The Union Army Cipher Wheel was primarily used for flag signaling during the American Civil War. The numbers on the outside of the disk would go along with a certain motion of the flag. For example, when signaling a 1, you may wave the flag left, and to signal an 8 you would wave the flag to the right. In some versions of this disk, the numbers one and two were used, but 2 was later replaced with 8 so that the numbers could be more easily read from any direction. There was a third flag signal which was represented by...

It is important to understand each of the puzzles and props in your Escape Room to ensure you can utilize their full potential. With this in mind I have created an instructional series to help familiarize yourself with our Cipher Wheels and Encryption Machines. For articles on how to use our other Cipher Wheels please see the links below: Confederate Cipher Union Army Cipher Mexican Army Cipher For this installment we have the Alberti Cipher Disc: The Alberti Cipher Disk was invented over five centuries ago by the famous Italian scholar Leon Battista Alberti in 1467. Alberti was an amazingly brilliant Renaissance...

It is important to understand each of the puzzles and props in your Escape Room to ensure you can utilize their full potential. With this in mind I have created an instructional series to help familiarize yourself with our Cipher Wheels and Encryption Machines. For articles on how to use our other Cipher Wheels please see the links below: Confederate Cipher Union Army Cipher Alberti Cipher For this installment we have the Mexican Army Cipher: Step by Step Instructions to ENCODE a Message: 1. Create a “key”. To do this, align the wheels in a random manner or manner of your...