Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #243
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acka-games-digest      Saturday, October 17 1998      Volume 03 : Number 243

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 12:14:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Paella Treasure.

I bury the Bowl of RIce Product as Treasure.  I reveal this portion of the
map (delimited by SHELLFISH):

SHELLFISH
This treasure will be found by the winner of the game of Paella associated
with this Treasure. 
SHELLFISH

Now, I know no one has any idea how to play Paella, since I just made the
game up last night.  Here's a description.  

The paella is a phrase of 48 characters.  All spaces in the phrase have
been replaced with underscores(_).  At the beginning of the game, only one
character is revealed.  Any Ackanomic player who does not have a Role may
request that any previously unrevealed character in the phrase be
revealed. (I'd suggest that this request be done in a nice unambigous way,
I'm not good with subtlety.)

There are three Roles in the game of Paella: worker, drone and Queen.
Only the Queen may win this game.  The Queen wins by performing the action
hidden in the paella.

When a player chooses a previously unrevealed character, that character is
revealed publically and the requeseing player becomes the worker.  The
previous worker becomes the drone,  the previous drone becomes the Queen,
the previous Queen becomes an unroled player.

(This is the overview I have in my wee brain.. am I missing any game play
elements?  It's actually pretty simple)

My next message to the games list will contain the current game state of
this game of Paella.

Ib

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 12:19:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Paella.

I'm going to give you the 24th character to start.

The current game state for Paella:

Worker: -no one-
Drone:  -no one-
Queen:  -no one-

paella: "                       e                        "

IB

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 12:24:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Paella.

> I'm going to give you the 24th character to start.

> The current game state for Paella:

> Worker: -no one-
> Drone:  -no one-
> Queen:  -no one-

> paella: "                       e                        "

I hereby request that the 6th character be revealed.  (Chosen randomly,
though oddly enough my first two random selections were both 24...)

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.connect.ab.ca/~alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Shawn Colvin:A Few Small Repairs
Current Book--Anne Rice:The Queen of The Damned
It's a carefree life...except for all the trauma...  --cdick

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 12:29:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Paella.

At 12:24 PM 10/17/98 -0400, you wrote:
>
>> I'm going to give you the 24th character to start.
>
>> The current game state for Paella:
>
>> Worker: -no one-
>> Drone:  -no one-
>> Queen:  -no one-
>
>> paella: "                       e                        "
>
>I hereby request that the 6th character be revealed.  (Chosen randomly,
>though oddly enough my first two random selections were both 24...)
>
>

I request the 37th character 
- --A Mean Hat.
  Daring Adventurer -- Dungeon Master - Warrior Caste - Crazy French
Scotsman - Really Weird

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 12:34:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jonathan David Amery <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Paella.

On Sat, 17 Oct 1998, Gabe Drummond-Cole wrote:

> At 12:24 PM 10/17/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >> I'm going to give you the 24th character to start.
> >
> >> The current game state for Paella:
> >
> >> Worker: -no one-
> >> Drone:  -no one-
> >> Queen:  -no one-
> >
> >> paella: "                       e                        "
> >
> >I hereby request that the 6th character be revealed.  (Chosen randomly,
> >though oddly enough my first two random selections were both 24...)
> >
> >
> 
> I request the 37th character 

 And I the 9th.

- -- 
Jonathan David Amery, Trinity Hall, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1TJ.             #####
http://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/~jda23/home.html                  o__#######
Wild Card of Acka, member of SPAM, wearing a Silly Agenda Hat.   \'#######
Follower of Banna, the EBS and Odo.  Holding the Silver Key to the Vault.

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 12:45:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Paella.

2 things:

1. A change.  I am going to replace the spaces in the hidden paella with
*s.  There are no * in the revealed paella.

2. In the future I will respond to these one by one.  Since I got three
response right off the bat, I'm combining the results.

The current game state for Paella:

Worker: Wild Card
Drone:  A Mean Hat
Queen:  Alfvaen

paella: "*****_**a**************e************e***********"

IB

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 12:52:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Paella.

On Sat, 17 Oct 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:

> I hereby request that the 6th character be revealed.  (Chosen randomly,
> though oddly enough my first two random selections were both 24...)

