Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #41
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acka-games-digest       Saturday, March 14 1998       Volume 03 : Number 041

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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 09:06:37 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: AC: Round 1 Starts

The game of Abstract Crescent I announced is now starting.
If you forgot to join, then email me and you can join in as of Round 2
(if ever anyone wants to join, they are welcome, and will start at the
start of the next round).

The players, and their numbers (modulo 6) for Round 1:

0: Hubert 
1: else...if 
2: The Gingham Wearer 
3: Alfvaen
4: rufus
5: /dev/joe

Please submit positive integers congruent to your values modulo 6.

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: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 15:37:55 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Fictionary, The Lucky Round 13

Yes, Bluffers, it's me, your penultimate Brainiac, here to supply you
with the penultiumate Ing word - namely:

gleet

What could this word be? I look forward to your assessments.

breadbox
Brainiac

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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 16:48:08 -0500 (EST)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Spades: R2 T12

In the penultimate trick of the second round, I lead:

The Ace of Spades.

- -Hubert

A skeleton walks into a bar. He orders a pint of beer and a mop. 

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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 17:13:15 -0500 (EST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades: R2 T12

Hub*rt wrote:
> In the penultimate trick of the second round, I lead:
> 
> The Ace of Spades.

As of this play, round 2 of this game becomes forced.
Obviously the ace of spades wins this trick regardless;
Alfvaen and Slakko are required to play the last two spades,
and Goldenmean discards a heart.  On the final trick, Hub*rt
leads the 9 of clubs, which Slakko wins with his king of clubs,
while the AlfGol team discards two hearts.  This results in each
side exactly making their bid.

Upon checking the rules, I note that Goldenmean's attempted lead
of the already-played 3 of hearts does indeed count as a misplay,
which costs his team 100 points.

Summary:

Cards played, round 2:

Alfvaen    (3)  4C  4H  6D  AD* JD  AH* 6C  8H  8C  8S  3S (2S) (QH)
Slakko     (2)  2C  5H  3D  5D  8D  JH  JC  9D  QC  QS* 4S (7S) (KC)*
Goldenmean (4)> AC* KH* KD* 2D  4D  3H  9S*+6H 10S*10D  JS (7H) (9H)
Q*bert     (4)  3C  2H  7D  QD  5S*10H  5C  6S* 7C 10C  KS* AS* (9C)

+ G tried to lead 3H this trick.

Scoring:

AlfGol      SlaHub
bid:7       bid:6
got:6  -70  got:7   61
bid:7       bid:6
got:7  +60  got:6  +60
mis:  -100
total -110         121

Round 3 is now beginning; I will mail out the cards momentarily.
Goldenmean has the first bid.

/dev/joe

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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 17:59:04 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades: R2 T12

On Fri, 13 Mar 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote:

> 
> AlfGol      SlaHub
> bid:7       bid:6
> got:6  -70  got:7   61
> bid:7       bid:6
> got:7  +60  got:6  +60
> mis:  -100
> total -110         121

Shouldn't Alfgol have received +70 for making their bid this time?
And therefore be on -100, not -110.

- -- 
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: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 20:58:04 -0500 (EST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades: R2 T12

Slakko wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Mar 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote:
> 
> > 
> > AlfGol      SlaHub
> > bid:7       bid:6
> > got:6  -70  got:7   61
> > bid:7       bid:6
> > got:7  +60  got:6  +60
> > mis:  -100
> > total -110         121
> 
> Shouldn't Alfgol have received +70 for making their bid this time?
> And therefore be on -100, not -110.

Yes, Slakko is right.  the current score of the spades game is
SlaHub 121, AlfGol -100.

And it is goldenmean's bid for round 3.

/dev/joe

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Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 19:25:07 -0500 (EST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: YORL (two-star)

Alfvaen fell asleep, and is dealt a card.
It is two-star's turn.

