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acka-games-digest        Wednesday, May 6 1998        Volume 03 : Number 093

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 00:34:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Fictionary round 5

One Bluffer committed a correct definition for "spital."  Three guesses as
to who it was, and the first two and a half don't count.

The remaining definitions are:

1. A hospital.
2. Of or pertaining to farming; as in Spitalfields.
3. A Doric pedestal.
4. ""
5. feeling worse than usual, indisposed
6. A small stake.
7. A set of small skewers projecting out from a main spit.
8. a small container into which mushrooms may be placed.

With two adjectives, five nouns, and a pair of quotation marks, we're sure
to have a rousing round of sneering this time.  Bluffers, please vote --
publically -- within three days.  (Speaking of which, I'm sorry I got this
off somewhat late.)

- -Hubert

Last night I played poker with tarot cards. I got a full house and four 
people died.

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 04:49:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: Frank Schmidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Game of Pure Skill 2 - Rd 3 results

Alfvaen won this round with his 10 over two 5's.
Every round yet ended with one bid substantially
higher than two roughly equal others...

Round| 1| 2| 3 |
Card |5S|KS| 7S|
JT   |3D|9D| 5D| 13 pts
Alfvn|9H|AH|10H| 12 pts
TGW  |3C|2C| 5C|  0 pts

Next card: 4 of Spades
J. M. Bear

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 10:26:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary round 5

Why is it that in fictionary it always seems like we have too many too good
definitions, or else none of the definitions sounds right?

I vote for #5.

> 5. feeling worse than usual, indisposed

/dev/joe

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 12:26:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: John Frederic Mc Coy <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary round 5

On Wed, 6 May 1998, Eric Plumb wrote:

> 
> One Bluffer committed a correct definition for "spital."  Three guesses as
> to who it was, and the first two and a half don't count.
> 
> The remaining definitions are:

> 7. A set of small skewers projecting out from a main spit.

I agree with /dev/joe, these definitions all sound bogus.  I'll cast my
lot with #7 though.

> 8. a small container into which mushrooms may be placed.
> 

                                   - Vynd

[email-masked]

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 13:02:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary round 5

> 3. A Doric pedestal.

A tough decision but in the end I plump for number 3 (as quoted above).

TGW.

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 14:04:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Raquel Peres da Silva" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Robert Sevin)

> > > Ayla has played the Queen of Spades.  This is a correct play.  E has
also
> > > declared emself Prophet, and so must rule on any further plays while
e is
> > > Prophet.  It is not Robert Sevin's turn.
> 
> > Er... Did you mean "it is now Robert Sevin's turn"?
> 
> Yes.  Are you happy not?  :-)

Yes! :-)))) I just love to be right!

Yours,

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

Law of Cat Motion:  A cat will move in a straight line, unless there is a
*really* good reason to change direction.

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 14:04:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Raquel Peres da Silva" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (JT)

> I play the 3 H.

And I declare it correct.

Ayla
Prophet

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 14:36:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: Frank Schmidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Game of Pure Skill 2 - Rd 4 results

Wow, that's a fast game now... Alfvaen won the round
again, regaining the lead... but this game has just begun.

Round| 1| 2| 3 | 4|
Card |5S|KS| 7S|4S|
Alfvn|9H|AH|10H|8H| 16 pts
JT   |3D|9D| 5D|2D| 13 pts
TGW  |3C|2C| 5C|4C|  0 pts

Next card: 3 of Spades.
J. M. Bear

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 16:00:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Micah Smukler)
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary round 5

I vote for 6.

AtP

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 16:33:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - TGW's play

> 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)|
>  Q H (/dev/joe [*])    | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting)
>  K H (/dev/joe)        |
>  A H (TGW)             | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe)
>  2 S (TGW)             |
>  7 S (else...if)       | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if)
>                        | 5 S (/dev/joe) 6 C (TGW) 10 C (else...if)
> 10 H (/dev/joe)        |
>  K H (TGW)             | A C (else...if) 3 H (/dev/joe)

Still clueless, I shall play the Ace of Spades.

TGW.

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 17:35:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - TGW's play

On Wed, 6 May 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:

> > 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)|
> >  Q H (/dev/joe [*])    | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting)
> >  K H (/dev/joe)        |
> >  A H (TGW)             | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe)
> >  2 S (TGW)             |
> >  7 S (else...if)       | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if)
> >                        | 5 S (/dev/joe) 6 C (TGW) 10 C (else...if)
> > 10 H (/dev/joe)        |
> >  K H (TGW)             | A C (else...if) 3 H (/dev/joe)
> 
> Still clueless, I shall play the Ace of Spades.