SOunds like the CD player in my car.  Whenever I set it on random play, it
seems to use the following method to pick the next track:

Assume N is the track playing.
Select N+1.
Continue.

IB

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 13:03:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Paella.

> The current game state for Paella:
> 
> Worker: Wild Card
> Drone:  A Mean Hat
> Queen:  Alfvaen
> 
> paella: "*****_**a**************e************e***********"

I request the 30th character be revealed.

/dev/joe

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 13:05:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Paella.

> The current game state for Paella:

> Worker: Wild Card
> Drone:  A Mean Hat
> Queen:  Alfvaen

Yay!  I'm the Queen!

> paella: "*****_**a**************e************e***********"

I would like to see the second-last character now.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.connect.ab.ca/~alfvaen/ )
Song In My Head--Eurythmics:The First Cut
Current Book--Anne Rice:The Queen of The Damned
No wanna work.  Wanna bang on keyboard.

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 13:32:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Paella.

The current game state for Paella:

Worker: /dev/joe
Drone:  Wild Card
Queen:  A Mean Hat

paella: "*****_**a**************e*****s******e***********"

IB

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 13:34:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Paella.

Ok.. the next message will confirm this action.. however, it is only
because /dev/joe has already selected a character.  As long as you have a
role (worker, drone, queen) you can not select another character to be
revealed.

I'll throw in your request to the game state, after I eat some lunch.

On Sat, 17 Oct 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:

> 
> > The current game state for Paella:
> 
> > Worker: Wild Card
> > Drone:  A Mean Hat
> > Queen:  Alfvaen
> 
> Yay!  I'm the Queen!
> 
> > paella: "*****_**a**************e************e***********"
> 
> I would like to see the second-last character now.
> 
> 
> --
> --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.connect.ab.ca/~alfvaen/ )
> Song In My Head--Eurythmics:The First Cut
> Current Book--Anne Rice:The Queen of The Damned
> No wanna work.  Wanna bang on keyboard.
> 

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 14:00:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Paella.

(Note: I am reading second-last as "next-to-last" or 47th)

Worker: Alfvaen
Drone:  /dev/joe
Queen:  Wild Card

paella: "*****_**a**************e*****s******e*********l*"

IB

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 14:08:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Paella.

> Ok.. the next message will confirm this action.. however, it is only
> because /dev/joe has already selected a character.  As long as you have a
> role (worker, drone, queen) you can not select another character to be
> revealed.

Oops, missed that.  Sorry.  Carried away by my Regalness.  (Mmm...lager...)

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.connect.ab.ca/~alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Squirrel Nut Zipper:Hot
Current Book--Anne Rice:The Queen of The Damned
Your love is like greasy fried noodles...

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 15:38:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Paella.

On Sat, 17 Oct 1998, Matt Miller wrote:
>(Note: I am reading second-last as "next-to-last" or 47th)
>
>
>Worker: Alfvaen
>Drone:  /dev/joe
>Queen:  Wild Card
>
>paella: "*****_**a**************e*****s******e*********l*"

I request the 5th letter.

- --JT

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 16:53:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Paella.

Worker: JT
Drone:  Alfvaen
Queen:  /dev/joe

paella: "****a_**a**************e*****s******e*********l*"

IB
you guys are vowel hungry.

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 18:02:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jonathan David Amery <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Paella.

On Sat, 17 Oct 1998, Matt Miller wrote:

> Worker: JT
> Drone:  Alfvaen
> Queen:  /dev/joe
> 
> paella: "****a_**a**************e*****s******e*********l*"
> 

 First letter please

- -- 
Jonathan David Amery, Trinity Hall, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1TJ.             #####
http://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/~jda23/home.html                  o__#######
Wild Card of Acka, member of SPAM, wearing a Silly Agenda Hat.   \'#######
Follower of Banna, the EBS and Odo.  Holding the Silver Key to the Vault.

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 18:54:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Paella.

Worker: Wild Card
Drone:  JT
Queen:  Alfvaen

paella: "E***a_**a**************e*****s******e*********l*"

IB
told you so.

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 19:39:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Paella.

> Worker: Wild Card
> Drone:  JT
> Queen:  Alfvaen
> 
> paella: "E***a_**a**************e*****s******e*********l*"

Reveal the 7th character.

/dev/joe

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 19:48:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Paella.

