Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #54
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acka-games-digest       Saturday, March 28 1998       Volume 03 : Number 054

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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 00:21:03 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Viruses

Here are the moves for Round 27 of Viruses:

else...if: Place F18
/dev/joe: Place J5
Slakko: Step D5-D4
breadbox: Place A18
two-star: Place Q6
The Gingham Wearer: 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 Z [ 
26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . . . . . . 24
23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X ? . . . * . * . . . . . . . 23
22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . ? . . . . . * . . . . . . 22
21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X ? ? . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . ? . . . ? . . . . . . . . 20
19 . . . . . . . . . ? ? @ X X X . @ . . ? . . ? ? . . / / . . . 19
18 . . . . . . . . . ? ? @ X . X . X @ . . . ? ? ? . . / / . . . 18
17 . . . X X X X X @ @ . . . . . X . . . ? . . ? ? . . . . / . . 17
16 . . X X . . . . . X . . . . @ . @ . . . ? . ? ? . . / . / . . 16
15 . . X X . . . . . . ? . . . . @ ? . . . . . . ? . . / / . . . 15
14 . . . . X X . . . . ? . . . . . . . / / . @ ? ? . . . . . . . 14
13 . . . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . @ @ . . @ . . . . . . . . 13
12 . . . . . . . . @ X . . . . @ . / . G G . . . . . . . . . . . 12
11 . . . . . . X X . . . @ * @ . / / . @ . . . G . . . . . . . . 11
10 . . . . . . . . G . . . . * / . . / . @ G G G . . . . . . . . 10
 9 . . . . . . . . @ . . G . @ @ / / / @ G . . G . . . . . . . .  9
 8 . . . . . . . . S S . @ . . . / / @ . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
 7 . . . . . . . S . . S . . . . . . . . . . . . @ * . . . . . .  7
 6 . . . . . . . . . S . . / / . . . . . . * . . @ . * . . . . .  6
 5 . . . . . . S . . S . . @ / @ . . . . * * . . . . . . . . . .  5
 4 . . . . . . S S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * * . . . . .  4
 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . * . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  0
- -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 Z [ 

No Viruspoint is awarded this round.

Player Name      Symbol    Cells     Points
else...if          ?        28          2
breadbox           X        28          1
/dev/joe           /        24          6
two-star           *        18          1
The Gingham Wearer G        10          8
Slakko             S         9          2

Round 28 begins now.  You may reply to this message to send me your moves.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Images In Vogue:In The House
Current Book--Charles de Lint:Trader
I love the beautiful lady who never says thank you.

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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 00:32:35 -0500 (EST)
From: David Scheidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary, Round 14

On Fri, 27 Mar 1998, John Frederic Mc Coy wrote:

> 
> Speaking of the next game, my offer to start another one is still open if
> anyone is interested.  As per my earlier comments, Alfvaen can't play :)
> 
I will play.

rufus

>                                - Vynd had fun anyway...
> 
> [email-masked]
> 
> > 
> > --
> > --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
> > Current Album--Idyl Tea:How I See This Table
> > Current Book--Charles de Lint:Trader
> > They also wait who only stand and serve.
> > 
> 

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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 01:00:43 -0500 (EST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary, Round 14

rufus wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Mar 1998, John Frederic Mc Coy wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Speaking of the next game, my offer to start another one is still open if
> > anyone is interested.  As per my earlier comments, Alfvaen can't play :)
> > 
> I will play.
> 
> rufus

As will I.

/dev/joe

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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 03:51:57 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary, Round 14

On Sat, 28 Mar 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote:

> rufus wrote:
> > On Fri, 27 Mar 1998, John Frederic Mc Coy wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > Speaking of the next game, my offer to start another one is still open if
> > > anyone is interested.  As per my earlier comments, Alfvaen can't play :)

I actually had the idea for allowing this kind of thing to be entrenched
in the Rules - I'll submit it next time I have a free slot.
The idea is that the person starting an instance can declare it a "maiden"
game - the term of course comes from horse racing.  If the game is a
"maiden", no-one who has won a non-Duel instance of the game is eligible
to play.

Anyway, I'm in for the next game.

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: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 04:42:47 -0500 (EST)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary, Round 14

On Fri, 27 Mar 1998, David Scheidt wrote:

> I will play.
> 
> rufus
> >                                - Vynd had fun anyway...

I'd be interested.  I'm no good at it, I promise.  :-)

- -Hubert

Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off until the day after 
just as easily. 

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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 08:09:03 -0500 (EST)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary, Round 14

> Speaking of the next game, my offer to start another one is still open if
> anyone is interested.  As per my earlier comments, Alfvaen can't play :)
> 
>                                - Vynd had fun anyway...

The first thing that I need to say
Is that I'd really love to play.

The second thing I realised
Was that second place ended up tied.

In addition I might add,
What a lot of fun was had.

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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 08:09:05 -0500 (EST)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Word un-associiation

Hubert linked with vein
And Slakko linked with polished
Both are accepted.

