From: owner-acka-games@wilma.che.utexas.edu (Ackanomic Games Digest) To: acka-games-digest Subject: Ackanomic Games Digest V2 #20 Reply-To: acka-games@wilma.che.utexas.edu Sender: owner-acka-games@wilma.che.utexas.edu Errors-To: owner-acka-games@wilma.che.utexas.edu Precedence: bulk Ackanomic Games Digest Tuesday, March 25 1997 Volume 02 : Number 020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 01:00:02 -0800 From: Brian Raiter Subject: Acka: The Machine That Goes *ping* Today is Monday, the 24th day of March, in the Year of Our Lord 1997, and the Machine That Goes *ping* has gone *ping* today. Since I have been scholar, the Machine has gone *ping* 6 times. breadbox scholar of *ping* ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 10:02:15 -0500 (EST) From: John Frederic Mc Coy Subject: Re: Acka: The Machine That Goes *ping* On Mon, 24 Mar 1997, Brian Raiter wrote: > Today is Monday, the 24th day of March, in the Year of Our Lord 1997, > and the Machine That Goes *ping* has gone *ping* today. Since I have > been scholar, the Machine has gone *ping* 6 times. > > breadbox > scholar of *ping* > Well, I don't have the rules in front of me, so I could be doing this all wrong. With that said, I'd like to buy the letter r. - Vynd jmccoy@umich.edu ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 08:18:33 -0800 (PST) From: Brian Raiter Subject: Re: Acka: The Machine That Goes *ping* > Well, I don't have the rules in front of me, so I could be doing > this all wrong. With that said, I'd like to buy the letter r. You are doing it wrong. You're supposed to be much more fawning and obeisant. Anyway, I presume that you are asking me if the Truth of the Machine That Goes *ping* contained any Rs. If so, then I must say, this is a stroke of brilliance. I have spent all this time contemplating the Machine, and what little we know of its Truth, and not once did it occur to me: "Hey! Are there any Rs in this Truth?" What a simple, yet elegant approach to deciphering! Vynd, you're a genius. So, when I gazed upon the Truth, and considered whether or not each symbol was an R, I discovered no less than four of them in fact were. To wit: "IF AND ONLY IF Today *** ******** ** *****r* ** *** ****'* r**** ****r** ** * ****r*, THEN The Machine That Goes *ping* shall go *ping*." breadbox scholar of *ping* ------------------------------ End of Ackanomic Games Digest V2 #20 ************************************