A new 10-digit binary system

The advantage of Ben’s 10-digit binary is that there is a perfect consistency in how the digits are read. In mine, there are new rules to be learned.

Let’s start with the first 8 out of 16 groups of 64 images each.

0000 - 0
0001 - 1
0010 - 2
0011 - 3
0100 - 4
0101 - 5
0110 - 6
0111 - 7

Examples:

0000 001 010 - Sudden (012)
0001 001 010 - Titan (112)
0010 001 010 - Newton (212)
0011 001 010 - Maiden (312)
0100 001 010 - Rotten (412)
0101 001 010 - Olden (512)
0110 001 010 - Judean (612)
0111 001 010 - Cotton (712)

Simply put, the first 0 is not relevant in the sense that you just ignore it and carry on with the major system as usual. After this point, we drop the conventional reading of binary digits, because almost no one can naturally read binary digits beyond the numeral “9” anyway. So we’ll take what liberties we need to make the method easiest for us.

Now we move on to:

1011 - 8
1101 - 9

Notice the first 3 of those four digits. It will be helpful in explaining the naturalness of the selections of combinations of 4 binaries to represent certain sounds.

Examples:

1011 001 010 - Futon (812)
1101 001 010 - Button (912)

Now I am assuming that this is for the user of the particular 1352 system that I have laid out. In that case, he will be using Kings to make the ‘H’ sound when they appear first, and to be silent when they appear second. In the latter case, the card pairs can be read merely by seeing the second king and ignoring it.*

Kings first: 1001
Kings second: 1111*

Examples: (Let us assume that the suit combination :spades::clubs: = 1 in your system)

1001 001 010 - Hidden (K​:spades:2​:clubs:)
1111 001 010 - Ton* (2​:spades:K​:clubs:)*

Thus, we have the first example of the new idea introduced in this 10-digit binary method. That the first four digits can usefully index the correct image without making a sound themselves. And it is this rule that is employed for the final four groups of images.

1010 - Delayed 8
1100 - Delayed 9

Notice the resemblance to the natural ‘8’ and ‘9’ listed above. Hence, the difficulty of learning these 2 codes is minimized.

Examples:

1010 001 010 - Donovan (128)
1100 001 010 - TenPins (129)

At this point, we have covered 14 of the 16 categories needed. Here are the final two:

1110 - Delayed Jack
1000 - Delayed Queen

As in the shadow system, the rules when a Jack or a queen appears second in the card combination is that an “S” is added to the beginning of the word. Queens make the “4” sound, so 1000 is quite a fitting combination for them. 1110 has nothing to do with Jacks really, so just has to be learned through repetition.

Examples:

1110 001 010 - Stand (2​:spades:J​:clubs:)
1000 001 010 - Stoner (2​:spades:Q​:clubs:)

Thus, 1110 and 1000 both make the sound of “S” while indicating which word must be used upon the reading of the next 6 binary digits.

And there you have it: a complete 10-digit binary system for users of a 1352-image card pair system.

Questions are welcome :slight_smile:

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