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Posers and Puzzles
Joined 11 Nov '05 Moves 43938 Originally posted by forkedknight
My number is 14 as well, same as Obama (and for that matter, Osama. Terrorist connection anyone?) 😛 Right you are!
Any 'terrorist' is a zero, even if 'terrorists' are ones.
Joined 11 Nov '05 Moves 43938 Originally posted by FabianFnas
Right you are!
Any 'terrorist' is a zero, even if 'terrorists' are ones. Hint: It's all about the name, nothing else.
[name] -> algorithm -> [personal number].
How to convert a name into a number?
agarda -> 0
abalone -> 4
Andaluz -> 25
Germany
Joined 27 Oct '08 Moves 3118 My personal number would be ten, then.
Joined 11 Nov '05 Moves 43938 Originally posted by KazetNagorra
My personal number would be ten, then. Right you are!
I think it's time to reveal the algorithm, the solution. Would you like to do it?
Germany
Joined 27 Oct '08 Moves 3118 Originally posted by FabianFnas
Right you are!
I think it's time to reveal the algorithm, the solution. Would you like to do it? Personal number = |number corresponding to first letter of the name - number corresponding to last letter of the name|, where the letters are ordered in the standard alphabetical way, i.e. a = 1, b = 2, ... , z = 26.
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