BREAKING THE CODE

GAMES Magazine

December, 1983

E.C. and H. R.

 

There is something about each letter as represented below that gives it the numerical value assigned.

Can you "break the code" and find the only letter of the alphabet that, according to this system, would have the value of 1?

A = 2      E = 3      I = 2    

B = 0      F = 3      J = 2

C = 2      G = 2     K = 4

D = 0      H = 4     L = 2

Answer:

 

The only letter that has the value of 1 is P. The numbers have been assigned according to the number of unattached end points of strokes used to make up the letters. Accordingly, M =2,

N = 2, O = 0, P = 1, etc.