Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #103
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acka-games-digest        Saturday, May 16 1998        Volume 03 : Number 103

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Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 01:15:47 -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"!
> 
> I was careful to think of one before I played that.  I name "misread".

So, I guess this is good bye... <sigh>

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: Sat, 16 May 1998 01:15:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Raquel Peres da Silva" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Robert Sevin)

> I play 7D.

Correct play.

Ayla
Prophet (in fact, I should call myself a Prophetess: do the rules allow me
to do this?)

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Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 01:40:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Robert Sevin)

On Sat, 16 May 1998, Raquel Peres da Silva wrote:

>> I play 7D.
>
>Correct play.
>
>Ayla
>Prophet (in fact, I should call myself a Prophetess: do the rules allow me
>to do this?)

Not as currently stated, no.. However, I suspect this could be easily
amended. :)

- --JT

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Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 03:30:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades

On Fri, 15 May 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:

> 
> > > 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.

King of Spades.  My trick.

Next lead: Jack of Diamonds.

- -- 
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: Sat, 16 May 1998 04:12:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: Joshua Herreshoff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades

> Next lead: Jack of Diamonds.

Oooh, finally some spades mail I actually got.  What a pleasant surprise.  Anyway,
assuming I still have it, I'll play the 7 of spades.  (My running tally of what cards
I have is just a tad messed up)

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Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 05:48:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost

> > 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".

This word is in. So regardless of whether I interpret what Ayla said as
quitting or challenging (or even if she didn't play in time, I'm not sure)
she is now eliminated.

It is now Hubert's turn.

TGW.

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Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 08:02:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: *ping*

Today is Saturday, the 16th day of May, 
and the Machine That Goes *ping* Has Gone *ping* today. 
Since I have been scholar, the Machine has gone *ping* 4 times. 

/dev/joe
Scholar of *ping*

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Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 09:45:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades

Goldenmean wrote (just when I was about to call him AWOL):
> Oooh, finally some spades mail I actually got.  What a pleasant surprise.
> Anyway, assuming I still have it, I'll play the 7 of spades.  (My running
> tally of what cards I have is just a tad messed up)

This is in fact a valid play.  I will email goldenmean privately which
cards e still has.

/dev/joe

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Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 18:28:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (JT)

Sorry for any delay on this, I forgot all about it.

Robert Sevin played the Seven of Diamonds, and Prophet(ess) Ayla has
correctly identified this as a correct play.  It is now JT'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  (13 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)
  7 D (Robert Sevin)     |

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

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Song In My Head--Pink Floyd:Brain Damage
Current Book--Michael Coney:Cat Karina
'Shh.  Admire the majesty of those stone pointy things.'

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Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 21:21:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (JT)

On Sat, 16 May 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:

>  3 C (Robert Sevin)     |
>  3 H (JT)               |
>  K C (Attila the Pun)   | K S (K 2), A C (Fortunato)
>  7 D (Robert Sevin)     |

I play the 8 D.

- --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: Sat, 16 May 1998 22:49:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Raquel Peres da Silva" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (JT)

> I play the 8 D.

Sorry. Wrong play.

Ayla
Prophet

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Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 23:52:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (Attila the Pun)

JT played the Eight of Diamonds.  Prophet Ayla has correctly identified
this as an incorrect play; JT is dealt two penalty cards.

It is now Attila the Pun's turn.  Since e is not due to return from
Vacation until the 22nd, the game pauses until someone volunteers to
play for em.  (Although I'm a little unclear as to how the three-day
clock fits into this...does it start ticking when e returns, or what?)

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  (13 cards)
    JT              : 0  (13 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)
  7 D (Robert Sevin)     | 8 D (JT)

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

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Song In My Head--The GoGos:Our Lips Are Sealed
Current Book--Michael Coney:Cat Karina
Chopsticks and Slurpees.  It's a bad idea.

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