Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #78
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acka-games-digest       Tuesday, April 21 1998       Volume 03 : Number 078

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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 10:03:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Eleusis G2R1

JT is correct, I now have to assume that Fortunato played "No Play".

So here is the contents of eir hand:

Fortunato:
6S 3S 
KH QH 10H 9H 6H
QD 9D 6D
AC JC 9C 6C

From this I select the card Six of Hearts as a valid play.  I believe
that Fortunato is dealt five penalty cards as well.

Players and Scores:
    Alfvaen         : 0  ( 0 cards) (Deus)
    Attila the Pun  : 0  (13 cards)
    K 2             : 0  (15 cards)
    Fortunato       : 0  (18 cards)
  * Ayla            : 0  (14 cards)
    Robert Sevin    : 0  (14 cards)
    JT              : 0  (14 cards)
(* denotes whose turn it is to play -- play will be entered only after Deus
   and prophet respond to the play)

Card ranks:
The cards in each suit are ranked A-K with Ace low(values 1-13).
There are no Wild cards.

Correct Plays          | Incorrect plays
- -----------------------+------------------------------------------------------
 8 D (starter)         |
 8 H (Attila the Pun)  | 9 S (K 2)
 6 H (Fortunato[*])    |

[*] - Invalid "No Play", card selected by Deus

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Song In My Head--Tim Cavanagh:I Wanna Kiss Her
Current Book--Jack L. Chalker:The Cybernetic Walrus
How razorback-jumping frogs can level six piqued gymnasts!

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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:54:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Raquel Peres da Silva" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis G2R1

> JT is correct, I now have to assume that Fortunato played "No Play".
> 
> So here is the contents of eir hand:
> 
> Fortunato:
> 6S 3S 
> KH QH 10H 9H 6H
> QD 9D 6D
> AC JC 9C 6C
> 
> >From this I select the card Six of Hearts as a valid play.  I believe
> that Fortunato is dealt five penalty cards as well.

I'll play 6S.

Ayla
Priestess of the Order of the Razor Boomerangs
Member of the Church of the Evil Ballot Stuffer

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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:11:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: AARON KEESLER <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: Acka: Eleusis G2R1

Rats... and I sent a play, too... just got stuck in my Inbox.  Well,
next time...

>-----Original Message-----
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>Sent:	Tuesday, April 21, 1998 9:04 AM
>To:	[email-masked]
>Subject:	Acka: Eleusis G2R1
>
>
>JT is correct, I now have to assume that Fortunato played "No Play".
>
>So here is the contents of eir hand:
>
>Fortunato:
>6S 3S 
>KH QH 10H 9H 6H
>QD 9D 6D
>AC JC 9C 6C
>
>From this I select the card Six of Hearts as a valid play.  I believe
>that Fortunato is dealt five penalty cards as well.
>
>
>Players and Scores:
>    Alfvaen         : 0  ( 0 cards) (Deus)
>    Attila the Pun  : 0  (13 cards)
>    K 2             : 0  (15 cards)
>    Fortunato       : 0  (18 cards)
>  * Ayla            : 0  (14 cards)
>    Robert Sevin    : 0  (14 cards)
>    JT              : 0  (14 cards)
>(* denotes whose turn it is to play -- play will be entered only after Deus
>   and prophet respond to the play)
>
>Card ranks:
>The cards in each suit are ranked A-K with Ace low(values 1-13).
>There are no Wild cards.
>
>Correct Plays          | Incorrect plays
>-----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------
>-
> 8 D (starter)         |
> 8 H (Attila the Pun)  | 9 S (K 2)
> 6 H (Fortunato[*])    |
>
>[*] - Invalid "No Play", card selected by Deus
>
>
>--
>--Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
>Song In My Head--Tim Cavanagh:I Wanna Kiss Her
>Current Book--Jack L. Chalker:The Cybernetic Walrus
>How razorback-jumping frogs can level six piqued gymnasts!

