pentiomino code (very cool)

O.K., I got this from a very very good book I am reading, called "Chasing Vermeer" if you have the chance you should read it. The book is by Blue Balliett. But the code is very simple, but it can take a while to decode other codes if you just started it. Print the picture above, or just find it on google images and print it.

Step 1 Making a code...

This is the fun part, make a code. The code is like a game of chess like you move lets say... your pawn one space you'd say, "A2 to A3" it works like that. Here try decoding this, 

V:1 W:1 - Y:2 L:2 T:2 Z:1 N:1!!

(Answer on next page)