#include<iostream>
#include<algorithm>
using namespace std;
const int maxn=28;
int father[maxn];
int height[maxn];
struct Road{
char from;
char to;
int weight;
bool operator<(const Road& e) const{
return weight<e.weight;
}
};
Road road[100];
void initial(int n){
for(int i=0;i<n;i++){
father[i]=i;
height[i]=0;
}
}
int find(int x){
if(x!=father[x]){
father[x]=find(father[x]);
}
return father[x];
}
void Union(int x,int y){
x=find(x);
y=find(y);
if(x!=y){
if(height[x]<height[y]){
father[x]=y;
}
else if(height[x]>height[y]){
father[y]=x;
}
else{
father[y]=x;
height[x]++;
}
}
}
int Kruskal(int n,int edgenumber){
initial(n);
sort(road,road+edgenumber);
int answer=0;
for(int i=0;i<edgenumber;i++){
int x=road[i].from-'A';
int y=road[i].to-'A';
if(find(x)!=find(y)){
answer+=road[i].weight;
Union(x,y);
}
}
return answer;
}
int main(){
int n;
while(cin>>n){
if(n==0){
break;
}
int k=0;
int num=0;
for(int i=0;i<n-1;i++){
char c;
int m;
cin>>c>>m;
if(m>0){
for(int i=0;i<m;i++){
cin>>road[k].to>>road[k].weight;
road[k].from=c;
num++;
k++;
}
}
}
cout<<Kruskal(n,num)<<endl;
}
}