acka-research Digest	Monday, February 01 1999	Volume: 04  Issue: 027


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From: John Frederic Mc Coy <jmccoy@umich.edu>
Subject: Re: Acka: RFC: Winning Isn't Everything
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 21:29:05 -0500 (EST)



On Tue, 26 Jan 1999, Duncan C. "Slakko" Richer wrote:

> A lot of people have been talking about the appropriateness of the
> "winning" paradigm with regard to playing Acka.  I have noticed the
> following regarding "winning":
> 
> Cycle wins are by no means the only guide to who has done the most good
> work for Acka, or had the most fun playing it (obviously).
> Removal of cycle wins might reduce the desire for players to spend time
> thinking up fun ideas, as their "value" falls slightly.
> 
> Suggestions for changes to make:
> 
> Part the First: Changes to Points Wins
> 
> 1. Magic Number is "permanently" fixed at 500.
> Pros: No more messy rules fiddling around with prime numbers and the Magic
> Number every cycle.
> Cons: Makes achieving a points win significantly harder.
> 
> 2. At end of Cycle scores are reset to half previous score, except for the
> winner.  Each player receives A$ equal to their change in income.
> Pros: Encourages players to submit stuff even in a "dead" Cycle (i.e. one
> in which a CWCFJ is awaiting the end of its appeal period).
> Cons: More difficult for the Scorekeeper.  Makes achieving a points win
> easier.
> 
> Part the Second: Halls Aplenty
> 
> The Hall of Elders becomes the Hall of *.
> It contains three areas: the Hall of Elders, the Hall of Champions, and
> the Hall of Fame.

At the risk of revealing how far behind I am in my email, I'd just like to
mention that I pretty much like these ideas. Not that I couldn't have won
a cycle if I'd really tried, mind you...


Vynd

jmccoy@umich.edu



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