Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #64
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acka-games-digest        Tuesday, April 7 1998        Volume 03 : Number 064

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Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 00:00:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R3 T10

> > > 10 of Hearts.

> > 7 of spades.

> 10 of Spades.

Six of Hearts.

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- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Song--Phil Collins:Take Me Home
Current Book--Sean Stewart:The Night Watch
I'm writing a novel; I've got the page numbers done...

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Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 00:02:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Viruses

Another swift round of Viruses.  Here are the moves for Round 31:

/dev/joe: Place J14
Slakko: Step C4-C3
breadbox: Place A19
The Gingham Wearer: Step P10-Q10
two-star: Place [17
else...if: Step R16-S16

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 [ \ ] 
27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . * * . . . . . . . . . 25
24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . @ ? . . * * . * . . . . . . . . 24
23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . ? ? . . * * * . . . . . . . . 23
22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @ . . ? ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @ X . @ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @ . ? ? ? . . / / / . . . . . 20
19 . . . . @ X . . . . ? ? . . X . . @ . @ ? ? . ? . . @ / / / . . . . 19
18 . . . X . . @ . . ? . . . . . X . . . . ? . . . ? ? . . . . . @ . . 18
17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . @ . X X . @ @ . . . . ? . @ . . . . * . . 17
16 . . . . . . . . . . . . @ . . @ . . . X . . . . ? . . / . . . @ . . 16
15 . . . . . X . . @ . . @ . . / / @ . . . X . . . . . / / / / . . . . 15
14 . . X . X . . . @ . . ? . @ / . . . . . . @ . . . . . / . . . . . . 14
13 . . . X . . . . X . @ @ @ . . @ / / . . . . . ? ? . . . . . . . . . 13
12 . . . . . . . . . . X @ . . . . . / . . . . @ . . . . . . . . . . . 12
11 . . . . . . . . . @ @ G @ * . @ . . . . @ . G . . . . . . . . . . . 11
10 . . . . . . . . . . G G . @ . . . . . . . G . G G . . . . . . . . . 10
 9 . . . . . . . . . . . @ G . . . . . . . G G . . @ @ . . . . . . . .  9
 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . G . . . . . . . . G . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @ . . . . * . . . . . . . .  7
 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . S / / . . . . . * . . @ @ . . . . . . . . .  6
 5 . . . . . . S S S S . . . @ / @ . . . . * . . * * . . . . . . . . .  5
 4 . . . . . . S . . . . . . . . / / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
 3 . . . . . . . S . . . . . . @ @ @ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
 2 . . . . . . . . S S S @ * * . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  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 [ \ ] 

/dev/joe received a Viruspoint this round.

Player Name      Symbol    Cells     Points
/dev/joe           /        23          7
else...if          ?        22          3
two-star           *        20          1
breadbox           X        18          2
The Gingham Wearer G        12          8
Slakko             S        10          2

Round 32 begins now.  You may reply to this message to send me your moves.

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- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Song--Cowboy Junkies:Murder, Tonight, In The Trailer Park
Current Book--Sean Stewart:The Night Watch
I'd much rather have a trampoline in my front room than an isolation tank.

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Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 05:06:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R3 T11

For trick 11, I lead the Three of Spades.

- -Hubert

What happens if you get scared half to death twice? 

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Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 14:03:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: John Frederic Mc Coy <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R3 T11

On Tue, 7 Apr 1998, Hubert wrote:

> 
> For trick 11, I lead the Three of Spades.
> 
> -Hubert
> 
> What happens if you get scared half to death twice? 
> 

You would still be 1/4 alive.

                                      - Vynd

[email-masked]

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Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 17:16:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R3 T11

On Tue, 7 Apr 1998, John Frederic Mc Coy wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Apr 1998, Hubert wrote:
> 
> > 
> > For trick 11, I lead the Three of Spades.
> > 
> > -Hubert
> > 
> > What happens if you get scared half to death twice? 
> > 
> 
> You would still be 1/4 alive.

Only if the chance of each cell being scared to death is independent
across each scaring.
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Duncan C. "probability boy" Richer aka
Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College
Cambridge, 1st Year PhD(Pure Maths), CUDipSoc, CUSFS, CUSTS, CURS etc
Acka - President "Gumball" Web-Harfer RuneMaker ChessUmpire Map-Harfer

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Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 19:56:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R3 T11

> For trick 11, I lead the Three of Spades.

Four of Spades.  This trick is mine!

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- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Tears For Fears:Elemental
Current Book--Sean Stewart:The Night Watch
Somewhere the rainbow's over

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Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 22:56:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Viruses

Here are the moves for Round 32:

two-star: Place K6
/dev/joe: Step W19-X18
breadbox: Place ?14
Slakko: Place F5
The Gingham Wearer: Place W21
else...if: Step G19-F18

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 [ \ ] ^ 
27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X @ . . . * * * . . . . . . . . . . 25
24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . @ ? ? . * . . * . . . . . . . . . 24
23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . . @ * * . * . . . . . . . . . 23
22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X @ . . . . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . 22
21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @ X . @ . ? ? . . . @ G @ . . . . . . 21
20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . @ . ? . ? . . / . . / . . . . . 20
19 . . . . @ X . . . ? ? . . . . . . . @ @ . . . ? . . @ . . / . . . . . 19
18 . . . . X X . . . ? ? . . . . X . X . . . ? . ? ? . ? . / / @ . . . . 18
17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . @ @ @ . . ? ? . @ / . . * * * . . 17
16 . . . . . . . . . . . . @ / . . . X X X X . . . . . . . . . @ . . . . 16
15 . . . X X . . . . . . @ . . . . @ . . . X . . . . . / . . . . . . . . 15
14 . . X X X . . X @ . . . . @ . . . / . . . . . . . . / / . . . . . . . 14
13 . . X X X . . . . . . . . / / @ / / . . . . ? ? . . . . . . . . . . . 13
12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . * * / . / . . . G @ . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
11 . . . . . . . . . @ . . . * * . . . . . . . G . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
10 . . . . . . . . . G . . . @ * . . . . . . . . G G G . . . . . . . . . 10
 9 . . . . . . . . . . G . . G . . . . . . G G . G @ @ . . . . . . . . .  9
 8 . . . . . . . . . . . G G . . . . . . . . G . . * * . . . . . . . . .  8
 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . @ . @ . . . . . @ @ . . * . . . . . . . . . .  7
 6 . . . . . . . S S S . . S . . * . . . * * * . @ . * . . . . . . . . .  6
 5 . . . . . . S S S S . . @ . . . . . . . . . . * * . . . . . . . . . .  5
 4 . . . . . . S . . S . . . / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
 3 . . . . . . . S S S S @ * * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
 2 . . . . . . . . S S S @ * . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
 1 . . . . . . . . . S S @ . * * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  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 [ \ ] ^ 

two-star got a Viruspoint this round!

Player Name      Symbol    Cells     Points
two-star           *        33          2
breadbox           X        29          2
else...if          ?        19          3
Slakko             S        19          2
/dev/joe           /        18          7
The Gingham Wearer G        15          8

I am awarding a FairPlay award to two-star for eir astonishing Viruscount
(which only breadbox has equalled in this game), and also eir quick
responses in the last two rounds.

Round 33 begins now.  You may reply to this message to send me your moves.

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- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Song In My Head--Tears For Fears:Advice For The Young At Heart
Current Book--Sean Stewart:The Night Watch
Big July earthquakes confound zany experimental vow.

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