Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #58
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acka-games-digest       Wednesday, April 1 1998       Volume 03 : Number 058

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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 06:36:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Joshua Herreshoff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R3 T4

> > ...with a Ten of Diamonds.
>
> Three of Diamonds

Nine of Diamonds

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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 08:10:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: AC: Round 7 ends, Round 8 starts

A very fast round of Abstract Crescent this time.

Now for the moves, in some particular order :-)

8: The Gingham Wearer
10: rufus
13: else...if
42: Hubert
57: Alfvaen
8675309: /dev/joe

So The Gingham Wearer wins this round, and scores 10 points.

Scores:
21: Alfvaen
11: /dev/joe
11: Hubert
10: The Gingham Wearer
 7: else...if
Game is currently 30 points.

Congruences for Round 8:

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

A reminder to players - some people have been trying to submit 0 as their
number.  All submitted numbers must be positive integers, so player 0 must
submit a number at least equal to the number of players.

Also, anyone else who wants in on Abstract Crescent is welcome.  Email me
by replying privately to this message, and I'll put you on the list at the
start of the next round (assuming the game is not won this round).

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: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 14:01:14 -0500 (EST)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Word un-association

Slakko linked with sailing and /dev/joe with move. Both are accepted in a
stunning lash of irrelevancy. Hubert has 15 points and so wins the first ever
game of word un-association. Anyone want another game? If so then say so and
I'll referee another. Unless someone else wants to referee it of course.

TGW.

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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 15:28:57 -0500 (EST)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-association

On Wed, 1 Apr 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:

> Slakko linked with sailing and /dev/joe with move. Both are accepted in a
> stunning lash of irrelevancy. Hubert has 15 points and so wins the first ever
> game of word un-association. Anyone want another game? If so then say so and
> I'll referee another. Unless someone else wants to referee it of course.

I, in the grand tradition of the winner-of-the-previous-game-referees-the-
next-one, would be more than willing to referee, but I would like there to
be more players than in the previous game.  Who out there'd be interested?

- -Hubert

Use your Mastercard to pay your Visa and vice versa. 

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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 15:49:50 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-association

On Wed, 1 Apr 1998, Hubert wrote:

> I, in the grand tradition of the winner-of-the-previous-game-referees-the-
> next-one, would be more than willing to referee, but I would like there to
> be more players than in the previous game.  Who out there'd be interested?
Put me in.
> 
> -Hubert
> 
> Use your Mastercard to pay your Visa and vice versa. 
Cash withdrawals attract interest from the day they are taken, regardless
of any interest-free days on purchases.  So this doesn't work.

- -- 
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: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 16:44:40 -0500 (EST)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R3 T4

On Wed, 1 Apr 1998, Joshua Herreshoff wrote:

> > > ...with a Ten of Diamonds.
> >
> > Three of Diamonds
> 
> Nine of Diamonds

Four of Diamonds.

Have at it, Alfie!

- -Hubert

If olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come from? 

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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 19:26:03 -0500 (EST)
From: David Scheidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-association

On Wed, 1 Apr 1998, Hubert wrote:

> next-one, would be more than willing to referee, but I would like there to
> be more players than in the previous game.  Who out there'd be interested?

This is a neat game.  I shall play.

When is the new fictionary game starting?

rufus

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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 19:32:38 -0500 (EST)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-association

On Wed, 1 Apr 1998, David Scheidt wrote:

> This is a neat game.  I shall play.

If at least two more players will join, I'll start it up.  TGW, /dev/joe,
would either of you be interested in a rematch of sorts?

Alfvaen, this seems right up your alley, what with your "delimiter
unassociation" Treasure still unfound.

Any players who wish to are welcome and encouraged to join.

> When is the new fictionary game starting?

Not sure; wasn't Vynd planning on refereeing?

- -Hubert

I love defenseless animals, especially in a good gravy. 

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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 19:37:14 -0500 (EST)
From: JT Traub <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: New un-associated ....

Count me in.. just as soon as I read/check the rules to see how to play :)

- --JT

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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 19:45:55 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-association

> > This is a neat game.  I shall play.

> If at least two more players will join, I'll start it up.  TGW, /dev/joe,
> would either of you be interested in a rematch of sorts?

> Alfvaen, this seems right up your alley, what with your "delimiter
> unassociation" Treasure still unfound.

Actually, I confess that I find word un-association a bit too low-level for
me.  Sorry.

> Any players who wish to are welcome and encouraged to join.

> > When is the new fictionary game starting?

> Not sure; wasn't Vynd planning on refereeing?

Actually, one can't referee Fictionary, since Brainiacness rotates.  But
someone does have to announce the start of the game...

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Phil Collins:No Jacket Required
Current Book--Jo Clayton:Quester's Endgame
Wanted:  Customers.  We will train.

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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 19:55:49 -0500 (EST)
From: "Ian K." <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-association

> > next-one, would be more than willing to referee, but I would like there to
> > be more players than in the previous game.  Who out there'd be interested?

I will play, and thereby shall triumph... maybe.

Koxvolio

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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 19:58:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Word un-association

On Wed, 1 Apr 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:

> Actually, I confess that I find word un-association a bit too low-level for
> me.  Sorry.

I think it all depends on the lenience of the Referee.  I would like there
to be some provision for the Ref to award extra points for increasingly
esoteric yet still viable links, but I also think that would be somewhat
open to abuse.  In the meantime, FairPlay awards will do.

Well, we'll miss you.  *sob*

- -Hubert

Illiterate? Write today for free help. 

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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 20:23:30 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R3 T4

> > > > ...with a Ten of Diamonds.

> > > Three of Diamonds

> > Nine of Diamonds

> Four of Diamonds.

Hmmm, I didn't expect to take that one.

> Have at it, Alfie!

Nine of Hearts.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Phil Collins:No Jacket Required
Current Book--Jo Clayton:Quester's Endgame
I'll have to look through my collection of HUMAN HEADS!

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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 20:26:01 -0500 (EST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: YORL play

Despite his misuse of words:
> Kirby 2600 was their also

Horrible meter:
> "Exactly what is the manner
> In which I retrieve the thingie of banna?"

And horrible rhymes:
> Said ThinMan: "'Tis guarded by the Lunatic Finger
> A giant with hair of the brightest ginger...

The Gingham Wearer's play of "irrigate" is accepted, and burned.
It is still his turn.

Because he worked Lunatic Finger back into the story, something
some of the players wished could have been a loose end but wasn't
because it wasn't on a card, I am awarding The Gingham Wearer a
Fair Play award.

YORL Status:

Loose Ends: 4 - cowboy, snowgod, thin man, 2600
Cards Burned: 28
Cards in Deck: 15

Play Order:
The Gingham Wearer [3 cards] [2 Ale]
TAFKA Slagothor    [7 cards]
Slakko             [7 cards]
rufus              [7 cards]
- --Open Bench--     [-]
Karma              [9 cards]
Alfvaen            [3 cards] [1 Ale]
two-star           [8 cards]

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