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Can you find Alan Turing's buried silver?

15 Oct 2014

This one-off cryptography competition run by the School of Mathematics celebrates new film 'The Imitation Game' starring Manchester alumnus Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing

The competition opened to coincide with the first screening of the film, at the BFI London Film Festival on 8 October, and will close at 12 noon on 28 November. It is open to all UK residents.

Competitors will be required to complete three cryptographic clues and discover the location of the Turing Treasure.

Winners will be drawn at random from all correct entries and prizes will be supplied by StudioCanal (including signed film posters, DVDs, soundtracks from the film and tickets to Bletchley Park).

How to enter