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ozetta edited this page Apr 30, 2019 · 3 revisions

No One Plays

PHP: Horrific Puzzle

In Soviet Russia, the CTF plays you. These seven questions, although they should be solvable with sufficient time and effort, reflect the seven sins of CTF that discourage people from enjoying the CTF.

  • Gluttony: unnecessary PoW or brute-forcing
  • Envy: plagiarism
  • Lust: self-entertainment with niche topics researched only by the author
  • Sloth: patch the question to make the solution works
  • Greed: adding unnecessary parts to distract the main idea
  • Wrath: asymmetric efforts between the author and the players
  • Pride: adding unnecessary constraints to limit possible answers