#our letter values my %letter_values; @letter_values{qw/A E I L N O R S T U/} = 1; @letter_values{qw/D G/} = 2; @letter_values{qw/B C M P/} = 3; @letter_values{qw/F H V W Y/} = 4; @letter_values{qw/J K Q X Z/} = qw/8 5 10 8 10/; # Initialize Squares my @premium_squares = map { [(' ') x (15) ] } 1..15; # Triple Word @$_[0,7,14] = '3W' for @premium_squares[0,7,14]; # Double Word $premium_squares[$_][$_] = '2W' for 1..4,7,10..13; # Triple Letter @$_[5,9] = ('3L') x (2) for @premium_squares[5,9]; @$_[1,5,9,13] = ('3L') x (4) for @premium_squares[1,13]; # Double Letter @$_[3,11] = ('2L') x (2) for @premium_squares[0,7,14]; @$_[6,8] = ('2L') x (2) for @premium_squares[2,6,8,12]; @$_[2,6,8,12] = ('2L') x (4) for @premium_squares[6,8]; ## ...