Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers Enigma Quiz

Baseball Catchers Enigma Machine Sample

Decipher the Sample Code TXIVWLB

To decipher the name of the Sample Code of TXIVWLB you must first correctly answer a series of trivia questions [answers provided] which will provide you with the correct settings on the ENIGMA machine below.

PART I - ORDER OF THE THREE WHEELS

The fielding play pitcher-to-catcher-to 1st baseman in numbers [123]

PART II - RING SETTINGS

The scorecard number of the pitcher (left setting) [1]

The scorecard number of the catcher (middle setting) [2]

The scorecard number of the first baseman (right setting)
[3]
PART III - STECKER PAIRS (3 of them)

The first two (2) letters of the alphabet [AB]

The third and fourth letters of the alphabet [CD]

The fifth and sixth letters of the alphabet [EF]

PART IV - INDICATOR SETTINGS

The first three (3) letters of the alphabet [ABC]

Now that you have obtained all of the correct numbers and letters (machine settings), it is time for you to enter them into the ENIGMA MACHINE setup (by clicking on the SETTINGS tab below the machine keyboard). After you have entered each group of settings, Click On the SET button. When you enter the Stecker Pairs and click on set the machine will automatically put them in alphabetical order.

This is a simulation of a WWII German Enigma encryption machine. You will use your mouse to click on the machine's keys (lower keyboard) to enter the Code Name TXIVWLB one keystroke at a time (your entered CipherText [TXIVWLB] will be shown in the input box to the right). If you have correctly answered the above trivia questions (i.e. entered the correct machine settings), the Enigma Machine will generate the PlainText name of the Sample Code [CATCHER] in the output area.