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acka-games-digest         Friday, May 15 1998         Volume 03 : Number 102

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 01:07:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Viruses (was something about GOPS)

Alfvaen wrote:
> > J. M. Bear
> > (Next game I'd like to play: Viruses, but as a player)
> 
> Don't look at me.  I'd like to play in the next one too.  Of course,
> /dev/joe, the last winner, is doing YORL right now, so I wouldn't blame
> em for not leaping forward to do another one.  :-)  (Although the two of
> us are probably the ones who've written Viruses programs...)

Actually, I was planning on starting another viruses game, so I
might as well announce it now.  Whoever wants to play Viruses say so.
The game will start in about a week and a half, after I'm finished
with certain things.  And alfvaen, I'll be contacting you about those
CFJs now that it was helpfully pointed out I don't just have to wait
for Guy to return.

/dev/joe

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 01:11:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Viruses (was something about GOPS)

On Fri, 15 May 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote:

>Actually, I was planning on starting another viruses game, so I
>might as well announce it now.  Whoever wants to play Viruses say so.

JT says, "so".

- --JT

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[ It's hard to sieze the day when you must first grapple with the morning ]
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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 01:14:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Raquel Peres da Silva" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Fortunato)

> I play AC.

Well, well, well... I'm afraid this one was incorrect, too. I play 5D.

Ayla
Prophet

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 01:14:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Raquel Peres da Silva" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Game of Pure Skill - Round 6 - Results

Round		| 3	| 4		| 5		| 6		| 7
Prize		| 6S	| JS		| 2S		| KS		| 8S
Pandora's bid	| 10H	| 9H		| 4H		| QH		| 
Koxvolio's bid	| 10D *	| KD		| 8D		| AD		| 
JM's bid		| AC	| QD		| 2C		| 3C		| 
Winner		| -	| Koxvolio	| Koxvolio	| Pandora	| 

* Indicates a randomic card picked by the referee, because the player
failed to send eir bid on time.

So far, the score is:

Pandora ..........	13
Koxvolio ..........	13
JM Bear ..........	13

Yours,

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

Law of Cat Magnetism: All blue blazers and black sweaters attract cat hair
in direct proportion to the darkness of the fabric.

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 01:22:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Fortunato)

On Fri, 15 May 1998, Raquel Peres da Silva wrote:

>> I play AC.
>
>Well, well, well... I'm afraid this one was incorrect, too. I play 5D.

Prophets do not play cards :) *AND* you need to wait on the Deus to
approve or disprove your play.

- --JT

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 07:12:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: Frank Schmidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Viruses (was something about GOPS)

> On Fri, 15 May 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote:
> >Actually, I was planning on starting another viruses game, so I
> >might as well announce it now.  Whoever wants to play Viruses say so.
> JT says, "so".

JMB says: "so, too"

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 08:02:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: *ping*

Today is Friday, the 15th day of May, 
and the Machine That Goes *ping* Has Gone *ping* today. 
Since I have been scholar, the Machine has gone *ping* 3 times. 

/dev/joe
Scholar of *ping*

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 08:23:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Ian K." <[email-masked]>
Subject: WUA Round 10 word?

Has AtP provided an uh word for the next round yet?

I may have missed it...

Koxvolio

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 09:26:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: K2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: GAD: Blue Round (2)

Just before I launch into the nitty-gritty of this round I would like to
say a few words:
Firstly, I have interpreted "grab" in section Ci to mean that B's herd
is reduced by one.
Tho it hasn't come up yet Cii was intended to mean that B's herd would
be reduced by 2 _instead_ of one, I 'spose this could be looked at as
Cii overriding Ci...
I also note that the recent GAD CSR [despite what it says in brackets]
will not change the fact that - if a successful grab is made during a
round that player will not be eliminated ('cause eir herd size will
increase by one at the end of the round due to Ci) this is what I
intended, but could lead to circular grabbing (ie A grabs B grabs C
grabs A - no eliminations)

K 2

Quick off the mark IdiotBoy attempted to grab Astro's donkey, but three
days later Astro covered it in a deft display of retroactive blanket
manipulation. A scant hour latter, Fortunato showed em how it was done
and grabbed Illusions' Donkey while e stood around admiring it.

Shortly thereafter Rex Mundi crept up on Karma and eir slumbering donkey
and lead it back to eir house (the donkey not Karma). Likewise Pandora
enticed Crackfoo's donkey away form em while they where being large and
sleepy.

