From: owner-acka-games-digest@muppetlabs.com (acka-games-digest) To: acka-games-digest@muppetlabs.com Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #94 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 Thursday, May 7 1998 Volume 03 : Number 094 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 00:15:09 -0400 (EDT) From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - /dev/joe's play > Correct Plays | Incorrect plays > -----------------------+---------------------------------------------------- > K S (starter) | > Q S (/dev/joe) | > 6 S (TGW) | > 3 S (else...if) | > 4 C (/dev/joe) | > 4 D (TGW) | > 5 D (else...if) | > 6 D (/dev/joe) | 5 H (TGW) > Q D (else...if acting)| > Q H (/dev/joe [*]) | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting) > K H (/dev/joe) | > A H (TGW) | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe) > 2 S (TGW) | > 7 S (else...if) | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if) > | 5 S (/dev/joe) 6 C (TGW) 10 C (else...if) > 10 H (/dev/joe) | > K H (TGW) | A C (else...if) 3 H (/dev/joe) A S (TGW) > A H (else...if[*]) | I play the 2 of clubs. /dev/joe ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 00:30:56 -0400 (EDT) From: Eric Plumb Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - /dev/joe's play On Wed, 6 May 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote: > > Correct Plays | Incorrect plays > > -----------------------+---------------------------------------------------- > > K S (starter) | > > Q S (/dev/joe) | > > 6 S (TGW) | > > 3 S (else...if) | > > 4 C (/dev/joe) | > > 4 D (TGW) | > > 5 D (else...if) | > > 6 D (/dev/joe) | 5 H (TGW) > > Q D (else...if acting)| > > Q H (/dev/joe [*]) | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting) > > K H (/dev/joe) | > > A H (TGW) | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe) > > 2 S (TGW) | > > 7 S (else...if) | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if) > > | 5 S (/dev/joe) 6 C (TGW) 10 C (else...if) > > 10 H (/dev/joe) | > > K H (TGW) | A C (else...if) 3 H (/dev/joe) A S (TGW) > > A H (else...if[*]) | > > I play the 2 of clubs. Yes. - -Hubert There are three kinds of people: those who can count and those who can't. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 00:40:10 -0400 (EDT) From: JT Subject: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - TGW's play Players and Scores: Hubert : 0 gamepoints ( 0 cards) (Deus) /dev/joe : 0 gamepoints (11 cards) * TGW : 0 gamepoints (14 cards) else...if : 0 gamepoints (14 cards) (* denotes who's turn it is to play -- play will be entered only after Deus and prophet respond to the play) Card ranks: The cards in each suit are ranked A-2 with Ace high. Wild cards are ranked below 2's. Correct Plays | Incorrect plays - -----------------------+------------------------------------------------------ K S (starter) | Q S (/dev/joe) | 6 S (TGW) | 3 S (else...if) | 4 C (/dev/joe) | 4 D (TGW) | 5 D (else...if) | 6 D (/dev/joe) | 5 H (TGW) Q D (else...if acting)| Q H (/dev/joe [*]) | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting) K H (/dev/joe) | A H (TGW) | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe) 2 S (TGW) | 7 S (else...if) | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if) | 5 S (/dev/joe) 6 C (TGW) 10 C (else...if) 10 H (/dev/joe) | K H (TGW) | A C (else...if) 3 H (/dev/joe) A S (TGW) A H (else...if[*]) | 2 C (/dev/joe) | [*] every 10th card after the starter is marked while there is no prophet [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] [ Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ] [ It's hard to sieze the day when you must first grapple with the morning ] [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 01:05:31 -0400 (EDT) From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R5 T6 Alfvaen wrote, Sunday 22:03 Acka time: > For the next trick, I lead the Queen of Clubs. Slakko failed to make a play within 3 days. His default random play is the Jack of Clubs. Goldenmean's turn. /dev/joe Referee ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 01:07:21 -0400 (EDT) From: Frank Schmidt Subject: Acka: Game of Pure Skill 2 - Rd 5 results This time TGW won, quite narrow, with his second lowest card... nice trick, TGW. In case I'm allowed to declare Fair Play Awards, TGW gets one. Round| 1| 2| 3 | 4| 5| Card |5S|KS| 7S|4S|3S| Alfvn|9H|AH|10H|8H|5H| 16 pts JT |3D|9D| 5D|2D|4D| 13 pts TGW |3C|2C| 5C|4C|6C| 3 pts Next card: Jack of Spades J. M. Bear ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 02:51:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Duncan Richer Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R5 T6 On Thu, 7 May 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote: > Alfvaen wrote, Sunday 22:03 Acka time: > > For the next trick, I lead the Queen of Clubs. > > Slakko failed to make a play within 3 days. His default random > play is the Jack of Clubs. D'oh! I accidentally posted my move to Alfvaen, and failed to bounce it to the list (which is what I thought I did). Sorry for the delays. - -- Duncan C. "" Richer aka Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College