Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #17
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acka-games-digest      Tuesday, February 17 1998      Volume 03 : Number 017

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 00:12:13 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: YORL

> The words were hardly out of his mouth when the bar, the crowd, and the
> forest all disappeared and were replaced by a howling blizzard on
> an icy mountaintop.

> Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes. 

I tell ya, Slagothor, your random tagline generator has an interesting
sense of humour.

(I'm not interrupting here or anything, in case anyone's wondering...)

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Gerry Rafferty:City To City
Current Book--Michael P. Kube-McDowell:Alternities
But when the thunder breaks, it breaks for you and me

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 00:50:23 -0500 (EST)
From: **Alexandre Muniz <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: YORL

> The words were hardly out of his mouth when the bar, the crowd, and the
> forest all disappeared and were replaced by a howling blizzard on
> an icy mountaintop.
> 

I attempt to interrupt this with "disappearance"

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 01:15:18 -0500 (EST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: YORL

> > The words were hardly out of his mouth when the bar, the crowd, and the
> > forest all disappeared and were replaced by a howling blizzard on
> > an icy mountaintop.

> I attempt to interrupt this with "disappearance"

Slagothor's play of ring is accepted, and becomes a loose end.

Given Elspeth's (not quoted) very explicit disappearance earlier in the
story segment, as well as the other disappearance quoted above, I am
accepting two-star's interrupt with disappearance.  Slagothor receives
a card.  It is two-star's turn.

/dev/joe

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 01:28:08 -0500 (EST)
From: Joshua Herreshoff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Duel: Spades R1 T4

> I lead out with the Ace of Clubs.

I play the 4 of clubs

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 03:11:48 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary round 9

> 2. continuation of something (as repetition of a word) usually to an
> exceptional degree or beyond a desired point

I vote for definition #2.

breadbox

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 03:34:29 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary round 9

On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, The Gingham Wearer wrote:

> 3. Having relation to changes in currents that depend on the moon's
> phases.

I vote for this one.  If it is number 6, we should T&F TGW :-)

Yours,
Slakko
last Bluffer

- -- 
Duncan C. "" Richer aka
Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College
Cambridge, 1st Yr PhD(PMa) - .Nomic Elector, Frgn Minister, HP(Morpork)
Acka - President "Gumball" RuneMaker ChessUmpire Map-Harfer

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 08:23:47 -0500 (EST)
From: "Vivian Norwood" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: YORL

> 
> The words were hardly out of his mouth when the bar, the crowd, and the
> forest all disappeared and were replaced by a howling blizzard on
> an icy mountaintop.
> 
> 
>
I am interrupting with teleport.

Balsamic Dragon

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 08:30:25 -0500 (EST)
From: "Vivian Norwood" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: YORL

> Given Elspeth's (not quoted) very explicit disappearance earlier in the
> story segment, as well as the other disappearance quoted above, I am
> accepting two-star's interrupt with disappearance.  Slagothor receives
> a card.  It is two-star's turn.
> 
> /dev/joe

Hate to be a pest, but that was a pretty damn short round lasting, as it
did, for only about an hour and a quarter between midnight on Monday and
1:15 a.m. on Tuesday.  Could you give other people a little more time to
interrupt, please?

Balsamic Dragon

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 08:35:46 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: YORL

On Tue, 17 Feb 1998, Vivian Norwood wrote:

> 
> > Given Elspeth's (not quoted) very explicit disappearance earlier in the
> > story segment, as well as the other disappearance quoted above, I am
> > accepting two-star's interrupt with disappearance.  Slagothor receives
> > a card.  It is two-star's turn.
> > 
> > /dev/joe
> 
> Hate to be a pest, but that was a pretty damn short round lasting, as it
> did, for only about an hour and a quarter between midnight on Monday and
> 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday.  Could you give other people a little more time to
> interrupt, please?

