From: owner-acka-games-digest@muppetlabs.com (acka-games-digest) To: acka-games-digest@muppetlabs.com Subject: acka-games-digest V2 #212 Reply-To: acka-games@muppetlabs.com Sender: owner-acka-games-digest@muppetlabs.com Errors-To: owner-acka-games-digest@muppetlabs.com Precedence: bulk acka-games-digest Tuesday, December 9 1997 Volume 02 : Number 212 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 11:52:17 +0000 () From: Duncan Richer Subject: Acka: *ping* (LATE) After spending a night out of his house, staying up polishing the newly-extended water tower, Slakko got back to find an interesting message. Guess what? The Machine that Goes *ping* now has *ping* waiting attached. And all for the cost of A$0 per month! This message should have been sent yesterday (but I was not here to send it) > Today is Monday, the 8th day of December, > and the Machine That Goes *ping* Has Gone *ping* today. > Since I have been Scholar, the Machine has gone *ping* 6 times. Slakko Unfortunately late Scholar of *ping* - -- Duncan "" Richer aka Duncan C. Richer - aka Slakko the Lost Warner Brother - Now Really Lost! Queens' College -- PhD, Pure Maths, Graph Theory -- Cambridge University ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 03:59:02 -0800 (PST) From: Brian Raiter Subject: Re: Acka: *ping* (Magic Letter) >> Today is Monday, the 8th day of December, >> and the Machine That Goes *ping* Has Gone *ping* today. >> Since I have been Scholar, the Machine has gone *ping* 6 times. > > Slakko > Unfortunately late Scholar of *ping* Ah, finally.... Scholar, I name "c" as the Magic Letter. breadbox ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 17:06:01 -0500 From: "Vivian Norwood" Subject: Acka: Viruses Round 18 ROUND 18 Moves: Thin Man (T) - Place P12 Red Barn (!) - Step G11 to H12 /dev/joe (/) - Place K8 Alfvaen (A) - Place J25 New Grid: Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 26 . . . . . . . . . @ . . . / . . . . . . . . . 26 25 . . . . . . . . / . A . / . / / . . . . . . . 25 24 . . . . . . . / / . . . / . / / . . . . . . . 24 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . / / . . . . . . . 23 22 . . . . . . . . . . / . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 21 . . . . . . . . / . . . . / . . . . . . . . . 21 20 . . . . . . . . . / / / / . . . . . . . . . . 20 19 . . . . . A A A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 18 . . . . . A A . . T . . . . * . . . . . . . . 18 17 . . / . / . . . . . . . . . * . . . . . . . . 17 16 . . / . . . . . . . . . . . @ . . . . . . . . 16 15 . . / . . . . @ T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 14 . . . . @ . . . . W . . W . . . . . . . . . . 14 13 . . . . . . . . ! @ . . @ . . . . T T . . . . 13 12 . . . . . . . . ! . . . A A . . T T T T . . . 12 11 . . . . . . . ! . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . 11 10 . . . . . . ! ! . A . A . A . . . . . T . . . 10 9 . . . . . . . . . A . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8 . . . . . . . . . A . / . A A @ T . . . . . . 8 7 . . . . . . ! @ @ A @ @ . A . . . . . . . . . 7 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Points: /dev/joe received a virus point this turn! Cells Points /dev/joe (/) 24 6 Alfvaen (A) 17 0 Thin Man (T) 10 1 Red Barn (!) 6 0 Rex Mundi (W) 2 0 Two Star (*) 2 3 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 17:14:33 -0500 From: "Bollinger, John C." Subject: RE: Acka: Viruses Round 18 Place U11. ThinMan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 19:42:24 -0600 (CST) From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" Subject: Re: Acka: Viruses Round 18 I found one error in the posted grid for round 18. There should be no cell at H24; the one I had there before died due to being surrounded by 4 other cells. > Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V > 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 > 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 > 26 . . . . . . . . . @ . . . / . . . . . . . . . 26 > 25 . . . . . . . . / . A . / . / / . . . . . . . 25 > 24 . . . . . . . / / . . . / . / / . . . . . . . 24 > 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . / / . . . . . . . 23 /dev/joe ------------------------------ End of acka-games-digest V2 #212 ********************************