Cambridge, 1st Year PhD(Pure Maths), CUDipSoc, CUSFS, CUSTS, CURS etc Acka - President, Web-Harfer, RuneMaker, ChessUmpire, Map-Harfer ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 04:55:37 -0400 (EDT) From: kenningd@which.co.uk (L'homme a tete de choux) Subject: acka: ghost (whose turn?) Can anyone just confirm for me that it's not my turn in Ghost? If it actually is my turn, can someone tell me what I'm following on from. Pandora ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 06:31:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Eric Plumb Subject: Re: acka: ghost (whose turn?) On Wed, 6 May 1998, L'homme a tete de choux wrote: > Can anyone just confirm for me that it's not my turn in Ghost? If it actually > is my turn, can someone tell me what I'm following on from. It is, unless e's played and I missed it, Robert Sevin's turn. - -Hubert It's always darkest just before you step on the cat. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 08:10:55 -0400 (EDT) From: Joshua Herreshoff Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R5 T6 Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote: > Alfvaen wrote, Sunday 22:03 Acka time: > > For the next trick, I lead the Queen of Clubs. > > Slakko failed to make a play within 3 days. His default random > play is the Jack of Clubs. 8 of clubs. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 08:26:29 -0400 (EDT) From: Duncan Richer Subject: Acka: AC: Round 17 ends, Round 18 starts. So sorry about the delay. All this harfing is slowing me down. Moves for Round 17 of Abstract Crescent: 12: else...if 23: IdiotBoy 29: The Gingham Wearer 46: Alfvaen 66: JT 67: Hubert 88: /dev/joe and H*bert failed to submit. So else...if scores 5 points. Current scores: 32: Hubert 27: /dev/joe 26: Alfvaen 21: The Gingham Wearer 17: else...if 15: JT 12: IdiotBoy 0: H*bert Congruences for Round 16 (mod 8): 0: IdiotBoy 1: /dev/joe 2: H*bert 3: JT 4: Hubert 5: else...if 6: The Gingham Wearer 7: Alfvaen Yours, Slakko - -- Duncan C. "" Richer aka Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College Cambridge, 1st Year PhD(Pure Maths), CUDipSoc, CUSFS, CUSTS, CURS etc Acka - President, Web-Harfer, RuneMaker, ChessUmpire, Map-Harfer ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 08:49:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Eric Plumb Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R5 T6 On Thu, 7 May 1998, Joshua Herreshoff wrote: > > Alfvaen wrote, Sunday 22:03 Acka time: > > > For the next trick, I lead the Queen of Clubs. > > > > Slakko failed to make a play within 3 days. His default random > > play is the Jack of Clubs. > > 8 of clubs. And I'll round it off with the 10 of clubs. - -Hubert Fill out your tax form using Roman numerals. Or binary. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 08:57:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Duncan Richer Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary round 5 On Wed, 6 May 1998, Eric Plumb wrote: > The remaining definitions are: > > 1. A hospital. I vote for definition 1 in Fictionary Game 3 Round 5. - -- Duncan C. "" Richer aka Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College Cambridge, 1st Year PhD(Pure Maths), CUDipSoc, CUSFS, CUSTS, CURS etc Acka - President, Web-Harfer, RuneMaker, ChessUmpire, Map-Harfer ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 09:44:57 -0400 (EDT) From: alfvaen@telusplanet.net (Aaron V. Humphrey) Subject: Acka: Spades R5T7 For Trick 7 I lead the Two of Clubs. - -- - --Alfvaen (Web page:http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/) Song In My Head--They Might Be Giants:Snowball In Hell Current Book--Barb Galler-Smith & Josh Langston:Druids Life is a placebo masquerading as a simile. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 11:33:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Duncan Richer Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R5T7 On Thu, 7 May 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote: > > For Trick 7 I lead the Two of Clubs. Five of Clubs. - -- Duncan C. "" Richer aka Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College Cambridge, 1st Year PhD(Pure Maths), CUDipSoc, CUSFS, CUSTS, CURS etc Acka - President, Web-Harfer, RuneMaker, ChessUmpire, Map-Harfer ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 13:01:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Frank Schmidt Subject: Acka: Game of Pure Skill 2 - Rd 6 results Alfvaen won another round. TGW finally played a high card, but eir Queen is beaten by Alfvaen's King. JT's position this time is opposite to that e had when the King of Spades was played, and TGW and Alfvaen played the two lowest cards - now they played the two highest ones. Round| 1| 2| 3 | 4| 5| 6| Card |5S|KS| 7S|4S|3S|JS| Alfvn|9H|AH|10H|8H|5H|KH| 27 pts JT |3D|9D| 5D|2D|4D|8D| 13 pts TGW |3C|2C|5C|4C|6C|QC| 3 pts Next card: 8 of Spades J. M. Bear ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 14:12:30 -0400 (EDT) From: "Raquel Peres da Silva" Subject: Re: acka: ghost (whose turn?) > > Can anyone just confirm for me that it's not my turn in Ghost? If it actually > > is my turn, can someone tell me what I'm following on from. > > It is, unless e's played and I missed it, Robert Sevin's turn. I believe e has already missed eir turn, since last play (yours) was on May 04. Did you send it at 7PM or 7AM? (I can't have my mail software tell me this). Yours, Ayla Priestess of the Order of the Razor Boomerangs Priestess of the Church of the Evil Ballot Stuffer Law of Cat Motion: A cat will move in a straight line, unless there is a *really* good reason to change direction. