====== Member Basics ====== {{coatofarms.gif|The Unofficial Coat of arms for the NPL}} **Note:** Some information, including //The Enigma//, //Graffiti on the Sphinx// (GotS), the [[secure:krewe:emails]] list of emails and [[secure:brutus|Brutus, the cryptogram solver]], are available only to NPL members {{images:pass_30x15.gif|Password required}}, and you will be prompted for your userid and password when you access them. If you are an NPL member but do not have a userid and password (or have forgotten them), email the [[mailto:treasurer@puzzlers.org|NPL Treasurer]]. ===== Conventions, Website, and eMail ===== The Krewe gather annually for a [[:cons|convention]]. Details about past and future conventions are in [[:cons|another area]] of the website. The following are basic website and e-mail features available to Krewe. They are detailed on a [[:Krewe:Webhow|separate page]]. * Access and Passwords * @puzzlers.org e-mail aliases * Mailing Lists * Publications Available Online * //The Enigma// * //Graffiti on the Sphinx// (GotS) In addition, we have a some lists that may be of interest. * [[:Krewe:Webhow|email groups]], * [[krewe:krewehomes|blog sites]], and * [[krewe:krewehomes|home webpages]] ===== Publications ===== [[secure:krewe:cote|]] [[puzzles:cryptic:cote|{{ images:books:npl_cryptic_cross.jpg?w=150|}}]]A book of 45 __National Puzzlers' League Cryptic Crosswords__, edited by Hot and Trazom, with a foreword by Willz, is available for free download as a PDF. (This is the book that was published for $9.95 by Random House in 2005.) This is available to the general public. * [[puzzles:cryptic:cote|National Puzzlers' League Cryptic Crosswords]] Current and back issues of our publications are available to members {{images:pass_30x15.gif|Password required}}. Currently, these include //The Enigma// and //Graffiti on the Sphinx//. * [[secure:enigma|Index to the online Enigma]]{{images:pass_30x15.gif|Password required}} * [[secure:gots:start|Index to the online GotS]]{{images:pass_30x15.gif|Password required}} Other //Enigma//-related resources: * A complete online copy of the //[[/guide|The Guide to The Enigma]]// * An index to the [[/guide/?expand=supplement|non-Guide puzzles]] has been created that lists many recent puzzle types that have not yet found their way into //[[/guide|The Guide to The Enigma]]//. * An [[/guide/?expand=non-guide/abbr_guide_to_flats|Abbreviated Guide to Puzzles]] proves a list of flat types with a one-line description of the type and one or two samples. * A database of hundreds of puzzles from The Enigma, from 1903 to the present. * The [[krewe:E-nigma:start|E-nigma]], an incredibly fun group of computer-related puzzles edited by Xemu and published in two issues, in [[krewe:E-nigma:issue_1.0|1995]] and [[krewe:E-nigma:issue_2.0|2000]]. ===== The 1997 Census Reports ===== The [[secure:census:start|1997 Census of the NPL]] {{images:pass_30x15.gif|Members Only}} is now available here. 100Down has published four sections, so far. You will need a website password to access the census. ===== Resources ===== ==== Solving resources available ==== * Corrigenda / Errata [[solving:corrigenda|Online corrigenda]] are available for issues from August 97 to the present. * [[krewe:chat|Chat room]], open to members and non-members alike. Scheduled chats are every Monday and Wednesday at 9:30 Eastern time. * The [[/guide/|Guide to the Enigma]] contains a glossary of NPL terms. * [[secure:brutus|Brutus, a cryptogram solver]], written by Xemu, an NPL member. It will solve most cryptograms in seconds. (Members only [Password required]) * [BETA] [[solving:Penrose|The Penrose Cryptogram Solving Tool]] is a [[http://java.com|Java]] applet for solving cryptograms. Unlike [[secure:brutus|Brutus]], which provides a complete solution, this tool only makes the solving process easier. * [[solving:start|Tools]] to allow you to search or download [[solving:wordlists:start|word lists]]. * A number of things are in our [[misc:start]] * Coach has compiled errata for: * [[misc:famous_name_finder_errata|errata]] and [[misc:famous_name_finder_additions|other notes]] on the //Random House Famous Name Finder//. * [[misc:legend_in_their_time_errata|errata]] for Coral Amende's //Legends in Their Own Time//. * Chris Cole, the author of //Wordplay// has contributed the text (as far as I can tell) of the chapter [[misc:taxonomy_of_wordplay|Taxonomy of Wordplay]], which is a long list of statistical records for various forms or wordplay. * A [[misc:solve_links|list of useful WWW links]] for solving //Enigma// puzzles, compiled by Plex. * We have located and listed many [[misc:dictionaries|Online Dictionaries]]. ==== Puzzle Composition Resources ==== We have a number of [[:solving:start|base finding tools]] which use our [[:solving:wordlists:start]] to find potential puzzles. ==== Nom Resources ==== * [[krewe:Noms|Recruitment and nom stories]] for many of the Krewe, hyperlinked. * Faro has collected a list of all of the noms known to be used by members of the National Puzzlers' League. This is available as a PDF from [[secure:krewe:all-noms]] {{images:pass_30x15.gif|Members Only}}. ==== Other good links ==== * The [[gamerules:start|rules for games]] played online or at conventions. * A description of a compact notation for specifying form shapes. * A [[misc:formrecords|listing of the largest known forms]] for many shapes and categories of form. * Some members have written reports about the Stamford crossword tournament. * Nightowl created a very useful [[/guide/?expand=non-guide/abbr_guide_to_flats|summary of flats]] and forms. * Solving statistics (these are all Excel spreadsheets): * Analysis of all 1996 puzzles (large--412 kb) * Solver's records for 1996 * Analysis of all 1997 puzzles (also large) * Solver's records for 1997 * Composers' records for 1997 ===== Convention Pages ===== * Our [[:cons|Convention pages]] include photographs and reports from the national conventions as well as from several regional MiniCons. * [[krewe:Articles]], about the NPL, conventions, or NPL members. * [[secure:cons:attendees]] {{images:pass_30x15.gif|Members Only}}