Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #272
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acka-games-digest     Wednesday, February 11 1998     Volume 03 : Number 272

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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 00:07:27 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: YORL

In fact, Sam couldn't just _see_ the giants--he could see _through_ them.

No, not all of them.  There were eight giants he could see, and as he
looked closer he realized that there were two that were opaque, and each
of them had three transparent images that echoed their movements.  He
frowned, a thought tickling at the inside of his brains.  For a moment
the word "hologram" flickered before his eyes, and then was gone.

What the hell was that?  He shook his head to try to clear it.  Even if
six of those giants were holo-hooeys, the other two were real.  He knew
that Texas was a damn big state, but he didn't know there were giants
that actually lived there.

"Romeo, what is it?" the girl in blue asked, looking concerned.

"Look, darlin'--" he began.

"Do not speak to me so!" she said, affronted.  "You know well my name is
Elspeth.  What is wrong, Romeo?  Have you forgotten how to fight the
frost giants?"

Alfvaen plays: hologram

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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 00:21:34 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Viruses

Here are the moves for Round 12 of Viruses:

Slakko: Place P7
/dev/joe: Place U16
The Gingham Wearer: Destroy Q6
else...if: Place G16
breadbox: Place F13
two-star: None

New grid:

   C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W 
28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
26 . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . . . . . . 26
25 . . . . . . . . . . @ @ * * . . . . . . . 25
24 . . . . . . . . . . ? . * . . . . . . . . 24
23 . . . . . . . . . . . @ . . . . . . . . . 23
22 . . . . . . ? ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? . . . . . . 18
17 . . . X . . . . . X @ ? ? . . @ . @ . . . 17
16 . . X X ? . . . X . X @ . @ . . . . / . . 16
15 . . . X . . X X X . . @ / @ G . . . @ . . 15
14 . . . X X X X X . @ / . . G G . . . . . . 14
13 . . . . X . . . . / . . . . . . G S . . . 13
12 . . . . . . . . . . / . . G G . G @ . . . 12
11 . . . . . S . . . . @ / . . . . . . . . . 11
10 . . . . S . . @ . . / @ . . . G . . . . . 10
 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . G . . . . . . .  9
 8 . . . . . @ . . / . . . . @ . G . . . . .  8
 7 . . . . . . . / . . . . @ S . G G . . . .  7
 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . G . . . G . . . .  6
 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . G G . . . . . .  5
 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W 

No viruspoint is awarded this round.

Player Name      Symbol    Cells     Points
The Gingham Wearer G        16          6
breadbox           X        16          0
/dev/joe           /         9          0
else...if          ?         7          0
Slakko             S         4          2
two-star           *         4          0

Well, it looks like the runaway lead of The Gingham Wearer has been cut
short, with breadbox surging into a tie for first place.  We'll have to
see if it stays that way, though...

Round 13 begins now.  You may reply to this message to send me your moves.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--David Sylvian:Gone To Earth
Current Book--Michael P. Kube-McDowell:Alternities
They laughed when I said I wanted to be a comedian.  They're not laughing now.

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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 07:13:10 -0500 (EST)
From: Joshua Herreshoff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades

> I follow with the Three of Hearts.

I'll play the Two of Hearts

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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 11:14:43 -0500 (EST)
From: "Vivian Norwood" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: YORL

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> From: Aaron V. Humphrey <[email-masked]>
> To: acka-games <[email-masked]>
> Subject: Acka: YORL
> Date: Wednesday, February 11, 1998 12:07 AM
> 
> 
> In fact, Sam couldn't just _see_ the giants--he could see _through_ them.
> 
> No, not all of them.  There were eight giants he could see, and as he
> looked closer he realized that there were two that were opaque, and each
> of them had three transparent images that echoed their movements.  He
> frowned, a thought tickling at the inside of his brains.  For a moment
> the word "hologram" flickered before his eyes, and then was gone.
> 
> What the hell was that?  He shook his head to try to clear it.  

I am attempting to interrupt with temple.  You know, the part of your brain
that affects, among other things, your vision and also can give you
headaches.

