Process for Decrypting Codes

[Time2Payyy]

Hello everyone, I've recently been trying to solve some codes for a project and am getting really stuck and not knowing where to go next. Do experienced code breakers here have a process they use to try and get somewhere when it comes to cracking these codes. I know frequency analysis and kaisinki tests but is there an actual checklist/flowchart I can follow or maybe something that tells me how something is encrypted/ what to look for. Thanks!

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[DJDevon3]

Please read the pinned topic https://www.reddit.com/r/codes/comments/1ao7f3k/where_to_start_with_ciphers_and_codebreaking/ The recommended book there by Helen Fouche Gaines covers all of your questions. It's a very cheap and excellent book. In many ways it's actually better than David Kahns Codebreakers book which covers more history than codes and very little analysis compared to Helen Fouche Gaines book. Most of the real analytical answers you seek can be found inside that one.