Back at the beginning of my first year at University, I was set a challenge.  To be historically accurate, everyone was set a challenge.  An exceptionally talented designer; Duncan McKean, wrote something called The Campus Code.  This involved solving a series of clues in order to locate a silver ring hidden somewhere on the University Campus.

It was this puzzle that got me into puzzle solving and puzzle writing, and for that matter, it was this puzzle that got me into puzzles altogether.  At the end of this month, Duncan McKean, who first laid those seeds of ingenuity, is leaving the country.  To celebrate (or commiserate?) this, I wrote a puzzle of my own and posted it through his letter box in an envelope complete with newspaper-cut-out letters on the front.

Duncan is exceptionally close to solving this challenge, but time is rapidly running out.  Below is the information sent to him.  If you think you are up to the same standard as my good friend Mr McKean, you are welcome to try and solve it also.  There are no more clues than this file, everything you need is contained in the picture.  All that I ask is that you drop me (and/or Duncan) a message if you decode it all.  To quote Airplane – “I just wanted to say good luck. We’re all counting on you.”

Tags: campus code, duncan mckean, fridge door, puzzle

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