Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #111
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acka-games-digest         Sunday, May 24 1998         Volume 03 : Number 111

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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 01:42:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost

On Sat, 23 May 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:

> Okay, then, I play 'xer'.

If it is indeed my turn I play 'xero'.

- -Hubert

I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming 
in terror like his passengers. 

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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 01:47:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 1 - else...if's play

On Fri, 22 May 1998, Towsner wrote:

> > 3 C (TGW)             | J C (else...if)
> > 4 D (/dev/joe)        | 4 S (TGW)
> 	5S

No.

- -Hubert

I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming 
in terror like his passengers. 

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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 03:05:43 -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 (11 cards)
    TGW       : 0 gamepoints (15 cards)
    else...if : 0 gamepoints (17 cards)
(* denotes who's turn it is to play -- play will be entered only after Deus
   and prophet respond to the play)

NOTE: After 1 more play, 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) 5 S (else...if)

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

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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 04:03:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost

On Sun, 24 May 1998, Eric Plumb wrote:

> On Sat, 23 May 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:
> 
> > Okay, then, I play 'xer'.
> 
> If it is indeed my turn I play 'xero'.

'xerog'

- -- 
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: Sun, 24 May 1998 07:50:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Ian K." <[email-masked]>
Subject: YORL duel play

When Brother Methuselah returned he found me sitting in silence, unable to
decide what to do. Fortunately, I had had the presence of mind to conceal
the incriminating evidence of my 'discussion' with the Inquisitor under
the bed. Smiling broadly, he asked if everything was settled and
gathered me up in a whirl to lead me to the great hall.

'Oh Yes', I thought in sadness, 'everything's settled'.

Barrelling through the Temple together, I noticed that there were very few
people about. When I asked, Brother Methuselah merely grimaced.

Entering the Main Hallway, itself a Temple within the greater Monastery,
we came to the well-known Great Seal of the Order of the Thousand Souls.
Embossed in Gold, it was the most famous Ward in the world, reputed 
to act against the unclean of heart, and it was one of my great fears. 

The Inquisition had informed me that the stories were a sham put out by
the Order, but my own heart was filled with terror that the Ward would
perceive what I intended - who could have a more unclean heart than I, who
had come to desecrate the Temple with my treachery.

In trepidation, and lagging a few feet behind Methuselah, I stepped out
onto the Seal.

Koxvolio plays 'Ward'.

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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 08:20:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost

> 'xerog'

JT's go now.

TGW, referee.

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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 08:27:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Re: YORL duel play

> Koxvolio plays 'Ward'.

I have nothing to interrupt with so this may as well be accepted or rejected
as soon as possible. I also remind Koxvolio to put Acka in the subject line
and remind breadbox that this isn't the first time this has happened :-).

TGW (until the registrar acks my name change).

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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 08:54:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Ian K." <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Re: YORL duel play

> > Koxvolio plays 'Ward'.
> 
> I have nothing to interrupt with so this may as well be accepted or rejected
> as soon as possible. I also remind Koxvolio to put Acka in the subject line
> and remind breadbox that this isn't the first time this has happened :-).

I know - I decided to remove the Re: from the subject line and clearly got
carried away. Again.

I'm very sorry.

Koxvolio

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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 09:27:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: K2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Attention Acka: Orange Orb (5)

Koxvolio kindly kidnapped Calvin and Hobbes cheerfully cherishing class.

Right-away Rex Mundi reeled in breadbox boldly burgling Astro admiring
ass.

JT jauntily japed Alfvaen artfully attacking /dev/joe deviously desiring
Hubert.
IdiotBoy illicitly iced Slakko stealthily stalking Hubert.
else...if erroneously embezzled Hubert.
Highly Harassed Hubert honed in on rufus.
J.M. Bear just jagged rufus.
Red-faced rufus roared.

Faithfully Fortunato fashioned a facade.
Versatile Vynd veiled.

All auxiliaries absently admired.

Excruciating Eliminations:
previous parts: 13
this time: 4
0 Astro
0 Calvin N Hobbes
0 /dev/joe
0 Slakko

Gallant GAL:
Untouchable
4 Rex Mundi
3 Vynd
3 Koxvolio

Carefully Comfortable:
2 else…if
2 IdiotBoy
2 JT
2 rufus

Brought to the brink:
1 Alfvaen
1 breadbox
1 Fortunato
1 Hubert
1 J. M. Bear
1 saaremaa/Malenkai

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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 15:03:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost

On Sun, 24 May 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:

>> 'xerog'
>
>JT's go now.

