Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #180
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acka-games-digest      Wednesday, August 5 1998      Volume 03 : Number 180

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Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 07:14:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: Tom Walmsley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary

>5. " "

I'm going to vote for this one I think.

Brie Clump.

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Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 07:31:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary

On Tue, 4 Aug 1998, John Frederic Mc Coy wrote:

> Well, here goes.  Its getting pretty hard to tell who is still in the
> game, but I think this is correct:
> 
> The definitions:
> 
> 1. Forehead.

I vote for Forehead.

- -- 
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 - Web-Harfer,RuneMaker,ChessUmpire,Map-Harfer - www.ackanomic.org

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Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 18:48:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: Tom Walmsley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Eleusis play

I play 9C.

MTM.

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Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 19:13:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: Tom Walmsley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Treasure

I create a trinket called "A Rather Easy Treasure" with the following
description:

"This treasure is so easy that I didn't want to put a lot of money into it.
I think it's rather neat though and want to know just how long it will be
before /dev/joe guesses it (my bet's on three hours)."

It is worth A$20.

I then bury this as a treasure.

The following is a clue to the treasure map:

"I started with a particle, a triangle, a person and a universe and then
added two. I tried to twist the result to something that I wanted but got
told a few times that what I was doing wasn't fair. On most of these
occaisions the other person was right but on one occaision I was
vindicated. What colour shoes was I wearing at the time."

This treasure shall be found by whoever can tell me what colour shoes I was
wearing, and more importantly explain why.

MTM.

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Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 20:01:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Treasure

>"I started with a particle, a triangle, a person and a universe and then
>added two. I tried to twist the result to something that I wanted but got
>told a few times that what I was doing wasn't fair. On most of these
>occaisions the other person was right but on one occaision I was
>vindicated. What colour shoes was I wearing at the time."
>
>This treasure shall be found by whoever can tell me what colour shoes I was
>wearing, and more importantly explain why.
	I'd have to say Gingham, since you are, or rather were, the Gingham
Wearer.  Of course, that really isn't a color, but it's worth a try.

- --
- -Henry Towsner

	<[email-masked]>

	Thank heavens, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and
enjoy it.
		-Logan Pearsall Smith

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Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 20:09:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary

On Tue, 4 Aug 1998, John Frederic Mc Coy wrote:

> 4. A bone carving of a frog, considered a good luck charm in some
> cultures.

I vote for this one, since MTM voted for mine.

- - 867-5309

1024x768x256... Sounds like one mean woman. 

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Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 21:26:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis play

Mr Tambo played:
> I play 9C.

This is incorrect.

/dev/joe
Deus

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Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 21:37:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 2 - else...if's play

Players and Scores:
    867-5309  : 7 gamepoints (25 cards) (Ex-Prophet)
    /dev/joe  : 7 gamepoints ( 0 cards) (Deus)
    MTM       : 3 gamepoints (20 cards)
  * else...if : 0 gamepoints (12 cards)
(* denotes who's turn it is to play -- play will be entered only after Deus
   and prophet respond to the play)
(@ denotes a player eliminated from the round)
(! denotes a player is the Prophet)
[MTM denotes the player Mr. Tambourine Man]

Card ranks:
Standard deck, no wilds, cards are ranked A (1) through K (13).

Correct Plays          | Incorrect plays
- -----------------------+------------------------------------------------------
 5 H (starter)         |
 8 H (MTM [#])         | 9 H (else...if)
10 D (867-5309)        | K D (MTM (JT))
 4 S (else...if)       |
 3 D (867-5309 [#])    | 4 S (MTM (JT))
 5 D (else...if)       | 9 S (867-5309) 3 C (MTM [*])
 8 D (else...if)       |
 2 S (867-5309)        |
 2 D (MTM)             | A S (else...if(JT))
 7 D (867-5309[!])     |
 7 D (MTM [-])         |
 J D (else...if)       | 2 C/3 H/5 D/7 H (867-5309 [*])  9 C (MTM)

[*] every 10th card after the starter is marked while there is no prophet
[#] Invalid 'No Play' card selected by Deus (or Prophet)
[!] This is the card (or every 10th there after) while there is a prophet
[-] This card caused the prophet to fall

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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: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 21:58:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 2 - else...if's play

> 5 D (else...if)       | 9 S (867-5309) 3 C (MTM [*])
> 8 D (else...if)       |
> 2 S (867-5309)        |
> 2 D (MTM)             | A S (else...if(JT))
> 7 D (867-5309[!])     |
> 7 D (MTM [-])         |
> J D (else...if)       | 2 C/3 H/5 D/7 H (867-5309 [*])  9 C (MTM)

 3 S

	If this is correct I declare myself prophet.