While Hubert was busy chasing down two star's donkey (another donkey
admirer), /dev/joe grabbed eir donkey, however, while /dev/joe was out
eir donkey wandered into Vynd's pastures on the end of a lariat.

UglyBigNose's donkey with its highly prominent and regal nose (prized
amongst donkey breeders and prolly the reason e was admiring it)  was
the focus of no less than three grab attempts, which fell hopelessly
afoul of one another. The Gingham Wearer, H*bert and Ayla ought to plan
their raids more carefully. More so, because while H*bert and Ayla were
untangling eir lariats, Koxvolio and rufus showed em what team work is
all about and grabbed eir respective donkeys.

JT lunged at Goldenmean's donkey but was thwarted by the blanket e had
covered it with.

else...if succeeded in grabbing Atilla the Pun's donkey (DAFC). Seeing
this, Alfvaen grabbed eir donkey while they were out, leaving else...if
no better off for all eir hard work. Later breadbox succeeded in swiping
Joe Java's four legged animal.

J.M. Bear covered eir bear I mean donkey as did Slakko.

ThinMan and Niccolo Flychuck took eir donkeys and went home.

Everyone else stood around admiring eir fresh-out-of-the-box-donkey at
the 1st Annual Donkey Admirer's Fan Club Meeting.

This Round eliminated Players:
0 Attila the Pun
0 Ayla - eliminated
0 Crackfoo - eliminated
0 H*bert - eliminated
0 Illusion -eliminated
0 Joe Java -eliminated
0 Karma - eliminated
0 two-star - eliminated

Niccolo Flychuck - took eir donkey and went home
Red Barn - was undead so the RSPCA reclaimed eir donkey
ThinMan - took eir donkey and went home

The GAL for the Blue round:
2 Alfvaen
1 Astro
2 breadbox
1 Calvin N Hobbes
1 /dev/joe (lost eir donkey but grabbed Hubert's)
1 else…if (lost eir donkey but grabbed AtP's)
2 Fortunato
1 The Gingham Wearer
1 Goldenmean
1 Hubert (lost eir donkey but grabbed two star's)
1 IdiotBoy
1 J. M. Bear
1 JT
2 Koxvolio
2 Pandora
2 Rex Mundi
1 Robert Sevin
2 rufus
1 saaremaa/Malenkai
1 Slakko
1 Tom Kitten
1 UglyBigNose
2 Vynd

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 09:30:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: K2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: GAD: Blue Round (2)

>

Pls reply to this one.... not the other

> The GAL for the Blue round:
> 2 Alfvaen
> 1 Astro
> 2 breadbox
> 1 Calvin N Hobbes
> 1 /dev/joe (lost eir donkey but grabbed Hubert's)
> 1 else…if (lost eir donkey but grabbed AtP's)
> 2 Fortunato
> 1 The Gingham Wearer
> 1 Goldenmean
> 1 Hubert (lost eir donkey but grabbed two star's)
> 1 IdiotBoy
> 1 J. M. Bear
> 1 JT
> 2 Koxvolio
> 2 Pandora
> 2 Rex Mundi
> 1 Robert Sevin
> 2 rufus
> 1 saaremaa/Malenkai
> 1 Slakko
> 1 Tom Kitten
> 1 UglyBigNose
> 2 Vynd

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 09:49:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Fortunato)

>> I play AC.

>Well, well, well... I'm afraid this one was incorrect, too. I play 5D.

Firstly, Fortunato's turn isn't over until I pass judgement on your play.
Secondly, as Prophet you don't play any more than I do, IIRC.

Anyway, yes, you are correct, Fortunato's play was incorrect.  When I'm
back in Linux this evening I'll send out penalty cards and post the official
thingie, but I'm sure whoever's turn it is can deduce that fact.

- --
- --Alfvaen (Web Page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/)
Song In My Head--Pink Floyd:Biding My Time
Current Book--Michael Coney:Cat Karina
"Joey, do you want to put _Little Women_ in the freezer?"

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 09:54:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Raquel Peres da Silva" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Fortunato)

> >> I play AC.
> >
> >Well, well, well... I'm afraid this one was incorrect, too. I play 5D.
> 
> Prophets do not play cards :) *AND* you need to wait on the Deus to
> approve or disprove your play.

Oops! Shame on me... I have been in quite a hurry lately, barely being able
to keep my mail up to date. Alfvaen, would you please?...

Yours,

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

Law of Cat Magnetism: All blue blazers and black sweaters attract cat hair
in direct proportion to the darkness of the fabric.

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 11:10:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Spades

Goldenmean failed to post a play in 3 days, therefore e plays randomly, and
has chosen the 3 of spades.

