# Challenge Name: queen-of-the-hill
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## Description
After finding a special key of the Hill, which contains a note to visit the Queen of the Hill, our brave Amanda begins her adventure to find the Queen of the Hill’s treasure. How shall she meet the Queen of the Hill? (a=0)
Cipher text: rtca{vbuhp_kaiq_gfj_nx_rda_ujw}
Encryption key:
16 25 8
14 19 5
15 17 3
## Detailed solution
We have a mention for **Hill** in the description let's search for Hill cipher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_cipher 
Hill cipher use a matrice n x n as key wich is similar to the encryption key in the description  
Let's decode the Hill ciphertext with the key matrice 3x3 i'll use https://www.dcode.fr/hill-cipher 
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72421091/122655792-36fa6a80-d14d-11eb-88ac-272df127ef6d.png)
## Flag
```flag{climb_your_way_to_the_top}```