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 14:12:32 -0400 (EDT) From: "Raquel Peres da Silva" Subject: Acka: Game of Pure Skill 1 - Round 2 - Results Prize: 10S Bids: - - Pandora AH - - Koxvolio QD - - JM Bear KC Again, JM Bear has won. The 10S is added to eir pile, and the AH, the QD and the KC are discarded. So far, the scoring is: Pandora 0 Koxvolio 0 JM Bear 13 Round 3 starts now. The prize is: 6S Ayla ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 15:03:39 -0400 (EDT) From: Mitchell Perry Harding Subject: Re: acka: ghost (whose turn?) Raquel Peres da Silva wrote: > > > > Can anyone just confirm for me that it's not my turn in Ghost? If it > actually > > > is my turn, can someone tell me what I'm following on from. > > > > It is, unless e's played and I missed it, Robert Sevin's turn. > > I believe e has already missed eir turn, since last play (yours) was on May > 04. Did you send it at 7PM or 7AM? (I can't have my mail software tell me > this). Ack, is there still time for me to play? I apparently missed the notice that it was my turn! What is the current ghost word? Harf, Robert Sevin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 16:12:36 -0400 (EDT) From: "Tom Walmsley" Subject: Acka: Ghost Status It is indeed Robert Sevin's turn. The current ghost word is "schl". Robert Sevin has approximately two hours to play. The current order of play is as follows: 1. JT 2. Alfvaen 3. Ayla 4. Hubert 5. Robert Sevin 6. H*bert 7. Vynd 8. Slakko 9. Pandora It might be an idea if people included this list with each play. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. TGW, referee. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 16:36:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Duncan Richer Subject: Acka: AC: Round 18 ends - Game Over! Moves for Round 18 of Abstract Crescent: 1: /dev/joe 2: H*bert 11: JT 16: IdiotBoy 21: else...if 38: The Gingham Wearer 58: Hubert and Alfvaen's turn was rendered irrelevant. Current scores: 42: /dev/joe 32: Hubert 26: Alfvaen 21: The Gingham Wearer 17: else...if 15: JT 12: IdiotBoy 0: H*bert Game is 40, so /dev/joe has won. Congratulations - here is your Jade Grapefruit. I'll take my A$5 now, thanks (see Rule 1250.21). - -- Duncan C. "" Richer aka Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College Cambridge, 1st Year PhD(Pure Maths), CUDipSoc, CUSFS, CUSTS, CURS etc Acka - President, Web-Harfer, RuneMaker, ChessUmpire, Map-Harfer ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 17:59:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Mitchell Perry Harding Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost Status Tom Walmsley wrote: > > It is indeed Robert Sevin's turn. The current ghost word is "schl". Robert > Sevin has approximately two hours to play. schlo Harf, Robert Sevin "The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they're going to be when you kill them." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 18:02:45 -0400 (EDT) From: "Tom Walmsley" Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost Status > schlo This was just in time and it is now H*bert's go. TGW, referee. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 18:04:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Mitchell Perry Harding Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost Status Tom Walmsley wrote: > > > schlo > > This was just in time and it is now H*bert's go. > > TGW, referee. Thank the heavens! Harf, Robert Sevin http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~mitcharf/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 18:14:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Jonathan David Amery Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost Status On Thu, 7 May 1998, Mitchell Perry Harding wrote: > Tom Walmsley wrote: > > > > It is indeed Robert Sevin's turn. The current ghost word is "schl". Robert > > Sevin has approximately two hours to play. > > schlo > schloc ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 18:21:29 -0400 (EDT) From: "Tom Walmsley" Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost Status > schloc It is now Vynd's turn. TGW, referee. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 23:28:21 -0400 (EDT) From: John Frederic Mc Coy Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost Status On Thu, 7 May 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote: > > schloc > > It is now Vynd's turn. > > TGW, referee. > I challenge, not in a word. - Vynd jmccoy@umich.edu ------------------------------ End of acka-games-digest V3 #94 *******************************