From the rules of YORL:

If an interruption is not denied for either of the above reasons, the
Barkeep shall deny it if it comes too late-- that is, either the
interrupted play was attempted more than three days ago, or it has already
been successfully interrupted with a different card. In this case, the
card is burned, and the Bard who attempted the interrupt is dealt one card
to replace it. 

So it doesn't matter, you've been Huberted anyway.

However, note that:

A Bard may try to interrupt any play attempted by another Bard, either
before or after the Barkeep replies to it, by announcing the interruption,
along with the play being interrupted and the name of a card the
interrupting Bard holds. 

So if the interruption had not occurred, then your interruption would
still have been checked by /dev/joe for its legitimacy.

Yours,
Slakko

- -- 
Duncan C. "" Richer aka
Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College
Cambridge, 1st Yr PhD(PMa) - .Nomic Elector, Frgn Minister, HP(Morpork)
Acka - President "Gumball" RuneMaker ChessUmpire Map-Harfer

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 08:47:27 -0500 (EST)
From: "The Gingham Wearer" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary round 9

Slakko wrote:

> On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, The Gingham Wearer wrote:
> 
> > 3. Having relation to changes in currents that depend on the moon's
> > phases.
> 
> I vote for this one.  If it is number 6, we should T&F TGW :-)

Damn you Slakko, I was doing so well! The correct definition is number 3.
The startling revelation from this round is that Alfvaen only got one
point. /dev/joe was the poor unfortunate bluffer who failed to get anyone
to vote for eir definition. Oh, and Vynd sheeped unsuccessfully. The
updated scores are below:

No. Submitter  Voted For  Old Score   Points   New Score
5.  Slakko          3          9         3         12
3.  TGW           (Br)         7         0         7
7.  Vynd            7          1         0         1
1.  Alfvaen         4         21         1        22
6.  /dev/joe        5          8         0         8
4.  breadbox        2         12         1        13
2.  else...if       1          6         1         7

Well, the competition for second place really seems to be hotting up. As
I storm into joint last place, just waiting for else...if to overtake me
before making a late surge, I pass the brainiacship (or is it
brainiachood?) on, to the only player having less success than I, Vynd.

TGW.

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 10:46:40 -0500 (EST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: YORL

> > Given Elspeth's (not quoted) very explicit disappearance earlier in the
> > story segment, as well as the other disappearance quoted above, I am
> > accepting two-star's interrupt with disappearance.  Slagothor receives
> > a card.  It is two-star's turn.
> > 
> > /dev/joe
> 
> Hate to be a pest, but that was a pretty damn short round lasting, as it
> did, for only about an hour and a quarter between midnight on Monday and
> 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday.  Could you give other people a little more time to
> interrupt, please?
> 
> Balsamic Dragon

Per the rules, once there has been a successful interrupt you can't interrupt
that play successfully again, so I have been going ahead and announcing the
results of a play immediately after a successful interrupt.  If you *could*
successfully interrupt a play after a successful interrupt has already been
played, I'm not sure how that would work, anyway.

In any case Balsamic Dragon's interrupt with teleport is rejected due to
the play having already been successfully interrupted (though it would
otherwise have been accepted), and Balsamic Dragon is dealt one card.
(See YORL rules; unsuccessful interrupts get dealt either one or two cards
depending on circumstances.)

It is still two-star's turn.

/dev/joe

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 12:24:35 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Viruses

Everyone actually sent in moves this time(some with a little prodding...:-),
so the round ends a few hours early.

Here are the moves for Round 14:

else...if: Place L10
Slakko: Infect O10
two-star: Place Q25
/dev/joe: Place Q12
breadbox: Step H13-I14
The Gingham Wearer: Step R12-Q13

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 @ ? ? ? . . . . . . . 17
16 . . . ? ? @ . . . . . . . ? . . . . . . . 16
15 . . . @ . . . @ . @ / . . . . . @ / / . . 15
14 . . X X X X X X / @ / . . . G G . @ . . . 14
13 . . X X X X X X @ . . . . @ G . . . S . . 13
12 . . . . . . . . . . . / . . / . . . . . . 12
11 . . . . . S . . @ . . . @ . G . G G . . . 11
10 . . . . S . S @ . ? / . S . . G . . . . . 10
 9 . . . . S . . . . . @ . G @ . . . . . . .  9
 8 . . . . . @ . . . / . . . @ . G G . . . .  8
 7 . . . . . . / . / . . . @ S . . . G . . .  7
 6 . . . . . . . / . . . . G . @ G G . . . .  6
 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W 

The Gingham Wearer got a viruspoint this round.  But it
was damned close.

