function scrabble_points = ch_scrabble_points ( ch ) %*****************************************************************************80 % %% CH_SCRABBLE_POINTS returns the Scrabble point value of a character. % % Licensing: % % This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license. % % Modified: % % 22 February 2010 % % Author: % % John Burkardt % % Parameters: % % Input, character CH, the character. % % Output, integer SCRABBLE_POINTS, the point value of the character. % points = [ ... 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, ... 4, 2, 4, 1, 8, ... 5, 1, 3, 1, 1, ... 3, 10, 1, 1, 1, ... 1, 4, 4, 8, 4, ... 10, 0 ]; % % Convert character to a Scrabble character index. % ic = ch_to_scrabble ( ch ); if ( 1 <= ic && ic <= 27 ) scrabble_points = points(ic); else scrabble_points = 0; end return end