Hey, its worth a shot, and I have a killer story idea that I don't want to
wait to use.

Balsamic Dragon

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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 11:45:22 -0500 (EST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: YORL

> > In fact, Sam couldn't just _see_ the giants--he could see _through_ them.

Alfvaen's play of hologram is accepted.

> I am attempting to interrupt with temple.  You know, the part of your brain
> that affects, among other things, your vision and also can give you
> headaches.

Balsamic Dragon's interrupt is rejected, and she receives two cards.
Like Karma's interrupt on the last play, I think this is just too much
of a stretch.

A bit of advice to potential interrupters: I think the system I'm
using to decide that these interrupts are too far from the story
segment is that they're two levels of indirection away.  If Balsamic
Dragon's card had been headache, vision, addled, etc. it might be a
valid play. If Alfvaen had said that Sam felt a headache or he felt
his brain throbbing, etc. then the interrupt with temple might have
been valid.  Similarly on Karma's play, if the card had just been
"small" or if Alfvaen had said Sam felt small against the giants,
it would have worked, but the link from giants -> small Sam -> pygmy
was too far to go for an interrupt.

I did find Balsamic Dragon's use of the card interesting, though.

/dev/joe

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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 14:15:54 -0500 (EST)
From: Rico <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades

On Wed, 11 Feb 1998, Joshua Herreshoff wrote:

> > I follow with the Three of Hearts.
> 
> I'll play the Two of Hearts

... and I the Six.  Of Hearts, of course.

- -rico

. . . Go hence, and sin more creatively next time. 

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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 19:39:45 -0500 (EST)
From: "Gavin M. Doig" <[email-masked]>
Subject: acka: mediocrity round 12 results, round 13 start

rufus played 5, followed by /dev/joe, with 9, and Alfvaen, with 12. Next was
Slakko, with 7, then The Gingham Wearer, with 4, and finally Fortunato, with
4.

The random plays were Goldenmean 12, and else...if, with 16.

So 7 was the most mediocre number, and Slakko gains 1 Gamepoint.

The scores are: Goldenmean 1, The Gingham Wearer 1, Fortunato 1, else...if
2, Alfvaen 2, /dev/joe 2, Slakko 3, rufus 0.

The next round starts now; reply to play.

Rex Mundi, referee.

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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 20:00:11 -0500 (EST)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: acka: mediocrity round 12 results, round 13 start

3

- --
- -Henry Towsner, AKA else...if, The Fearless Alibi Posesser, Laefu, and Yilran

	<[email-masked]>

	Success is the child of audacity.
		-Benjamin Disraeli

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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 20:41:14 -0500 (EST)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Fictionary

Here are the definitions, in random order.  Breadbox submitted the correct
definition, so he recieves 4 points and is left out of this part.

1) An ashtray.
2) A sponge, found only in the Red Sea.
3) A hollow metal tube used for holding cigarettes while smoking.
4) Glue obtained from tree sap.
5) The stench or high flavor of game or other meat when kept long.
6) Wood smoke.

You know the drill.

- --
- -Henry Towsner, AKA else...if, The Fearless Alibi Posesser, Laefu, and Yilran

	<[email-masked]>

	Success is the child of audacity.
		-Benjamin Disraeli

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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 20:46:47 -0500 (EST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary

I vote for this one:
> 3) A hollow metal tube used for holding cigarettes while smoking.

/dev/joe

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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 22:35:14 -0500 (EST)
From: John Frederic Mc Coy <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary

On Wed, 11 Feb 1998, Towsner wrote:

> Here are the definitions, in random order.  Breadbox submitted the correct
> definition, so he recieves 4 points and is left out of this part.
> 
> 1) An ashtray.
> 2) A sponge, found only in the Red Sea.
> 3) A hollow metal tube used for holding cigarettes while smoking.
> 4) Glue obtained from tree sap.

I vote for definition 4, above.

> 5) The stench or high flavor of game or other meat when kept long.
> 6) Wood smoke.
> 
> You know the drill.

                                   - Vynd

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