From: owner-acka-games-digest@muppetlabs.com (acka-games-digest) To: acka-games-digest@muppetlabs.com Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #117 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 Saturday, June 13 1998 Volume 03 : Number 117 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 18:15:01 -0400 (EDT) From: alfvaen@telusplanet.net (Aaron V. Humphrey) Subject: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Ayla) Attila the Pun failed to post a play, so e attempts a No Play by default. Here is eir hand: Attila the Pun: AD KD JD 10D 2D 3D 10C 9C 9C 8C 8C 7C 7C 5C AS JS 9S JH 7H Prophet Ayla, is "No Play" correct? (I think we can all hazard a guess at this one...:-) - -- - --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ ) Current Album--Crowded House Current Book--Truddi Chase:When Rabbit Howls Even Occam occasionally cut himself shaving. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 22:41:17 -0400 (EDT) From: Eric Plumb Subject: Acka: WUA round 13 preliminary results Round 13 of this game of Word Un-Association is on its way down and out; some matters, however, still need to be resolved... The link this time was from "ugly" to "loop." JT attempted to link with "terminated." It is true that loops in a computer program do often terminate, but the connection with "ugly" -- the fact that termination, whether of an occupation, a life, or otherwise, is less than beautiful -- seemed too darn shaky to me. This was rejected. Koxvolio attempted to link with "fruit." Fruit Loops are a rather famous breakfast cereal in the U.S. (and, if my experiences in South Africa are any guide, a toroidal candy snack in the U.K.), so that part is no problem. The existence of an "Ugli Fruit," a sour Jamaican native that resembles, in the Confused in question's own words, "a super-wrinkled, oversize tangerine," cannot be denied, and though it is not an overly common staple 'round these parts (at least as far as I know), several of my more Eastern friends assure me that it is more prevalent and widely known at least in the northeastern United States, and (I presume, from the fact that Koxvolio knew of it) in the British version of Cambridge. For serving information, check out http://www.compucook.com/3azfic/FICdata/CitFr-UgliFruit.html The upshot of all of this is that this link was accepted, denying Slakko a follow-up to Koxvolio's previous 6-point round. Koxvolio gains 2 points. None of Mr. Tambourine Man, rufus, or Attila the Pun submitted a link word. For the record, I, too, could not think of one I would have accepted; the first time this game that has happened. I congratulate Koxvolio, and am curious as to whether Slakko had the same word in mind. Scores are, I'm pretty sure: Koxvolio 18 Slakko 8 JT 7 MTM 5 rufus 1 AtP -1 rufus now bears the yoke of linking from "loop" in Round 14. - - 867-5309 Time is the best teacher. Unfortunately, it kills all its students. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 23:35:42 -0400 (EDT) From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" Subject: Acka: Spades Ends > I have sent Alfvaen his cards; he has 3 days to choose one to give to > Goldenmean and send it to me and Goldenmean. Then Goldenmean will > similarly give a card to Alfvaen, and then the first trick will begin > with 867-5309's lead. Alfvaen sent me and goldenmean his card Wednesday morning, but Goldenmean never sent a card, and his 3 days ended this morning. This is both the 7th default action for the AlfGol team AND Goldenmean's 3rd consecutive default action, so by the amendments recently made to that rule, Alfvaen and Goldenmean's team forfeits and Slakko and 867-5309 win. And appropriate score changes happen for the duel, if anybody can remember who out of those four was dueling and who was seconding. Dennis and Edna Referee ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 23:48:13 -0400 (EDT) From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" Subject: Acka: Viruses Round 3 Ends Round 3 of viruses has ended. @ Player moves * two-star S 32 79 to 31 80 A Alfvaen P 21 78 G MTM no move submitted J JT P 28 77 N Niccolo P 33 81 P Pandora (left the game) R Rex Mundi P 30 75 S Slakko P 32 84 F (Fortun.) uninfected M (JM Bear) uninfected O (Astro) uninfected 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 71 . . . . . . @ . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 72 . . . . . @ . . . . @ R R . . . . . . 72 73 . . . . P P P . J J @ . R R . . . . . 73 74 . . . . @ . @ . . J J . @ R . . . . . 74 75 . . . . . . @ @ . . . J . R R . . . . 75 76 . . . @ . . A A . . J @ . . . . . . . 76 77 . . G . . A . A . . . J . . . . . . . 77 78 . . G . A . . . @ . . . J @ * * * . . 78 79 . . . G . . . P . . . . . . * . * . . 79 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . . 80 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . @ . . N . . 81 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . @ . . S . . 82 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G S S . . 83 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @ S . . . 84 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 JT got a viruspoint this round. @ Player viruses viruspoints J JT 8 1 R Rex Mundi 7 0 * two-star 6 0 A Alfvaen 5 0 G MTM 4 1 S Slakko 4 0 P Pandora 4 0 (quit) N Niccolo F 1 0 If nobody takes over Pandora's place by the end of the next round, his cells will become uninfected. Round 4 begins now. Send in your moves. /dev/joe Referee ------------------------------ End of acka-games-digest V3 #117 ********************************