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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:57:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Viruses

Here are the moves for Round 38:

/dev/joe: Place K12
Slakko: Place I0
The Gingham Wearer: Place J -2
else...if: Place T16
breadbox: Place <17
two-star: 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 [ \ ] 
28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . * * . . . . . . . . 26
25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . @ . . . . . * * . . . . . . . . 25
24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . @ ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @ . ? . . . . . . . . / / / . . . . 23
22 . . . . . . / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . / / / . . . . 22
21 . . . . . . / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . / . . . . / . . 21
20 . . . . . @ / @ . . . . . . . . . @ . . . ? . . . . . / . . . . . . . . 20
19 . . . . . . . . . . . ? ? . . . X X . . . . . . . . . / . . . . . / . . 19
18 . . . . X X . X . . . ? ? ? . X X X X . ? ? . . . . . . @ . / / / . . . 18
17 . . . X . . . . . . . . . . @ @ . . . . @ . @ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
16 . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . / / . / . . . X X . ? ? . . . . . . . . . 16
15 . . . X . X X . . . . . . . . . / / / . . . X . . ? ? . . . . . . . . . 15
14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . / . . . . . @ @ . ? . . . . . . . . . . 14
13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . / / / . / @ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
12 . . . . . . . . . . . G @ . . . @ / / . / @ G @ @ . . . . . . . . . . . 12
11 . . . . . . . . . . . G . . . . . . . . . . . G . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
10 . . . . . . . . . . . . G G @ . . . . . . G . . G . . . . . . . . . . . 10
 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . G . . @ . . . . G . G . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @ . G . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . @ . @ . * * * . . . . . . . .  7
 6 . . . . . . . . . S S . S S . * . * . . . . * . * . . . G . . . . . . .  6
 5 . . . . . . . . . . S . S S . * . . . . . * . . . . . . G . . . . . . .  5
 4 . . . . . . . . . . . S . . . * * . . . . . * * * * @ G . . . . . . . .  4
 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
 2 . . . . . . . . . . S S . . . . * * * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
 1 . . . . . . . . . . S S S . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
 0 . . . . . . . . . . S S . . . S @ * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  0
- -1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @ G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1
- -2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2
- -3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -3
   : ; < = > ? @ 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 got a Viruspoint this round.

Player Name      Symbol    Cells     Points
/dev/joe           /        31          9
two-star           *        27          5
breadbox           X        23          3
The Gingham Wearer G        16          8
Slakko             S        16          2
else...if          ?        15          3

Round 39, possibly the last round of this game, begins now.  You
may reply to this message to send me your moves.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Liz Phair:Exile In Guyville
Current Book--Gordon Korman:Something Fishy At Macdonald Hall
"Bill _is_ short for William."

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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:05:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Eleusis Game 1

Although the original message seems to have disappeared from my mailbox,
JT's play of the Queen of Diamonds as else...if's proxy was correct.

- -Hubert

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. 

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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:05:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Robert Sevin)

Ayla wrote:
> I'll play 6S.

This play was incorrect.  Ayla is dealt two cards as a penalty.

It is Robert Sevin's turn.

Players and Scores:
    Alfvaen         : 0  ( 0 cards) (Deus)
    Attila the Pun  : 0  (13 cards)
    K 2             : 0  (14 cards)
    Fortunato       : 0  (18 cards)
    Ayla            : 0  (15 cards)
 *  Robert Sevin    : 0  (14 cards)
    JT              : 0  (14 cards)
(* denotes whose turn it is to play -- play will be entered only after Deus
   and prophet respond to the play)

Card ranks:
The cards in each suit are ranked A-K with Ace low(values 1-13).
There are no Wild cards.

Correct Plays          | Incorrect plays
- -----------------------+------------------------------------------------------
 8 D (starter)         |
 8 H (Attila the Pun)  | 9 S (K 2)
 6 H (Fortunato[*])    | 6 S (Ayla)

[*] - Invalid "No Play", card selected by Deus

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Liz Phair:Exile In Guyville
Current Book--Gordon Korman:Something Fishy At Macdonald Hall
Vacationing in the Islets of Langerhans

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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:06:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT Traub <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Fictionary -- Bluffer voting time

Noone guessed the correct answer, so here comes the list of definitions.