YORL Status:

Loose Ends: 4 - cowboy, snowgod, thin man, 2600
Cards Burned: 25
Cards in Deck: 16

Play Order:
two-star           [7 cards]
The Gingham Wearer [6 cards] [1 Ale]
TAFKA Slagothor    [7 cards]
Slakko             [7 cards]
TAFKA rufus        [7 cards]
- --Open Bench--     [-]
Karma              [9 cards]
Alfvaen            [3 cards]

/dev/joe
Barkeep

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Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 19:38:42 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Viruses

Here are the moves for Round 23:

/dev/joe: Place F17
Slakko: Place C4
The Gingham Wearer: Infect P12
else...if: Step R16-S16
two-star: Place J4
breadbox: None

New Grid:

   > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y 
26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * * . . . . . . 24
23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @ . . . * * . . . . . . 23
22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @ @ . . ? @ . . . . . . . 21
20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . @ ? ? . ? ? . . . . . . . 20
19 . . . . . . . . ? ? . . . X X . . ? . ? ? . . . . . . . 19
18 . . . . . . . @ . . . . X . . . . . ? . . . . / . / . . 18
17 . . . . . . . @ . . . @ @ X . . . . . . . . . . . / . . 17
16 . . . . X . . . . . ? ? X . . . . ? . . ? ? . . . / . . 16
15 . . X . X . . @ @ . ? @ . . . ? . . @ . ? . . . . . . . 15
14 . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . @ @ / . @ @ . . . / . . . 14
13 . . . . . . . X . . . . . . . / . . . . . / . . . . . . 13
12 . . X . . . X X X . . S . . . . . . G @ . . . . . . . . 12
11 . . . X . . . . @ . . S S . / . . . . G . . . . . . . . 11
10 . . . . . X . G G . . S S . / / . / @ . . . . . . . . . 10
 9 . . . . @ . . G . . . . / . / . . . G G G . . . . . . .  9
 8 . . . . @ . . . @ S . / / . . . . . G G G . . . . . . .  8
 7 . . . . S . . S . S . / . / / . . . . G G . . . . . . .  7
 6 . . . . . S . S . S . / / . . . . . . . G . . * . . . .  6
 5 . . . . . S S S . . . @ . . / . . . . * * @ * * . . . .  5
 4 . . . . . . S S . . . @ * @ . . . . . * . * * * . . . .  4
 3 . . . . . . . . . . . * * * . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
   > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y 

/dev/joe got a Viruspoint this round.

Player Name      Symbol    Cells     Points
/dev/joe           /        22          6
else...if          ?        19          1
breadbox           X        18          0
Slakko             S        17          2
two-star           *        17          1
The Gingham Wearer G        16          8

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--The Deftones:Around The Fur
Current Book--Robert Charles Wilson:The Harvest
And all these unforeseen things tumble down

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Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 19:41:12 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades: R2 T12

> In the penultimate trick of the second round, I lead:

> The Ace of Spades.

2 of Spades.  Unless I already played that one, in which case I play
the 3 of Spades.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--David Johansen:Sweet Revenge
Current Book--Robert Charles Wilson:The Harvest
I'm not gay.  I'm British, and I want a cigarette.

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Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 19:45:14 -0500 (EST)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary Thoughts

> In the entry for "sensifacient", they included the pronunciation, part of
> speech, and etymology, and forgot the definition.

But then if anyone failed to submit a definition then they would get it
right. Although if everyone submitted one then I very much doubt anyone would
guess it.

TGW.

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Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 19:48:08 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades: R2 T12

> > In the penultimate trick of the second round, I lead:

> > The Ace of Spades.

> 2 of Spades.  Unless I already played that one, in which case I play
> the 3 of Spades.

Of course, now that /dev/joe has declared that round to be over, this
play did not occur.  Though it is what I would have had to play anyway...

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Chumbawamba:Tubthumper
Current Book--Ann Marston:The Western King
If you didn't want crottled greeps, why did you order them?

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Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 20:46:22 -0500 (EST)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: YORL (two-star)

> Play Order:
> two-star           [7 cards]
> The Gingham Wearer [6 cards] [1 Ale]
> TAFKA Slagothor    [7 cards]
> Slakko             [7 cards]
> TAFKA rufus        [7 cards]
> --Open Bench--     [-]
> Karma              [9 cards]
> Alfvaen            [3 cards]

Didn't Alfvaen get an ale at some point? Not really important, but worth
noting. And rufus has changed eir name back now, too.

TGW.

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