Supplies List

 

Team Supplies

Individual Supplies

Code Book Contents

Software

the captain is responsible for making sure all of the following supplies are prepared, plus anything extra that is suggested in any preclues or might apply to the specific Game

each team member must bring the following supplies, plus anything from the team supplies list that has been assigned to them by the captain

each of the following codes should be in the team's master code book

each of the team's laptops should have all of the following software installed and ready to use

Essentials

  • 6+ walkie talkies
  • 2+ laptops loaded with code-breaking software
  • printer
  • GPS unit
  • digital camera
  • Team's Master Code Book 
  • 6+ common code sheets
  • power invertor
  • extension cords
  • power strips
  • lots of  batteries
  • digital multimeter
  • AAA maps
  • Thomas Guides
  • schedule and phone numbers for internet support team
  • large portable surface
  • dry erase board
  • toolkit
  • lights for inside the van
  • first aid kit
  • food and drinks
  • calling cards
  • supplies suggested by precludes

Misc. Tools

  • protractor
  • drawing compass
  • ruler
  • tape measure
  • calipers
  • scissors
  • tweezers
  • razor blade
  • magnifying glass
  • binoculars
  • string/rope
  • bungee cords
  • blacklight
  • lighter & matches
  • tape (electrical, masking, duct, Scotch)
  • sandpaper
  • wire
  • calculator
  • glue
  • magnets
  • NSEW compass
  • cd player
  • headphones
  • colored pencils & markers
  • erasers
  • Swiss Army knife
  • zip ties
  • deck of cards
  • stapler
  • bike pump
  • wine bottle opener
  • swim goggles
  • alligator clips
  • Velcro
  • 220V to 110V adapter
  • sewing kit
  • air horn

Books

  • world almanac
  • Bible
  • world atlas
  • movie book
  • local phone books
  • farmer's almanac
  • sports almanac
  • sports rules book
  • card games rules book
  • mythology book
  • Singh's The Code Book
  • local guidebooks
  • dictionary
  • thesaurus
  • quotations book

Required

  • flashlight
  • clipboard or writing surface
  • paper
  • writing instruments
  • backpack
  • watch
  • team uniform

Optional

  • laptop
  • walkie talkie
  • GPS unit
  • jacket
  • motion sickness remedy
  • sunglasses
  • ASCII
  • EBCDIC
  • Baudot
  • phonetic alphabets
  • Morse code
  • Braille
  • semaphore
  • Marine signal flags
  • American sign language
  • hieroglyphics
  • Japanese characters
  • decimal/hex conversion
  • prime numbers
  • letter frequency tables
  • resistor values
  • periodic table
  • amino acids
  • DNA codons
  • physical constants and conversions
  • light wavelengths
  • musical note pitches
  • CB codes
  • police codes
  • Zodiac symbols
  • Chinese zodiac signs
  • anniversary gifts
  • birthstones
  • Dewey decimal system
  • Library of Congress classification system
  • Scrabble tile values
  • Monopoly board
  • flags of the world
  • country internet codes
  • US Presidents
  • Declaration of Independence
  • state flags, birds, flowers, postal abbreviations, etc.
  • airport codes
  • time zones
  • radio station call letters and frequencies
  • newspaper and tv station information
  • US area codes
  • campus maps
  • starchart
  • list of phobias
  • Solitaire algorithm
  • Playfair algorithm
  • Map/navigation software
  • Programming environment
  • Crossword solver
  • Anagram solver
  • Cryptogram solver
  • Caesar shift solver
  • Keyword crack solver
  • Vigenere solver
  • Book cipher solver
  • Calendar for any year
  • Logic Puzzle software
  • Solitaire cipher solver
  • Playfair cipher solver