row, either short or tall, represents an alphabet letter. 5 short / 14 tall = E/N; 9 short / 7 tall = I/G; 13 short / 1 tall = M/A …. EN-IG-MA
TERNARY CODE: Like binary, but using 0, 1, 2, and here represented by short, medium, tall vases. Left = number of 9s, middle = number of 3s, right = number of 1s. SMT = 012 = zero 9s + one 3 + two 1s = 5 = E; MMT = 112 = 14 = N; MSS = 100 = 9 = I; STM = 021 = 7 = G; MMM = 111 = 13 = M; SSM = 001 = 1 = A …. E-N-I-G-M-A
TELEPHONE CODE: Black = which phone button, White = which letter on phone button. 3262 = 2nd on 3, 2nd on 6 = E, N; 4341 = 3rd on 4, 1st on 4 = I, G; 6121 = 1st on 6, 1st on 2 = M, A …. EN-IG-MA
HIEROGLYPHICS: Hieroglyphics represent sounds or letters. These represent E-N-I-G-M-A
The game of LOTERIA from Mexico is like Bingo, but assigns numbers to different items. These numbers of these items can then represent letters.UMBRELLA = 5 = E; DEATH = 14 = N; BARREL = 9 = I; LADDER = 7 = G; BONNET = 13 = M; ROOSTER = 1 = A …. E-N-I-G-M-A
The 6 details on the posts of each bookcase either do or do not contain a dot. These dots can be read as Braille (2 columns of 3 potentially raised dots), and here spell: E-N-I-G-M-A
PIGPEN CIPHER is created by writing 2 tic-tac-toe boards (one with a dot in each space) and 2 Xs (one with a dot in each quadrant). Then, fill the created spaces with the alphabet in order. The shape of the lines adjacent to each letter can be used to represent the letter. Here, the brass bars inlaid into the wood form the Pigpen letterS …. E-N-I-G-M-A
BONUS PUZZLE!
The lighthouse at Riverbank, the setting of The Enigmatist
Click here for a PDF of “Get it Together” a bonus puzzle by Dave Shukan, puzzle consultant and creative producer of David Kwong’s The Enigmatist.
Happy solving!