At 06:54 PM 10/17/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Worker: Wild Card
>Drone:  JT
>Queen:  Alfvaen
>
>paella: "E***a_**a**************e*****s******e*********l*"
>
>IB
>told you so.
> 

15th, if you please

- --A Mean Hat.
  Daring Adventurer -- Dungeon Master - Warrior Caste - Crazy French
Scotsman - Really Weird

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 20:15:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Paella.

Worker: /dev/joe
Drone:  Wild Card
Queen:  JT

paella: "E***a_f*a**************e*****s******e*********l*"

IB

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 20:18:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Paella.

JT -- shortest reign, yet.  I probably should deal with that somehow...
but I kinda like it.

Game State:

Worker: A Mean Hat
Drone:  /dev/joe
Queen:  Wild Card

paella: "E***a_f*a*****t********e*****s******e*********l*"

IB

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 20:30:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: Alexandre Muniz <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Paella.

Vanna, [or insert your local Vanna clone of preference instead] give me
the 19th character

**

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 20:43:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jonathan David Amery <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Paella.

On Sat, 17 Oct 1998, Alexandre Muniz wrote:

> Vanna, [or insert your local Vanna clone of preference instead] give me
> the 19th character
> 

 And I'll have the 12th.

- -- 
Jonathan David Amery, Trinity Hall, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1TJ.             #####
http://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/~jda23/home.html                  o__#######
Wild Card of Acka, member of SPAM, wearing a Silly Agenda Hat.   \'#######
Follower of Banna, the EBS and Odo.  Holding the Silver Key to the Vault.

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 21:18:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Paella.

Game State:

Worker: two-star
Drone:  A Mean Hat
Queen:  /dev/joe

paella: "E***a_f*a*****t***o****e*****s******e*********l*"

IB

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 21:21:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Paella.

Game State:

Worker: Wild Card
Drone:  two-star
Queen:  A Mean Hat

paella: "E***a_f*a**f**t***o****e*****s******e*********l*"

IB

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 22:14:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Paella.

> Game State:
> 
> Worker: Wild Card
> Drone:  two-star
> Queen:  A Mean Hat
> 
> paella: "E***a_f*a**f**t***o****e*****s******e*********l*"

I'll have the 8th character

/dev/joe

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 23:11:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Lantern (game 1: barkeep: JT)

Up, up, they flew now, Myrra's arms around Gould's neck, both of them laughing with exultation at what had been an incredibly anticlimactic victory.  "Gould!" said Myrra, "We've done it!"  We've freed the jungle people!  We can give the stolen hauberk back to Ra's Rahul Guptha's high priest, and he will once again protect them from the wrath of Set!"

Gould grinned, rotating around in midair.  "Myrra, Myrra," he said, a hint of mockery in his voice now.  "Why weren't you more careful?  Now that the hauberk is tuned, it will stay that way...  And I have no need for you OR the jungle people.  With this, I can be... a god...  Why did you trust me?  Why?"  And with that, Gould whipped around, spread his arms wide, and shook Myrra free.  He dove upwards into the impossibly blue sky as she fell, shocked beyond response, toward the blasted land around the volcano beneath.  

With a sudden snap she landed, and although she was unable to feel it, she distinctly heard the snap of her spine.  She lay, helpless and shattered on the broken, shattered, land.  Above, the vultures circled, and Myrra could hear the movement of the undead army, unled now, shambling aimlessly toward her.  Her knapsack had fallen, and ripped open, just in front of her, and, as a breeze arose, the pages of her lorebooks and spellbooks fluttered in front of her.  There were spots in front of her eyes, and everything wavered in and out of focus.  A vulture landed next to her, and she could feel it eyeing her hungrily.  She knew she was dying.  With all her effort, she focused on the books.  If only one would be open to the magic of a useful spell!  If only she could concentrate! The vulture pecked cautiously at her face, and blood dripped in front of her eyes.  But Myrra was beyond noticing or caring.  All her attention was on the tomes, their pages fluttering, carelessly, heedlessly, endlessly, as the throb of her lifeforce beat in a downward spiral, a descending tattoo of hopelessness.

I play "books"
- --A Mean Hat.
  Daring Adventurer -- Dungeon Master - Warrior Caste - Crazy French Scotsman - Really Weird

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