I'm afraid not.  Please, people, vote for JT's Hints proposal, just so we
can see this round end.

- -Hubert

I have not yet BEGUN to procrastinate! 

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 17:51:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - TGW's play

The Deus responded to TGW's play:
>
> > Still clueless, I shall play the Ace of Spades.
> 
> I'm afraid not.  Please, people, vote for JT's Hints proposal, just so we
> can see this round end.

I am confused here.  Have we already gone through the initial 2 decks and
started on a third?  I didn't think we had used anywhere near this number
of cards.  I have been dealt 2 Aces of Spades this game as penalty cards
(one of which I have already played) so I am confused how TGW can have
another one.

I won't begin to mention how confused I am about the rule for this round.

/dev/joe

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 18:07:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - TGW's play

On Wed, 6 May 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote:

> I am confused here.  Have we already gone through the initial 2 decks and
> started on a third?  I didn't think we had used anywhere near this number
> of cards.  I have been dealt 2 Aces of Spades this game as penalty cards
> (one of which I have already played) so I am confused how TGW can have
> another one.

There was an amendment to the rules of Eleusis which allows the Deus to
add a new pack whenever the deck runs out of cards.  The number of
incorrect plays are rapidly increasing the rate at which this deck run-out
is occurring.
- -- 
Duncan C. "" 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, Web-Harfer, RuneMaker, ChessUmpire, Map-Harfer

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 18:09:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - TGW's play

On Wed, 6 May 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote:
>I am confused here.  Have we already gone through the initial 2 decks and
>started on a third?  I didn't think we had used anywhere near this number
>of cards.  I have been dealt 2 Aces of Spades this game as penalty cards
>(one of which I have already played) so I am confused how TGW can have
>another one.
>
>I won't begin to mention how confused I am about the rule for this round.

It appears that /dev/joe is correct and somehow 3 A of S have ended up
being dealt out when only two should have been.. (this is most likely an
error of mine or an error in my shuffle program (either is likely).  I
will check the cards remaining in the deck, the cards already played and
the cards I have listed in players hands and attepmpt to reconcile this.
Most likely Joe, you will recieve a card to replace the AS in your hand
since it hasn't been played yet. :/
I will also find and correct any other such anomolies that I run across.

Thanks for pointing it out cause I wouldn't have noticed it.

- --JT

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 18:14:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - TGW's play

On Wed, 6 May 1998, Duncan Richer wrote:
>There was an amendment to the rules of Eleusis which allows the Deus to
>add a new pack whenever the deck runs out of cards.  The number of
>incorrect plays are rapidly increasing the rate at which this deck run-out
>is occurring.

The only problem of course being that I didn't need to add a third deck
yet.  Someone must have snuck that extra Ace into the deck when I wasn't
looking, but I'll correct it shortly.

- --JT

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 18:21:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary round 5

>6. A small stake.
	I'll take 6 for A$300

- --
- -Henry Towsner

	<[email-masked]>

	Success is the child of audacity.
		-Benjamin Disraeli

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 18:23:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - TGW's play

>> >  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)|
>> >  Q H (/dev/joe [*])    | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting)
>> >  K H (/dev/joe)        |
>> >  A H (TGW)             | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe)
>> >  2 S (TGW)             |
>> >  7 S (else...if)       | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if)
>> >                        | 5 S (/dev/joe) 6 C (TGW) 10 C (else...if)
>> > 10 H (/dev/joe)        |
>> >  K H (TGW)             | A C (else...if) 3 H (/dev/joe)
>>
AH

- --
- -Henry Towsner

	<[email-masked]>

	Success is the child of audacity.
		-Benjamin Disraeli

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 18:35:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Eleusis flummox.

Thanks to /dev/joe's keen eye, I have found the error which caused 3 A S
to get dealt. It really was an error, and it really was on my part.  I
have privately issued the one card correction which needed to be made.

I also hereby award /dev/joe a FairPlay award for noticing and reporting
the flummox.

I'll assume that else...if's play is still valid, but that it comes after
TGW's incorrect  play as it should instead of after /dev/joe's play as the
mail indicated.

