Instructions
Cipher Terminal
Crack the code word before the vector robot is fully assembled. Every wrong letter bolts on a part; six parts and the word is lost.
- Year
- 1980
- Era
- Vector
- Genre
- Word / Code-breaker
Free, no sign-up. Keyboard, touch or gamepad.
How to play
- Type letters to guess (Esc pauses).
On touch
- Tap the on-screen keys.
Every run starts on the title screen. Pause any time with P or the pause button; calm mode removes flashes and screen shake.
Maker’s note
Eight words per run, longer each time. A solved word pays 25 x its position x the parts you have left, plus 10 per letter. Words come from a seed and each word has its own 45 second clock. Typed letters are recorded as logical moves, taps as pointer taps.
The Eracade workshop
Target scores
- 1300
- 2700
- 31,200
- 41,800
- 52,500
- 63,200
- 73,900
- 84,600
Each target is a step up. Beat them all and you have outplayed the workshop.
The Vector era, 1977–1982
Glowing phosphor lines on black glass: wireframes, starfields and one bright dot doing something impossible.
High scores
The top ten runs are saved in this browser with your three initials. Nothing is uploaded unless you submit a ranked run, so clearing site data clears the table.
