If the Riddler sent you a coded puzzle, could you solve it? By doing new movie trailer that debuted this week for The Batman, the Caped Crusader (played by Robert Pattinson) receives an owl greeting card with a very unusual message from Edward Nigma, also known as the Riddler.
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The Riddler, played by Paul Danoisn't your run-of-the-mill DC Comics bad guy. He's a super criminal with a brilliant IQ and a love of puzzles.
Of course, when the Riddler's cryptic message to Batman was revealed in the trailer, it didn't take long for intelligent fans to decipher it.
The handwritten puzzle text says, "What does a liar do when he's dead?"
But then there are strange symbols on the other side of the note. In this cryptogram, each symbol corresponds to a different letter in the English alphabet. Since the symbols contain the same answer to the puzzle, Batman now has a guide to help you solve future puzzles.
It seems like the Riddler gives Batman two ways to solve his riddle - through deductive thinking and by breaking the code of his cryptogram.
Game designers and puzzle hobbyists Mike Selinker offers a complete solution on his Twitter about how he could find out the encrypted message.
In the new #TheBatmanTrailerThe Riddler leaves a card with the question "What does a liar do when he's dead?" I could just (and did) solve it like a puzzle, but it is a good opportunity to demonstrate how to use brute force to solve a puzzle so that you are sure of the answer. Here goes. (1/12) pic.twitter.com/sHveBmU2Pt
- Mike Selinker (@mikeselinker) 23 August 2020
Do you have the answer to the riddle "What does a liar do when he's dead?" Found out.
He lies still. (Pun?)
Now that we all have the code, we can all read more messages from the Riddler just in case Batman needs additional help.