From: owner-acka-games@wilma.che.utexas.edu (Ackanomic Games Digest) To: acka-games-digest Subject: Ackanomic Games Digest V2 #42 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 Wednesday, April 16 1997 Volume 02 : Number 042 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 01:44:22 -0400 From: Malenkai Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary Phil Ackley wrote: > 3) A game in which one person or side must find a rhyme to a > word or a line of verse given by another. I vote for 3. Malenkai hoping Fictionary dies before P 1926 comes around ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 09:09:01 -0500 From: "Bollinger, John C." Subject: RE: Acka: The Machine That Goes *ping* As did Guy Fawkes once before me, I must sadly admit that I have broken the Rules -- the Machine went *ping* yesterday, and I neglected to announce it. Here is what I should have written yesterday: Today is Tuesday, the 15th day of April, 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* 5 times. Nevertheless, I happily and in conformance with the rules also report: Today is Wednesday, the 16th day of April, 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. ThinMan Scholar of *ping* ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 19:28:23 -0400 From: Malenkai Subject: Re: Acka: *ping* (snowgod) The Scholar of *ping* wrote: > As did Guy Fawkes once before me, I must sadly admit that I have > broken the Rules -- the Machine went *ping* yesterday, and I > neglected to announce it. Rule 1209: > Should it ever be publically knowable that the current Scholar has > violated any part of this rule during the current Scholar's term, > the Machine immediately randomly teleports itself to another active > player's Home. Sorry :(. I think I agree with breadbox that this may have been a bad amendment. At the time, it seemed better to eliminate the cumbersome CFCJ procedure when the Scholar went awol. If anyone has a decent solution, go for it. The Machine has teleported to snowgod's abode. Malenkai ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 17:36:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Raiter Subject: Re: Acka: *ping* (snowgod) >> Should it ever be publically knowable that the current Scholar has >> violated any part of this rule during the current Scholar's term, >> the Machine immediately randomly teleports itself to another active >> player's Home. > > Sorry :(. I think I agree with breadbox that this may have been a bad > amendment. At the time, it seemed better to eliminate the cumbersome > CFCJ procedure when the Scholar went awol. If anyone has a decent > solution, go for it. I agree that it seemed a good idea at the time - I'm pretty sure that I voted for it, in fact. But I think the best solution would be to go back to using the CFCJ mechanism. It pretty much has the same effect, but it allows mistakes that don't bother anyone to slide by. Since ThinMan must now post the Truth of the Machine, I'd like to take a stab at it first. Was it anything like: IF AND ONLY IF today the day of the week contains one quiet letter or one dipthong, THEN The Machine That Goes *ping* will go *ping*. ? breadbox Student of *ping* ------------------------------ End of Ackanomic Games Digest V2 #42 ************************************