- --
- -Henry Towsner

	<[email-masked]>

	Thank heavens, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and
enjoy it.
		-Logan Pearsall Smith

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Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 22:31:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 2 - else...if's play

> > 5 D (else...if)       | 9 S (867-5309) 3 C (MTM [*])
> > 8 D (else...if)       |
> > 2 S (867-5309)        |
> > 2 D (MTM)             | A S (else...if(JT))
> > 7 D (867-5309[!])     |
> > 7 D (MTM [-])         |
> > J D (else...if)       | 2 C/3 H/5 D/7 H (867-5309 [*])  9 C (MTM)

else...if wrote:
>  3 S
> 
> 	If this is correct I declare myself prophet.

Well, it's not correct. :-o

/dev/joe
Deus

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Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 22:48:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Eleusis Game 1 - Round 2 - 867-5309's play

Players and Scores:
  * 867-5309  : 7 gamepoints (25 cards) (Ex-Prophet)
    /dev/joe  : 7 gamepoints ( 0 cards) (Deus)
    MTM       : 3 gamepoints (20 cards)
    else...if : 0 gamepoints (13 cards)
(* denotes who's turn it is to play -- play will be entered only after Deus
   and prophet respond to the play)
(@ denotes a player eliminated from the round)
(! denotes a player is the Prophet)
[MTM denotes the player Mr. Tambourine Man]

Card ranks:
Standard deck, no wilds, cards are ranked A (1) through K (13).

Correct Plays          | Incorrect plays
- -----------------------+------------------------------------------------------
 5 H (starter)         |
 8 H (MTM [#])         | 9 H (else...if)
10 D (867-5309)        | K D (MTM (JT))
 4 S (else...if)       |
 3 D (867-5309 [#])    | 4 S (MTM (JT))
 5 D (else...if)       | 9 S (867-5309) 3 C (MTM [*])
 8 D (else...if)       |
 2 S (867-5309)        |
 2 D (MTM)             | A S (else...if(JT))
 7 D (867-5309[!])     |
 7 D (MTM [-])         |
 J D (else...if)       | 2 C/3 H/5 D/7 H (867-5309 [*])  9 C (MTM)
                       | 3 S (else...if)

[*] every 10th card after the starter is marked while there is no prophet
[#] Invalid 'No Play' card selected by Deus (or Prophet)
[!] This is the card (or every 10th there after) while there is a prophet
[-] This card caused the prophet to fall

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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: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 23:41:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: *ping*

Another couple of *ping*'s--I need to keep better track of these.

[ From two days ago: ]

Today is Monday, the 3rd day of August, and the Machine That Goes *ping*
Has Gone *ping* today.  Since I have been Scholar, the Machine has gone
*ping* 8 times.

[ And now today: ]

Today is Wednesday, the 5th day of August, and the Machine That Goes
*ping* Has Gone *ping* today.  Since I have been Scholar, the Machine
has gone *ping* 9 times.

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- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Moxy Fruvous:The B Album
Current Book--Sheri S. Tepper:Shadow's End
As long as I have you, I can endure all the troubles you inevitably bring.

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Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 23:46:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Single Capture Go Duel (JT vs. J. M. Bear)

Sorry for the delay on this...

JT played C3; J. M. Bear played C4.  So the board looks sorta like

  1 2 3 4 5
A . . . . .
B . . . . .
C . . T M .
D . . . . .
E . . . . .

Next round starts now.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Moxy Fruvous:The B Album
Current Book--Sheri S. Tepper:Shadow's End
Keep reality out of reach of children.

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