/dev/joe
Referee

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 15:01:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades

On Fri, 15 May 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote:

> Goldenmean failed to post a play in 3 days, therefore e plays randomly, and
> has chosen the 3 of spades.

Four of Spades.

- -Hubert

668: the Neighbor of the Beast. 

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 17:16:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: WUA Round 10 word?

On Fri, 15 May 1998, Ian K. wrote:

> Has AtP provided an uh word for the next round yet?
> 
> I may have missed it...

If e has, I've missed it too.  I don't think it's been three days though,
so e hasn't defaulted yet.

- -Hubert

I poured Spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone. 

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 19:51:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades

> > Goldenmean failed to post a play in 3 days, therefore e plays randomly, and
> > has chosen the 3 of spades.

> Four of Spades.

Queen of Spades.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Alannah Myles:Arival
Current Book--Michael Coney:Cat Karina
It's not an optical illusion, it just looks like one.

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 19:51:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Robert Sevin)

Fortunato played the Ace of Clubs, Prophet Ayla declared this play
incorrect, and I agree.  Fortunato receives two penalty cards, and
it is now Robert Sevin's turn.

Players and Scores:
    Alfvaen         : 0  ( 0 cards) (Deus)
    Attila the Pun  : 0  (18 cards)
    K 2             : 0  (17 cards)
    Fortunato       : 0  (18 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)               |
  K C (Attila the Pun)   | K S (K 2), A C (Fortunato)

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

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 20:04:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Raquel Peres da Silva" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost

> > > Then I will play 'r'.
> > I play 'sr'.
> 
> It is now Ayla's turn.

OK, I quit! Maybe there are a lot of possible words here but
I-CAN'T-THINK-OF-ANY! I challenge Alfvaen! Name a word with "sr"!

Ayla (quite frustrated)
Priestess of the Order of the Razor Boomerangs
Priestess of the Church of the Evil Ballot Stuffer

Law of Cat Magnetism: All blue blazers and black sweaters attract cat hair
in direct proportion to the darkness of the fabric.

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 20:06:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: Alexandre Owen Muniz <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Viruses (was something about GOPS)

Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote:

> Actually, I was planning on starting another viruses game, so I
> might as well announce it now.  Whoever wants to play Viruses say so.
> The game will start in about a week and a half, after I'm finished
> with certain things.  And alfvaen, I'll be contacting you about those
> CFJs now that it was helpfully pointed out I don't just have to wait
> for Guy to return.
> 
> /dev/joe

I'm interested in playing again, but I'll start on the second turn again
to substantially reduce the possibility of a conflict on my first turn. 
Of course, this won't work if everyone else does it, so nobody else
should do this. :)

**two-star

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 20:12:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - else...if's play

>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)        | 7 D (TGW) 10 C (else...if) 2 H (/dev/joe)
> 3 C (TGW)             |
>
>[*] every 10th card after the starter is marked while there is no prophet

JC

- --
- -Henry Towsner

	<[email-masked]>

	Success is the child of audacity.
		-Benjamin Disraeli

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 20:55:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost

> > > > Then I will play 'r'.
> > > I play 'sr'.

> > It is now Ayla's turn.

> OK, I quit! Maybe there are a lot of possible words here but
> I-CAN'T-THINK-OF-ANY! I challenge Alfvaen! Name a word with "sr"!

I was careful to think of one before I played that.  I name "misread".

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Donovan's Greatest Hits
Current Book--Michael Coney:Cat Karina
The fat lady's chances were slim.

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 20:58:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Viruses (was something about GOPS)

> I'm interested in playing again, but I'll start on the second turn again
> to substantially reduce the possibility of a conflict on my first turn. 
> Of course, this won't work if everyone else does it, so nobody else
> should do this. :)

Actually, since the start of the last game the amendment went through
whereby everybody gets a cell randomly infected with eir Virus(IIRC),
so collisions should be substantially reduced.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Wall of Voodoo:Call of The West
Current Book--Michael Coney:Cat Karina
Sure as you can't steer a train, you can't change your fate

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 23:31:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mitchell Harding <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Robert Sevin)

>Fortunato played the Ace of Clubs, Prophet Ayla declared this play
>incorrect, and I agree.  Fortunato receives two penalty cards, and
>it is now Robert Sevin's turn.

I play 7D.

Robert Sevin
<http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~mitcharf/>
A man said to the universe:
"Sir, I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
a sense of obligation."
  - Stephen Crane

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