We are happy to present the 2021 #ircpuzzles April Fool's Puzzle Competition on freenode! It has begun!

The first clue is: d2hhdGlzYWtleQ==

The theme this year is, Cryptography!

This year, the first channel is, #ircpuzzles-2021-afpc-01

To play, try to join #ircpuzzles-2021-afpc-01 on freenode with your answer as the channel key.

All spaces and dashes are to be replaced with "" (empty space).

Please join us in #ircpuzzles on freenode.

Tips on how to play are available at: https://blog.ircpuzzles.org/tips.html.