Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #108
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acka-games-digest        Thursday, May 21 1998        Volume 03 : Number 108

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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 00:13:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Micah Smukler)
Subject: Re: 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.

I play 4H.

AtP

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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 01:54:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost

On Wed, 20 May 1998, Jonathan David Amery wrote:

>  I play 'q'.
'eq'
- -- 
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, 21 May 1998 05:14:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (L'homme a tete de choux)
Subject: Acka: Viruses

>So far, the following players have signed up to play Viruses:
>JT
>Slakko
>JM Bear
>The Gingham Wearer
>Alfvaen
>Niccolo Flychuck
>Fortunato
>Rex Mundi
>Astro
>
>and two-star said he'd join on turn 2.

Please add my name to the list, /dev/joe.

Pandora

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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 08:04:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: *ping*

Today is Thursday, the 21st day of May, 
and the Machine That Goes *ping* Has Gone *ping* today. 
Since I have been scholar, the Machine has gone *ping* 6 times. 

/dev/joe
Scholar of *ping*

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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 08:47:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: AARON KEESLER <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: Acka: *ping*

Oh Great Scholar of *ping*, I humbly request 'r' as the Magic Letter.

Fortunato
Neophyte student of *ping*

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Joseph W. DeVincentis [SMTP:[email-masked]]
>Sent:	Thursday, May 21, 1998 7:04 AM
>To:	[email-masked]
>Subject:	Acka: *ping*
>
>Today is Thursday, the 21st day of May, 
>and the Machine That Goes *ping* Has Gone *ping* today. 
>Since I have been scholar, the Machine has gone *ping* 6 times. 
>
>/dev/joe
>Scholar of *ping*

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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 09:22:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: K2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: GAD: Indigo Round (4)

Living up to its name, this round saw five players cover eir herd,
namely breadbox, /dev/joe, IdiotBoy, rufus, J. M. Bear and Rex Mundi.

Meanwhile amongst the chain grabbers: else...if grabbed Slakko, who
grabbed Pandora who, like Fortunato, tried to grab saaremaa who
applauded eir effort. Attempting to start a chain of eir own, Alfvaen
and JT, in a stunning display of synchronized motion, attempted to grab
Astro, who grabbed Fortunato's Donkey, frightening eir herd and allowing
one donkey to bolt for freedom.

Everyone else gave eir donkey a thorough wash.

Eliminations:
previous rounds: 12
this round: 1
0 Pandora - lost one to Slakko and one to the wilds.

The GAL for the indigo round:
The untouchables:
3 Rex Mundi
3 Vynd

Comfortable:
2 Alfvaen
2 Astro - grabbed Fortunato's
2 breadbox
2 /dev/joe
2 else…if  - grabbed Slakko's
2 Koxvolio
2 rufus

On the brink:
1 Calvin N Hobbes
1 Fortunato - lost one to Astro and one to the wilds.
1 Hubert
1 IdiotBoy
1 J. M. Bear
1 JT
1 saaremaa/Malenkai
1 Slakko - lost one to else...if but grabbed Pandora's
1 UglyBigNose

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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 09:43:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Viruses

 Count me in

On Wed, 20 May 1998, Astro wrote:

> OK, I replied. What next?
>=20
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph W. DeVincentis <[email-masked]>
> To: [email-masked] <[email-masked]>; [email-masked]
> <[email-masked]>; [email-masked] <[email-masked]>;
> [email-masked] <[email-masked]>; [email-masked]
> <[email-masked]>; [email-masked] <[email-masked]>; [email-masked]
> <[email-masked]>; [email-masked] <[email-masked]>
> Date: =E9=E5=ED =F9=EC=E9=F9=E9 19 =EE=E0=E9 1998 22:38
> Subject: Acka: Viruses
>=20
>=20
> >Play Viruses!  I am starting a game in about a week.
> >Don't get Huberted out of a chance to play!
> >Reply if you want to play.
> >
> >/dev/joe
> >
>=20
> ------------------------------
>=20

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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 10:47:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: *ping*

Fortunato wrote:
> Oh Great Scholar of *ping*, I humbly request 'r' as the Magic Letter.

My dear student, I do believe there was just a single r in the truth:

IF AND ONLY IF today *** **** ** ***** ** *** *** ** **r** ****** ******
*****, THEN the machine that goes *ping* shall go *ping*.

Financier, please charge Fortunato appropriately for his r.

/dev/joe
Scholar of *ping*

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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 13:06:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost

Slakko wrote:

> >  I play 'q'.
> 'eq'

It is now JT's go.

TGW, ref.

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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 13:28:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost

>Slakko wrote:
>> 'eq'

'equ'
- --JT

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[ Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.                  ]
[ It's hard to seize the day when you must first grapple with the morning ]
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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 13:36:26 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: YORL (Alfvaen)

Karma, who had far more than his rightful time to play because I was busy
judging CFJs, has fallen asleep, into a deep sleep.  :-)  He is dealt a
card, his 10th.  It is now Alfvaen's turn; he has only 3 cards left.

/dev/joe

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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 13:39:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost

JT wrote:
 
> 'equ'

It is now Alfvaen's turn.

TGW.

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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 16:58:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades

On Tue, 19 May 1998, Joshua Herreshoff wrote:

> > Next lead: Ace of Spades.
> 
> Jack of Spades.

Four of Clubs.

- -Hubert

Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense. 

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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 17:22:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: WUA round 10 results

Since Attila the Pun failed to submit an uh? word linking from "llano" in
Round 9, e loses 3 points IIRC.  

Scores now are
Koxvolio 10
JT 8
Slakko 8
TGW 5
else...if 2
rufus 1
AtP -1

If else...if would please link from "llano" in Round 11, I would be vastly
obliged.  Oh, and many thanks to the Infrequent Ackan and editor/executor
Slakko for pointing out the necessity of all this.

- -Hubert

Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense. 

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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 17:23:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - TGW's play

On Wed, 20 May 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:

> >  3 C (TGW)             | J C (else...if)
> >  4 D (/dev/joe)        |
> 
> Having been reminded about this for the third round on the trot by JT I am
> now going to hazard a guess at 4S.

No; I'm afraid not.

Hint 2: The Rule depends not on the suit, but on the color and value of
the card played, and only on the values of already correctly played cards.
There, if that isn't blatant enough, I have no idea what I'm going to do
for the third hint.

- -Hubert

Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas. 

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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 22:25:33 -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 (11 cards)
    TGW       : 0 gamepoints (15 cards)
  * else...if : 0 gamepoints (16 cards)
(* denotes who's turn it is to play -- play will be entered only after Deus
   and prophet respond to the play)

NOTE: In 2 more plays, incorrect plays cause the player to drop out of the
      round.

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)        | 7 D (TGW) 10 C (else...if) 2 H (/dev/joe)
 3 C (TGW)             | J C (else...if)
 4 D (/dev/joe)        | 4 S (TGW)

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

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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 23:57:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades

> > > Next lead: Ace of Spades.

> > Jack of Spades.

> Four of Clubs.

Five of Diamonds.

So, ref, is this hand decidable yet?  :-)

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Christine Lavin, Sally Fingerett, Julie Gold, Megon McDonough:"Buy Me Bring Me Take Me:Don't Mess My Hair":Life According To Four Bitchin' Babes, Volume Two
Current Book--Vivian Vande Velde:The Changeling Prince
The future keeps hanging out enough chronons to make one second.  --billbill

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