Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #38
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acka-games-digest       Tuesday, March 10 1998       Volume 03 : Number 038

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 02:26:08 -0500 (EST)
From: Joshua Herreshoff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades: R2 T7

Well, I think my trump won me that round.  I'm going to lead out
3 of hearts.

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 02:42:03 -0500 (EST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades: R2 T8 (was T7)

Goldenmean wrote:
> Well, I think my trump won me that round.  I'm going to lead out
> 3 of hearts.

Sorry, you don't have a 3 of hearts because you already played it
2 tricks ago.  I'll figure out what effect on the score (if any) this
has later, but in any case it is still Goldenmean's lead until he plays a
card he actually has in his hand.  Here is the summary so far this round,
so you can double-check your hands.

Alfvaen    (3)  4C  4H  6D  AD* JD  AH* 6C  
Slakko     (2)  2C  5H  3D  5D  8D  JH  JC  
Goldenmean (4)> AC* KH* KD* 2D  4D  3H  9S* 
Q*bert     (4)  3C  2H  7D  QD  5S*10H  5C  

AG tricks: 6
Sla tricks: 1

/dev/joe

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 03:06:54 -0500 (EST)
From: Joshua Herreshoff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades: R2 T8 (was T7)

> Goldenmean wrote:
> > Well, I think my trump won me that round.  I'm going to lead out
> > 3 of hearts.
>
> Sorry, you don't have a 3 of hearts because you already played it

I seem not to have recorded that round for some reason, sorry about that.
I'll lead my 6 of hearts.

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 03:26:34 -0500 (EST)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades: R2 T8 (was T7)

On Mon, 9 Mar 1998, Joshua Herreshoff wrote:

> I'll lead my 6 of hearts.

Always the rebel, I play the six of Spades.

- -Hubert

Jesus died for my sins and all I got was this lousy t-shirt. 

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 09:11:41 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades: R2 T8 (was T7)

> > I'll lead my 6 of hearts.

> Always the rebel, I play the six of Spades.

8 of hearts.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Song In My Head--The Smiths:Stop Me If You've Heard This One
Current Book--Robert Charles Wilson:The Harvest
A depth-first search may provide unusual rewards.

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 09:17:08 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades: R2 T8 (was T7)

On Tue, 10 Mar 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:

> 
> > > I'll lead my 6 of hearts.
> 
> > Always the rebel, I play the six of Spades.
> 
> 8 of hearts.

Nine of diamonds.
Hubert's lead.

- -- 
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" Web-Harfer RuneMaker ChessUmpire Map-Harfer

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 11:01:24 -0500 (EST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Fictionary Voting

Here are the definitions for "phlogopite":

1. A brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and
magnesium and aluminum.
2. A plant which is abnormally large for its species.
3. A substance which is a ready conductor of heat.
4. Pitchblende.
5. A part of certain plants of the rose family found near the base of the
stem.
6. Any mineral once thought to contain fire; brimstone.
7. " "

Vote publicly.

/dev/joe

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 11:18:54 -0500 (EST)
From: John Frederic Mc Coy <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary Voting

On Tue, 10 Mar 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote:

> Here are the definitions for "phlogopite":
> 
> 1. A brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and
> magnesium and aluminum.

I vote for definition 1, above.

> 
> /dev/joe
> 

                                     - Vynd

[email-masked]

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 12:39:59 -0500 (EST)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary Voting

> 3. A substance which is a ready conductor of heat.

I'm going for definition 3.

TGW.

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 15:25:07 -0500 (EST)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades: R2 T9

For trick 9, I lead the Seven of Clubs.

- -Hubert

Where do you want to go, toady? 

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 15:35:27 -0500 (EST)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word Un-association

On Mon, 9 Mar 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote:

> > Round 5 starts now and it is /dev/joe's turn as linker. E must link from
> > round. I remind you that this game is first to 15 (after all players have
> > been linker the same number of times).
> 
> The uh? word is duck.

I link "duck" and "round" with "sitting."

A "sitting duck" is an easy target.
One can be "sitting 'round" with no particular purpose.

This, like Slakko's, is also rather tenuous; we'll see this round how
lenient our Referee is.

- -Hubert

CAUTION: Sharp knife. Keep out of small children. 

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 17:00:51 -0500 (EST)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Word un-association

Hmm, quite a difficult decision this time. Duck shoot and sitting duck are
both perfectly fine. The links to round are, however, a bit more tenuous. In
the end I think I'm going to accept Slakko's play (shoot) because shoot and
round are related to a single topic (similar to school and pupil given in the
rule, it may be in [square brackets] but it probably has some force as game
custom) but not Hubert's play (sitting) on the grounds that sitting round is
not really a phrase; sitting around is and is normally pronounced sitting
'round but I don't think that qualifies it. So the result of this round is
that Slakko gains two points making the points totals up to:

Slakko 5
/dev/joe 3
Hubert 7

It is Hubert's turn as linker for round six and e must link from duck.