Hubert, judge the 'A H' by else...if in that light :)

- --JT

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 18:40:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT Traub <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - else...if's play

Players and Scores:
    Hubert    : 0 gamepoints ( 0 cards) (Deus)
    /dev/joe  : 0 gamepoints (12 cards)
    TGW       : 0 gamepoints (14 cards)
  * else...if : 0 gamepoints (15 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)|
 Q H (/dev/joe [*])    | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting)
 K H (/dev/joe)        |
 A H (TGW)             | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe)
 2 S (TGW)             |
 7 S (else...if)       | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if)
                       | 5 S (/dev/joe) 6 C (TGW) 10 C (else...if)
10 H (/dev/joe)        |
 K H (TGW)             | A C (else...if) 3 H (/dev/joe) A S (TGW)

[*] every 10th card after the starter is marked while there is no prophet

- --JT

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 22:18:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary round 5

> >6. A small stake.
> 	I'll take 6 for A$300

I create a trinket called "6", value A$6, with the following description:

"Triply digitized, it is the Number of the Beast(which is a human number).
It is the number of lines in each stanza of a sestina, except the last.
It is the smallest perfect number.  It is the seventh digit in the decimal
expansion of pi(after the decimal point).  It is half of twelve, and twice
three.  It is the number of the sense that few will admit exists.  It has
been known to go together with 9.  Some people spent this much time in a
leaky boat.  This sentence contains that many words.  It is the number of
the sheep of the identically-numbered sheik which is sick.  Being at sevens
with them as well can be confusing.

It is also, apparently, a small stake."

I offer this to else...if for A$300.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Third Eye Blind
Current Book--Barb Galler-Smith & Josh Langston:Druids
Flung any good witches lately?

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 22:33:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Attila the Pun)

JT played the Three of Hearts.  Prophet Ayla announced this as a correct
play, and e will be relieved to know that it is.  It is now Attila the
Pun's turn.

Players and Scores:
    Alfvaen         : 0  ( 0 cards) (Deus)
  * Attila the Pun  : 0  (19 cards)
    K 2             : 0  (17 cards)
    Fortunato       : 0  (17 cards)
    Ayla            : 0  (12 cards) (Prophet)
    Robert Sevin    : 0  (14 cards)
    JT              : 0  (12 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)
  6 H (Robert Sevin)     | 
  7 H (JT)               | 5 H (Attila the Pun), 9 D (K 2)
* 6 C (Fortunato)        |
  2 C (Ayla)             | 6 C (Robert Sevin), 2 S (JT)
  2 H (Attila the Pun[+])| 2 D (K 2)
  J C (Fortunato)        |
  A H (Ayla)             | 9 S (Robert Sevin)
  K H (JT)               |*2 H (Attila the Pun)
  4 C (K 2)              | Q D (Fortunato)
! Q S (Ayla)             |
  3 C (Robert Sevin)     |
  3 H (JT)               |

[+] - Invalid "No Play", card selected by Deus
 *  - marks every tenth card
 !  - prophet

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Third Eye Blind
Current Book--Barb Galler-Smith & Josh Langston:Druids
I'd like a Slow Comfortable Screw On The Beach With An Orgasm...in a tall glass.

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 23:17:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: YORL (Attila the Pun)

rufus's turn has gone on for 4 days now with no action.
He has fallen asleep, and is dealt a card (leaving 7 in his hand,
and 3 in the deck -- never fear, I have at least a few more cards
lined up, when they are needed).

It is now Attila the Pun's turn. He currently has 7 cards.

/dev/joe
Barkeep

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 23:44:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - TGW's play

On Wed, 6 May 1998, Towsner wrote:

> >> >  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)|
> >> >  Q H (/dev/joe [*])    | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting)
> >> >  K H (/dev/joe)        |
> >> >  A H (TGW)             | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe)
> >> >  2 S (TGW)             |
> >> >  7 S (else...if)       | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if)
> >> >                        | 5 S (/dev/joe) 6 C (TGW) 10 C (else...if)
> >> > 10 H (/dev/joe)        |
> >> >  K H (TGW)             | A C (else...if) 3 H (/dev/joe)
> >>
> AH

Correctamundo. (after having read through ALL my mail this time to check
if JT agreed with TGW's play.)

- -Hubert

There are three kinds of people: those who can count and those who can't. 

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 23:49:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - /dev/joe's play

Players and Scores:
    Hubert    : 0 gamepoints ( 0 cards) (Deus)
  * /dev/joe  : 0 gamepoints (12 cards)
    TGW       : 0 gamepoints (14 cards)
    else...if : 0 gamepoints (14 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)|
 Q H (/dev/joe [*])    | K S (TGW) 8 H (else...if acting)
 K H (/dev/joe)        |
 A H (TGW)             | J H (else...if) A C (/dev/joe)
 2 S (TGW)             |
 7 S (else...if)       | A S (/dev/joe) 9 S (TGW [*]) J S (else...if)
                       | 5 S (/dev/joe) 6 C (TGW) 10 C (else...if)
10 H (/dev/joe)        |
 K H (TGW)             | A C (else...if) 3 H (/dev/joe) A S (TGW)
 A H (else...if[*])    |

[*] every 10th card after the starter is marked while there is no prophet

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