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acka-games-digest        Thursday, May 7 1998        Volume 03 : Number 094

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 00:15:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - /dev/joe'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) A S (TGW)
>  A H (else...if[*])    |

I play the 2 of clubs.

/dev/joe

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 00:30:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - /dev/joe's play

On Wed, 6 May 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis 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) A S (TGW)
> >  A H (else...if[*])    |
> 
> I play the 2 of clubs.

Yes.

- -Hubert

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

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 00:40:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - TGW's play

Players and Scores:
    Hubert    : 0 gamepoints ( 0 cards) (Deus)
    /dev/joe  : 0 gamepoints (11 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[*])    |
 2 C (/dev/joe)        |

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

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 01:05:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R5 T6

Alfvaen wrote, Sunday 22:03 Acka time:
> For the next trick, I lead the Queen of Clubs.

Slakko failed to make a play within 3 days.  His default random
play is the Jack of Clubs.

Goldenmean's turn.

/dev/joe
Referee

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 01:07:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: Frank Schmidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Game of Pure Skill 2 - Rd 5 results

This time TGW won, quite narrow, with his second
lowest card... nice trick, TGW. In case I'm allowed
to declare Fair Play Awards, TGW gets one.

Round| 1| 2| 3 | 4| 5|
Card |5S|KS| 7S|4S|3S|
Alfvn|9H|AH|10H|8H|5H| 16 pts
JT   |3D|9D| 5D|2D|4D| 13 pts
TGW  |3C|2C| 5C|4C|6C|  3 pts

Next card: Jack of Spades
J. M. Bear

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 02:51:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R5 T6

On Thu, 7 May 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote:

> Alfvaen wrote, Sunday 22:03 Acka time:
> > For the next trick, I lead the Queen of Clubs.
> 
> Slakko failed to make a play within 3 days.  His default random
> play is the Jack of Clubs.

D'oh! I accidentally posted my move to Alfvaen, and failed to bounce it to
the list (which is what I thought I did).
Sorry for the delays.

- -- 
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: Thu, 07 May 1998 04:55:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (L'homme a tete de choux)
Subject: acka: ghost (whose turn?)

Can anyone just confirm for me that it's not my turn in Ghost? If it actually
is my turn, can someone tell me what I'm following on from.

Pandora

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 06:31:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: acka: ghost (whose turn?)

On Wed, 6 May 1998, L'homme a tete de choux wrote:

> Can anyone just confirm for me that it's not my turn in Ghost? If it actually
> is my turn, can someone tell me what I'm following on from.

It is, unless e's played and I missed it, Robert Sevin's turn.

- -Hubert

It's always darkest just before you step on the cat. 

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 08:10:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: Joshua Herreshoff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R5 T6

Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote:

> Alfvaen wrote, Sunday 22:03 Acka time:
> > For the next trick, I lead the Queen of Clubs.
>
> Slakko failed to make a play within 3 days.  His default random
> play is the Jack of Clubs.

8 of clubs.

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 08:26:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: AC: Round 17 ends, Round 18 starts.

So sorry about the delay.  All this harfing is slowing me down.

Moves for Round 17 of Abstract Crescent:

12: else...if
23: IdiotBoy
29: The Gingham Wearer
46: Alfvaen
66: JT
67: Hubert
88: /dev/joe
and H*bert failed to submit.

So else...if scores 5 points.

Current scores:

32: Hubert
27: /dev/joe
26: Alfvaen
21: The Gingham Wearer
17: else...if
15: JT
12: IdiotBoy
 0: H*bert

Congruences for Round 16 (mod 8):

0: IdiotBoy
1: /dev/joe
2: H*bert
3: JT
4: Hubert
5: else...if
6: The Gingham Wearer
7: Alfvaen

Yours,
Slakko
- -- 
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: Thu, 07 May 1998 08:49:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R5 T6

On Thu, 7 May 1998, Joshua Herreshoff wrote:

> > Alfvaen wrote, Sunday 22:03 Acka time:
> > > For the next trick, I lead the Queen of Clubs.
> >
> > Slakko failed to make a play within 3 days.  His default random
> > play is the Jack of Clubs.
> 
> 8 of clubs.

And I'll round it off with the 10 of clubs.

- -Hubert

Fill out your tax form using Roman numerals. Or binary. 

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 08:57:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary round 5

On Wed, 6 May 1998, Eric Plumb wrote:

> The remaining definitions are:
> 
> 1. A hospital.

I vote for definition 1 in Fictionary Game 3 Round 5.

- -- 
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: Thu, 07 May 1998 09:44:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Spades R5T7

For Trick 7 I lead the Two of Clubs.

- --
- --Alfvaen (Web page:http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/)
Song In My Head--They Might Be Giants:Snowball In Hell
Current Book--Barb Galler-Smith & Josh Langston:Druids
Life is a placebo masquerading as a simile.

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 11:33:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades R5T7

On Thu, 7 May 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:

> 
> For Trick 7 I lead the Two of Clubs.