The Gingham Wearer.

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 17:03:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-association

On Tue, 10 Mar 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:

> Hmm, quite a difficult decision this time. Duck shoot and sitting duck are
> both perfectly fine. The links to round are, however, a bit more tenuous. In
> the end I think I'm going to accept Slakko's play (shoot) because shoot and
> round are related to a single topic (similar to school and pupil given in the
> rule, it may be in [square brackets] but it probably has some force as game
> custom) but not Hubert's play (sitting) on the grounds that sitting round is
> not really a phrase; sitting around is and is normally pronounced sitting
> 'round but I don't think that qualifies it. So the result of this round is
> that Slakko gains two points making the points totals up to:

Of course having thought about it I know that /dev/joe probably had the
chosen link word of down:

round down
duck down.

- -- 
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" Web-Harfer RuneMaker ChessUmpire Map-Harfer

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 17:29:13 -0500 (EST)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary Voting

>6. Any mineral once thought to contain fire; brimstone.
	I like this one.

- --
- -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: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 17:36:56 -0500 (EST)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-association

On Tue, 10 Mar 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:

Argh!  "Down," of course!  I was trying to do something similar with
"out," but thought "duck out" would be less viable than "sitting 'round."

> It is Hubert's turn as linker for round six and e must link from duck.

The new uh? word is "step."

- -Hubert, whose .sig generator is back on track, given the topic of ducks.

If we aren't supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat? 

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 17:41:48 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-association

On Tue, 10 Mar 1998, Hubert wrote:

> 
> On Tue, 10 Mar 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:
> 
> Argh!  "Down," of course!  I was trying to do something similar with
> "out," but thought "duck out" would be less viable than "sitting 'round."
> 
> > It is Hubert's turn as linker for round six and e must link from duck.
> 
> The new uh? word is "step."

I am linking duck to step with down.

duck down: parts of a duck used in blankets
step down: to voluntarily leave a position, e.g. an office.

- -- 
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" Web-Harfer RuneMaker ChessUmpire Map-Harfer

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 17:43:14 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-association

On Tue, 10 Mar 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:

> Slakko 5
> /dev/joe 3
> Hubert 7

Actually I think my score is only 4, not 5.

I scored no points in Round 1, 2 points in round 2, no points in round 3,
no points in round 4, 2 points in round 5.

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" Web-Harfer RuneMaker ChessUmpire Map-Harfer

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 17:47:02 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-association

On Tue, 10 Mar 1998, Duncan Richer wrote:
> duck down: parts of a duck used in blankets
Say hi to Mr Not-Thinking-Straight.

Of course I meant quilts not blankets (ObUKoGBaNIan: duvets)

- -- 
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" Web-Harfer RuneMaker ChessUmpire Map-Harfer

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 17:48:46 -0500 (EST)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-association

> > Slakko 5
> > /dev/joe 3
> > Hubert 7
> 
> Actually I think my score is only 4, not 5.
> 
> I scored no points in Round 1, 2 points in round 2, no points in round 3,
> no points in round 4, 2 points in round 5.

You've been recording it on the website so you are probably right. Sorry for
any inconvenience caused.

TGW.

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 17:54:10 -0500 (EST)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-association

> Of course I meant quilts not blankets (ObUKoGBaNIan: duvets)

Erm...what's ObUKoGBaNIan?

TGW.

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 17:59:52 -0500 (EST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-association

> > It is Hub*rt's turn as linker for round six and e must link from duck.
> 
> The new uh? word is "step."

I am linking duck to step with goose.  Duck and goose are both birds,
and goose step is a funny way to walk.

/dev/joe

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 18:05:00 -0500 (EST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-association

Slakko wrote:
> Of course having thought about it I know that /dev/joe probably had the
> chosen link word of down:
> 
> round down
> duck down.

Actually, I was thinking of "game" -- a round is part of a game (for
instance, the round we were just playing), and a duck is the kind of
"game" hunters go after.

/dev/joe

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 20:02:18 -0500 (EST)
From: David Scheidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-association

On Tue, 10 Mar 1998, Duncan Richer wrote:

> duck down: parts of a duck used in blankets
And Slakko misses his opportunity to say Hubert Feathers.

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 20:51:06 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades: R2 T9

> For trick 9, I lead the Seven of Clubs.

Eight of Clubs.  Ha!  This trick is mine!  Nobody could possible beat
my card!  I am the all-powerful one!

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Song--Brahms:Hungarian Dance No. 5
Current Book--Robert Charles Wilson:The Harvest
Q is for Quinton who sank in a mire, R is for Rhoda, consumed by a fire.

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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 21:47:43 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary Voting

> Here are the definitions for "phlogopite":

> 5. A part of certain plants of the rose family found near the base of the
> stem.

I'll vote for this one.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Song In My Head--Celine Dion:Water From The Moon
Current Book--Robert Charles Wilson:The Harvest
Whatever you wish for me, may you have twice as much.

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