1. A flowing tree found throughout Asia.
2. A type of rodent, native to Japan.
3. A form of marsh grass, found primarily on the East Coast of the United
   States.
4. A thin, curved knife.
5. An oasis or watering hole
6. A dome-shaped structure built over relics of Buddha or Buddhist saint
7. Remote, isolated, desolate.
8. The home planet of Yoda in the Star Wars universe.

Bluffers, submit your votes.

- --JT

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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:10:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT Traub <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - /dev/joe's play

JT, the Referee is filling in for else...if until else...if returns from
his vacation.  Play can thus continue.

Players and Scores:
    Hubert    : 0  ( 0 cards) (Deus)
  * /dev/joe  : 0  (11 cards)
    TGW       : 0  (13 cards)
    else...if : 0  (11 cards)
(* denotes who's turn it is to play -- play will be entered only after Deus
   and prophet respond to the play)

Card ranks:
The cards in each suit are ranked A-2 with Ace high.
Wild cards are ranked below 2's.

Correct Plays          | Incorrect plays
- -----------------------+------------------------------------------------------
 K S (starter)         |
 Q S (/dev/joe)        |
 6 S (TGW)             |
 3 S (else...if)       |
 4 C (/dev/joe)        |
 4 D (TGW)             |
 5 D (else...if)       |
 6 D (/dev/joe)        | 5 H (TGW)
 Q D (else...if acting)|

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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:13:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary -- Bluffer voting time

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, JT Traub wrote:

> 1. A flowing tree found throughout Asia.
> 2. A type of rodent, native to Japan.
> 3. A form of marsh grass, found primarily on the East Coast of the United
>    States.
> 4. A thin, curved knife.
> 5. An oasis or watering hole
> 6. A dome-shaped structure built over relics of Buddha or Buddhist saint
> 7. Remote, isolated, desolate.
> 8. The home planet of Yoda in the Star Wars universe.

Hmm.  We have either one or seven incorrect parts of speech...

I'll take definition 4, please, Alex.

- -Hubert

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. 

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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:24:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Micah Smukler)
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary -- Bluffer voting time

>Noone guessed the correct answer, so here comes the list of definitions.
>
>1. A flowing tree found throughout Asia.
>2. A type of rodent, native to Japan.
>3. A form of marsh grass, found primarily on the East Coast of the United
>   States.
>4. A thin, curved knife.
>5. An oasis or watering hole
>6. A dome-shaped structure built over relics of Buddha or Buddhist saint
>7. Remote, isolated, desolate.
>8. The home planet of Yoda in the Star Wars universe.
>
>Bluffers, submit your votes.
>
>--JT

None of these sound right...
Oh, well.
I pick 5.

AtP

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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:55:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Word Un-Ass round 5 results

Not nearly as fast-paced as the first game of Word Un-Association, this
second game became far more interesting this round.  The ah! word was
"ointment," and Koxvolio came out of left field with an uh? word of
"ridicule."

JT linked with "smear;" this was accepted.  Ointment is smeared on, and to
ridicule someone is to smear their character.

Attila the Pun, in what e described as a "burst of amazing
far-fetchedness," attempted to link with "subject."  It is true that
people may be subject to ridicule, but the link from ointment to subject
(an anointed king has subjects) is nearly nonexistent.  Sorry, AtP, but
good try.

TGW attempted to link with "fat."  This was, unsurprisingly, rejected.
And TGW was ridiculed.  :-)  Oh, and if for some reason I wasn't allowed
to give TGW a FairPlay award during Eleusis, I do so now.

Slakko, else...if, and rufus failed to submit link words.  This is the
kind of situation in which I think a Linker should be able to gain some
points.  But for JT, Koxvolio would have had 6 points and a nearly
unshakable lead.  I think the Linker deserves some compensation in a case
like this.  How about Gamepoints equal to the number of Confused who
failed to submit a link word or submitted an invalid one, less two?

Scores are now:
Slakko: 5
JT: 4
TGW: 4
Koxvolio: 3
Attila the Pun: 2
else...if: 1
rufus: 1

Slakko must now link from "ridicule."  Give us a word, Linker Man.

- -Hubert

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

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