Five of Clubs.
- -- 
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: Thu, 07 May 1998 13:01:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: Frank Schmidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Game of Pure Skill 2 - Rd 6 results

Alfvaen won another round. TGW finally played a high
card, but eir Queen is beaten by Alfvaen's King. JT's
position this time is opposite to that e had when the
King of Spades was played, and TGW and Alfvaen
played the two lowest cards - now they played the two
highest ones.

Round| 1| 2| 3 | 4| 5| 6|
Card |5S|KS| 7S|4S|3S|JS|
Alfvn|9H|AH|10H|8H|5H|KH| 27 pts
JT   |3D|9D| 5D|2D|4D|8D| 13 pts
TGW  |3C|2C|5C|4C|6C|QC|  3 pts

Next card: 8 of Spades
J. M. Bear

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 14:12:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Raquel Peres da Silva" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: acka: ghost (whose turn?)

> > Can anyone just confirm for me that it's not my turn in Ghost? If it
actually
> > is my turn, can someone tell me what I'm following on from.
> 
> It is, unless e's played and I missed it, Robert Sevin's turn.

I believe e has already missed eir turn, since last play (yours) was on May
04. Did you send it at 7PM or 7AM? (I can't have my mail software tell me
this).

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: Thu, 07 May 1998 14:12:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Raquel Peres da Silva" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Game of Pure Skill 1 - Round 2 - Results

Prize:		10S
Bids:
- - Pandora	AH
- - Koxvolio	QD
- - JM Bear	KC

Again, JM Bear has won. The 10S is added to eir pile, and the AH, the QD
and the KC are discarded.

So far, the scoring is:

Pandora	0
Koxvolio	0
JM Bear	13

Round 3 starts now. The prize is:

6S

Ayla

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 15:03:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mitchell Perry Harding <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: acka: ghost (whose turn?)

Raquel Peres da Silva wrote:
> 
> > > Can anyone just confirm for me that it's not my turn in Ghost? If it
> actually
> > > is my turn, can someone tell me what I'm following on from.
> >
> > It is, unless e's played and I missed it, Robert Sevin's turn.
> 
> I believe e has already missed eir turn, since last play (yours) was on May
> 04. Did you send it at 7PM or 7AM? (I can't have my mail software tell me
> this).

Ack, is there still time for me to play? I apparently missed the notice
that it was my turn! What is the current ghost word?

Harf,
Robert Sevin

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 16:12:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Ghost Status

It is indeed Robert Sevin's turn. The current ghost word is "schl". Robert
Sevin has approximately two hours to play.

The current order of play is as follows:

1. JT
2. Alfvaen
3. Ayla
4. Hubert
5. Robert Sevin
6. H*bert
7. Vynd
8. Slakko
9. Pandora

It might be an idea if people included this list with each play.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

TGW, referee.

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 16:36:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: AC: Round 18 ends - Game Over!

Moves for Round 18 of Abstract Crescent:

1: /dev/joe
2: H*bert
11: JT
16: IdiotBoy
21: else...if
38: The Gingham Wearer
58: Hubert
and Alfvaen's turn was rendered irrelevant.

Current scores:

42: /dev/joe
32: Hubert
26: Alfvaen
21: The Gingham Wearer
17: else...if
15: JT
12: IdiotBoy
 0: H*bert

Game is 40, so /dev/joe has won.
Congratulations - here is your Jade Grapefruit.
I'll take my A$5 now, thanks (see Rule 1250.21).

- -- 
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: Thu, 07 May 1998 17:59:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mitchell Perry Harding <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost Status

Tom Walmsley wrote:
> 
> It is indeed Robert Sevin's turn. The current ghost word is "schl". Robert
> Sevin has approximately two hours to play.

schlo

Harf,
Robert Sevin
"The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they're going to be
when you kill them."

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 18:02:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost Status

> schlo

This was just in time and it is now H*bert's go.

TGW, referee.

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 18:04:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mitchell Perry Harding <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost Status

Tom Walmsley wrote:
> 
> > schlo
> 
> This was just in time and it is now H*bert's go.
> 
> TGW, referee.

Thank the heavens!

Harf,
Robert Sevin
http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~mitcharf/

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 18:14:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jonathan David Amery <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost Status

On Thu, 7 May 1998, Mitchell Perry Harding wrote:

> Tom Walmsley wrote:
> > 
> > It is indeed Robert Sevin's turn. The current ghost word is "schl". Robert
> > Sevin has approximately two hours to play.
> 
> schlo
> 

schloc

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 18:21:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost Status

> schloc

It is now Vynd's turn.

TGW, referee.

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 23:28:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: John Frederic Mc Coy <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost Status

On Thu, 7 May 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:

> > schloc
> 
> It is now Vynd's turn.
> 
> TGW, referee.
> 

I challenge, not in a word.

                                    - Vynd

[email-masked]

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