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Are there prizes and who is eligible?

There are prizes! The top 3 teams where all members are enrolled in high school or lower will be eligible for prizes. Prizes will be determined in USD by the function and will be paid in bitcoin.

In addition, thanks to Digital Ocean, the top team eligible for prizes will also get $100 in Digital Ocean hosting credits.

Can I register yet?

Yes! Registration is now open.

What does TPCTF stand for?

TPCTF stands for Takoma Park Capture The Flag, and it was made by current and former Takoma Park students.

TPCTF stands for That Perfect Capture The Flag, and it was made by current and former That Perfect students.

TPCTF stands for Toilet Paper Capture The Flag, and it was made by current and former Toilet Paper students.

TPCTF stands for Tissue Paper Capture The Flag, and it was made by current and former Tissue Paper students.

TPCTF stands for Temasek Polytechnic Capture The Flag, and it was made by current and former Temasek Polytechnic students.

TPCTF stands for Title Page Capture The Flag, and it was made by current and former Title Page students.

TPCTF stands for Theme Park Capture The Flag, and it was made by current and former Theme Park students.

TPCTF stands for Target Practice Capture The Flag, and it was made by current and former Target Practice students.

TPCTF stands for Test Pattern Capture The Flag, and it was made by current and former Test Pattern students.

TPCTF stands for True Positive Capture The Flag, and it was made by current and former True Positive students.

TPCTF stands for The Potato Capture The Flag, and it was made by current and former The Potato students.

TPCTF stands for Tire Pressure Capture The Flag, and it was made by current and former Tire Pressure students.

TPCTF stands for Teaching Primary Care Trust Flag.

How does this work?

https://ctftime.org/ctf-wtf/

Who are you?

TPCTF is made by Kelvin Higgles, Calvin, lakewood999, ctong502 ctong610, and Tim (?).

Kelvin Higgles - every problem that happens is his fault. He got 1st at HSF this year, so clearly he is an experienced hekkerer. Also, he wrote 22.1% of the problems.

Calvin is a "n00b at math, science, programming, cybersecurity, and suxxxxxx at CTFs." For example, he did not qualify for HSF. He also wrote about 58.8% of the problems. They're all "pretty bad."

lakewood999 is a freaking genius and child prodigy who is lazy and doesn't feel like doing anything. He wrote 14.7% of the problems.

ctong502 ctong610 is a person who "went to HSF" and "got first". He is lazy and doesn't feel like doing stuff. He also is really good at math (better than Tim??? (he beat him at Mathcounts State)). He wrote 4.4% of the problems.

Tim is a valuable member of the team when he contributes (basically never). He does algo problems when he works on CTFs (almost never). He is also really good at math (better than ctong502 ctong610??? (he actually made AIME)). He wrote about 0.0% of the problems.

Who are the sponsors?

Sponsors are Digital Ocean and defund.

Digital Ocean is an actually legit sponsor who gave us $100 in Digital Ocean credits.

defund is a "weeb" according to some people, but he denies it. He contributed an entire $6.00 for prizes this year.

What is this for?

TPCTF is made to make people git gudder.

Why did you make this?

TPCTF was made by people who have a lot of time on their hands.

When will TPCTF run?

TPCTF will run from December 2nd 12:00 PM through December 4th 12:00 AM EST.

How can I contact you guys?

PM us at #tpctf on IRC or email us at contact@tpctf.com.

What are the challenge categories?

There is Web (website stuff), Forensics (find stuff), Crypto (decipher stuff), Reverse Engineering (find out what stuff is happening), Steganography (finding stuff in pictures), Slightly More Trivial (easy stuff), and Misc (the other stuff).

Is there pwn?

What's that?

Is there binexp?

What's that?

Is there binary exploitation?

No.

Why isn't there binary exploitation?

We're not good enough to make binary exploitation challenges. We're too cool for binary exploitation. 😎