I challenge that this is not a word.

- --JT

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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 15:16:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Re: YORL Duel play

> Koxvolio plays 'Ward'.

This play is accepted.  I'd make this a Loose End, but I'm not convinced it's
going to last much longer than the next play, and I don't want to give
Koxvolio a free Ale.  So "ward" is burned.

It is Koxvolio's turn.

Koxvolio: 7 cards
The Gingham Wearer: 7 cards

Loose Ends: temple, city

(I decided not to bother putting up a web page for it, since our
Web-Harfer is doing such a good job on the Duels page.  Thanks, Slakko!)

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Jellyfish:Bellybutton
Current Book--Robert Jordan:The Shadow Rising
Is firm corn merrier under gifts of less important love?

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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 15:25:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost

On Sun, 24 May 1998, JT wrote:

> On Sun, 24 May 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:
> 
> >> 'xerog'
> >
> >JT's go now.
> 
> I challenge that this is not a word.

Um - of course "xerog" isn't a word.  But that's not a challengable
offence.

Do you mean it is a word, or it is not in any word? 

In the event you meant the latter (be more careful :-)) I name 
xerography as the word.

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: Sun, 24 May 1998 15:43:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost

> In the event you meant the latter (be more careful :-)) I name 
> xerography as the word.

This is a word and so eliminates JT and makes it Alfvaen's go. The play list
is now:

Alfvaen
Hubert
Slakko

Mr. Tambourine Man, referee.

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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 15:51:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost

On Sun, 24 May 1998, Duncan Richer wrote:
>> >> 'xerog'
>> >
>> >JT's go now.
>> 
>> I challenge that this is not a word.
>
>Um - of course "xerog" isn't a word.  But that's not a challengable
>offence.
>
>Do you mean it is a word, or it is not in any word? 
>
>In the event you meant the latter (be more careful :-)) I name 
>xerography as the word.

I did mean the latter, and thank you for understanding what I meant.

I now await the judgement of TGW.

- --JT

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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 15:57:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost

On Sun, 24 May 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:

>> In the event you meant the latter (be more careful :-)) I name 
>> xerography as the word.
>
>This is a word and so eliminates JT and makes it Alfvaen's go. The play list
>is now:

Congratulations Slakko.

- --JT

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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 17:26:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Ghost

> > In the event you meant the latter (be more careful :-)) I name 
> > xerography as the word.

> This is a word and so eliminates JT and makes it Alfvaen's go. The play list
> is now:

> Alfvaen
> Hubert
> Slakko

I play 'v'.

(I was only thinking of 'boxers', actually...it's all Hubert's fault for
putting the 'o' on the end.)

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Sheena Easton:The Lover In Me
Current Book--Robert Jordan:The Shadow Rising
"Alright, FREEZE!"  "Mind if I just go tepid?"

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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 20:51:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Spades

As was pointed out, Alfvaen wins the last trick with his high 7D.

Trick record for round 5:

Alf (2)  9H* 7C  2H  2D 10S* QC* 2C  QS  4D 10H  5D  9D* 7D*
Sla (6)> 5H  AC* AH* AD* 9S  JC% 5C  KS* JD  8S+*AS* 8D  9C
Gol (3)  7H  3C  3H  KD% 2S  8C  6S%*3S% 7S* KH  JS  JH  QH
Hub (0)  6H  KC  8H  QD  5S 10C  6C  4S 10D  4H  4C  3D  6D

% randomly chosen plays
+ Slakko attempted to play the 8S out of turn here.

AlfGol      SlaHub
total  -86         231
bid:5       bid:6N
got:7  +52  got:6 +160
            mis:  -100
total  -34         291

Round 6 begins now.  Slakko has the first bid.

/dev/joe

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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 23:18:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Spades

> Round 6 begins now.  Slakko has the first bid.

I was going to say, "Don't we get our cards first?", but then I
remembered the Blind Nil amendment, because of which Goldenmean and I
don't get our cards unless we ask for them...

By the way, either the Rule-Harfer made a mistake or /dev/joe did, because
there seems to be some text near the beginning of the "Spades" rule that
looks like it's supposed to be a rule change.  (You know, it says "Add to
the end of Rule 5, "Winning the Game", the following:", and then the text
that should be added...)

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Song In My Head--The Beatles:I Want To Hold Your Hand
Current Book--Robert Jordan:The Shadow Rising
'Cause it's my destiny to be the King of Spain...

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