Player Name      Symbol    Cells     Points
The Gingham Wearer G        14          7
breadbox           X        13          0
else...if          ?        13          0
/dev/joe           /        12          0
Slakko             S         7          2
two-star           *         7          0

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--J. Geils Band:Freeze-Frame
Current Book--Michael P. Kube-McDowell:Alternities
God knows where the yellow went.

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 15:58:47 -0500 (EST)
From: Rico <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Duel: Spades R1 T4

On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Joshua Herreshoff wrote:

> > I lead out with the Ace of Clubs.
> 
> I play the 4 of clubs
> 
I play the 10 of Clubs.

- -rico, who is beginning to consider having his random .sig generator
exorcised.

Bumper sticker: "I <club symbol> my wife."

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 18:12:55 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Duel: Spades R1 T4

>On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Joshua Herreshoff wrote:

>> > I lead out with the Ace of Clubs.
 
>> I play the 4 of clubs

>I play the 10 of Clubs.

I trump this with the 9 of Spades.

For the next trick, I lead the 5 of Hearts.

- --
- --Alfvaen (Web page:http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/)
Current Album--Susan Werner:Last of The Good Straight Girls
Current Book--R.A. Lafferty:Past Master
Throw caution to the wind!  Or is that a tornado?  Uh-oh...  --billbill

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 18:56:23 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Duel: Spades R1 T4

On Tue, 17 Feb 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:

> >> > I lead out with the Ace of Clubs.
> >> I play the 4 of clubs
> >I play the 10 of Clubs.
> I trump this with the 9 of Spades.

Having none? :-)

> For the next trick, I lead the 5 of Hearts.

9 of Hearts.

- -- 
Duncan C. "" Richer aka
Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College
Cambridge, 1st Yr PhD(PMa) - .Nomic Elector, Frgn Minister, HP(Morpork)
Acka - President "Gumball" RuneMaker ChessUmpire Map-Harfer

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 19:14:19 -0500 (EST)
From: "Gavin M. Doig" <[email-masked]>
Subject: acka: Mediocrity round 13 results, round 14 start

Fortunato played 4, The Gingham Wearer played 8, Alfvaen opted for 7, Slakko
played 2, rufus 8, /dev/joe 6, and else...if 3.
Goldenmean randomly played a random 7.

So 6 was the most mediocre number, and /dev/joe gains one Gamepoint.

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

Round 14 starts now; reply to play.

Rex Mundi, referee.

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 21:21:48 -0500 (EST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: YORL

Slagothor played 2600.  This is accepted and becomes a loose end.
(No shortage in characters in this story... Maybe I made too many
character cards?  I didn't think I did, but I know I wasn't counting
this one.)

Slakko wrote:
> Sunken eyes, pointed teeth, must be a mutant.
> 
> I am interrupting this play with: mutant.

While the two characters described in this segment are certainly
strange, their characteristics don't strike me as mutated.  The
interrupt is rejected, and Slakko gets two cards.

It is still Slagothor's turn.

Loose Ends: 4 - cowboy, snowgod, thin man, 2600
Cards Burned: 13
Cards in Deck: 21

Play Order:
Slagothor          [6 cards]
Slakko             [8 cards]
Balsamic Dragon    [7 cards]
Malenkai           [6 cards]
Karma              [8 cards]
Alfvaen            [4 cards]
two-star           [7 cards]
The Gingham Wearer [6 cards] [1 Ale]

/dev/joe

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