Slakko has twelve points
And /dev/joe has eleven
Hubert has fifteen.

Hubert has points enough to win 
But it would surely be a sin
To have em link less than the rest
For this could be the real test
A link from e who's in the groove
Starting from last round's uh? word: "Smooth".

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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 09:20:22 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: AC: Round 5 Results, Round 6 Start.

Another round of Abstract Crescent has been and gone.  Let's see how the
protagonists fared:

Alfvaen decided that attack was the best form of defence, and played 1.
else...if wanted a second round win, playing 11.
/dev/joe was willing to wait a little while longer, with 33.
Hubert again could have waited a while, with a 76 as eir play.
The Gingham Wearer really thought we were in for a long game, playing 
5738308506.
Finally, rufus failed to play, for the fourth round out of five.

So Alfvaen won the round with eir score of 1, and receives (2*6 + 1 - 11)
= 2 points for doing so.  Whoopdee doo.

Scores:
Alfvaen 21, /dev/joe 11, Hubert 11.

Please send in your scores for next round.
If you want to join the game and are not currently playing, please email
me - you will end up in the game at the start of Round 7 if you do so
promptly.

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: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 09:30:47 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: AC: Round 5 Results, Round 6 Start. (fwd)

Earlier I said:

Please send in your scores for next round.

but I neglected to give the congruences.  
Here they are:

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

Happy Crescenting!

- -- 
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: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 12:12:09 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary, Round 14

> I actually had the idea for allowing this kind of thing to be entrenched
> in the Rules - I'll submit it next time I have a free slot.
> The idea is that the person starting an instance can declare it a "maiden"
> game - the term of course comes from horse racing.  If the game is a
> "maiden", no-one who has won a non-Duel instance of the game is eligible
> to play.

What often works too, in refereeable games, is to have the winner referee
the next one.  As I did with Viruses, as is already done with Grab-A-Donkey
(within time limits), /dev/joe with YORL...  If there was a referee for
Fictionary, then I'd do it.  But I don't know if I'd want to see it
in the Rules, or even "maiden" games.

I'm not clear, though, on whether or not the person starting an instance of
a game is allowed to discriminate in general on who e chooses as players.
As far as I can tell, e is not bound to accept everyone who said "Sure, I'll
play"(since it could also be an honest mistake), but if someone wants to join
in mid-game, and the Rules allow it?  Viruses, for instance, allows new
players to join merely by posting publicly(up to Round 10), with no input
from the Referee at all.

Still, I'd rather rely on honour.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Song In My Head--Idyl Tea:Awfully Nice Eyes
Current Book--Charles de Lint:Trader
I saw a subliminal advertising executive...just for a second.

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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 13:21:20 -0500 (EST)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary, Round 14

>Speaking of the next game, my offer to start another one is still open if
>anyone is interested.  As per my earlier comments, Alfvaen can't play :)
	I still found the game fun, winning isn't everything.  I'd like to
play again.  (Sorry about that last round)

- --
- -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: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 13:21:25 -0500 (EST)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Viruses

Slide G18-H17

- --
- -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: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 13:53:11 -0500 (EST)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost Duel starting

> gdog.

I protest, although my brain may be in a fog
That no dictionary word contains said "gdog".

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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 14:01:08 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost Duel starting

> > gdog.

> I protest, although my brain may be in a fog
> That no dictionary word contains said "gdog".

I don't wish to be a game-winning hog,
But I think soon your look will be somewhat "hangdog".

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Sam Phillips:Martinis & Bikinis
Current Book--Charles de Lint:Trader
It's only water in a stranger's tears

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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 22:42:27 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Micah Smukler)
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary, Round 14

>>Speaking of the next game, my offer to start another one is still open if
>>anyone is interested.  As per my earlier comments, Alfvaen can't play :)
>        I still found the game fun, winning isn't everything.  I'd like to
>play again.  (Sorry about that last round)
>

I too would like to play.

<null .sig>

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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 23:41:01 -0500 (EST)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost Duel starting

On Sat, 28 Mar 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:

> > I protest, although my brain may be in a fog
> > That no dictionary word contains said "gdog".
> 
> I don't wish to be a game-winning hog,
> But I think soon your look will be somewhat "hangdog".

Alfvaen is quite correct, it seems, 
And with this game, emself redeems.
While the bannists in sheer misery blub, 
'Vaen 'n I'll be thumping tubs.

A warning to the winner, though:
"Hangdogs" is in the D that's O.
And had GW that inferred,
E could have beat you with said word.

But the Good Guys won, so all is right;
On Chumba, Fortune smiles bright.
And though it may be somewhat crass,
I play "Tubthumping" on the ASS.

- -Hubert

I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met.

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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 23:42:41 -0500 (EST)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-associiation

On Sat, 28 Mar 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:

> A link from e who's in the groove
> Starting from last round's uh? word: "Smooth".

Appropriately enough, since we'll soon cease to play,
The newest uh? word has the form of "away."

- -Hubert, who's not really Hosed, just acting that way to fit in

I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met. 

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