Subject: acka-games-digest V3 #275
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acka-games-digest     Wednesday, November 18 1998     Volume 03 : Number 275

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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 04:28:18 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary (Alfvaen)

On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, Alexandre Muniz wrote:

> (I'm not keeping track of all the recent name changes here.)
> 
> The definitions were:
> 
>   /dev/joe   
>   1)Covered with trees; forested
> 
>   Real definition:   
>   2)Small woodenware -- called also treenware
> Votes: /dev/joe, K2
> 
>   K2     
>   3)Pertaining to trees
> 
> Robin Hood's sumbission was "treen - from tree-en, means of a tree"
> wasn't sure how to parse it, but seems substantially similar to the
> above.
> 
>   Slakko:
>   4)A member of the finch family of birds, native to Madagascar
> Votes: Alfvaen
> 
>   JT: 
>   5)Wooden
> Votes: JT, sIRE, Robin Hood
> 
>   Studge:   
>   6)A ring, attached to the gunwale of a ship of the Vikings, for
> holding
>   oars rowed by crew; archaic
> Votes: A Mean Hat, R-Attila The Farce, Slakko, Thomas Jute
> 
>   eirs:  
>   7)A high, warbling squawk. Especially of a bird
> Votes: Vynd
> 
>   R-Attila The Farce: 
>   8)A small multicellular sea creature
> 
>   Alfvaen: 
>   9)A gap in vegetation on the side of a hill or mountain, caused by a
>   landslide or avalanche
>  
>   Anathema or Pol Pot or whatever
>   10) ""

We had 10 definitions here, 1 real, 9 from other players, plus 1
duplicate.  That allows for 11 players.  We have 13.

Other players who failed to submit a definition (and therefore lose one
point): Vynd, Gromit.

- -- 
Duncan C. Richer aka Slakko the Lost Warner Brother | Queens' College
http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~dcr24/    Ackanomic     | U. of Cambridge
Web-Harfer, CotC, ChessUmpire, Map-Harfer, Senator  | 2nd Year PhD(PMa)

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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 15:25:11 -0500 (EST)
From: "Gavin Logan" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Mediocrity

Numbers, for yr own joy...

Gromit 9*
/dev/joe 9
A Mean Hat. 10
Slakko 11
smallpox blanket 1#
Wild Card 7*
r-attila the farce 2

(*) are random
(#) is this week's Number of Evil

Which makes 7 the most mediocre number. And Wild Card gets a game point. And
he didn't even do anything. Maybe he'd like me to randomly determine
breakfast in bed for him? Eh? B*st*rd.

Non-stop thrills:

Slakko: 1
r-attila the farce: 1
Wild Card: 1
The majority: 0

Reply to send me yr next play. Or be lazy you moth...

sIRE

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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 21:30:24 -0500 (EST)
From: Jonathan David Amery <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Virus Duel (Wild Card vs /dev/joe)

place 14/55.

 Hmm - all I've done is placements...

- -- 
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 Silly Agenda Hats.    \'#######
Follower of Banna, the EBS and Odo.  Holding the Silver Key to the Vault.
Memo to myself: Do the dumb things I gotta do.  Touch the puppethead. 

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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 22:31:30 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Virus Duel (Wild Card vs /dev/joe)

Turn 04:
   Wild Card (W):  P 14, 55
   /dev/joe  (D):  P 17, 56

    1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 
    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 

 61 . . . . . . . . . . .  61
 60 . . . . . . . . . . .  60
 59 . . . . . . . W W . .  59
 58 . . . . . . W . W . .  58
 57 . . . . . . . . @ . .  57
 56 . . . @ . . . D . . .  56
 55 . . . . . . . . . . .  55
 54 . . . @ . @ . . . . .  54
 53 . . W . . . . D D . .  53
 52 . . . W . . . D D . .  52
 51 . . . W . . D . . . .  51
 50 . . . . . . . D . . .  50
 49 . . . . . . . . . . .  49
 48 . . . . . . . . . . .  48

    1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 
    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 

W:  Wild Card :  7 viruses:  1 gamepoints
D:  /dev/joe  :  7 viruses:  1 gamepoints

Neither player gains a virus point this round.

Players have 3 days to submit their next move.

- --JT

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[ It's hard to seize the day when you must first grapple with the morning ]
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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 23:07:13 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Eleusis G2R1 (JT)

Robert Sevin, to no one's surprise, failed to post a move in time.  The
Six of Clubs was chosen randomly from eir hand.  This was, however, an
incorrect play, and Robert Sevin is thus eliminated from the round,
leaving only JT and Robin Hood...it is now JT's turn, and the pressure is
on...

Players and Scores:
    Alfvaen         : 0  ( 0 cards) (Deus)
    Aunt Froot      : 0  (16 cards) [ eliminated ]
    K 2             : 0  ( 0 cards) [ left the game ]
    Wallace         : 0  (15 cards) [ eliminated ]
    Robin Hood      : 0  (14 cards)
    Robert Sevin    : 0  ( 9 cards) [eliminated]
 *  JT              : 0  ( 7 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 (Aunt Froot)       | 9 S (K 2)
  6 H (Wallace[+])       | 6 S (Ayla)
  6 H (Robert Sevin)     | 
  7 H (JT)               | 5 H (Aunt Froot), 9 D (K 2)
* 6 C (Wallace)          |
  2 C (Ayla)             | 6 C (Robert Sevin), 2 S (JT)
  2 H (Aunt Froot[+])    | 2 D (K 2)
  J C (Wallace)          |
  A H (Ayla)             | 9 S (Robert Sevin)
  K H (JT)               |*2 H (Aunt Froot)
  4 C (K 2)              | Q D (Wallace)
! Q S (Ayla)             |
  3 C (Robert Sevin)     |
  3 H (JT)               |
  K C (Aunt Froot)       | K S (K 2), A C (Wallace)
  7 D (Robert Sevin)     | 8 D (JT), 4 H (Aunt Froot)
  Q S (K 2[+])           |!6 D (Wallace), 4 H (Robert Sevin)
  3 C (JT)               |
?10 D (Aunt Froot[+])    |10 S (K 2[#])
  J D (Wallace)          | 2 H (Ayla[#])
  3 C (Robert Sevin[#])  |
 10 D (JT)               |
  J D (Aunt Froot)       |
  4 S (Wallace)          |
 *K S (Robin Hood)       | 3 S (Tin Observer[#])
  3 D (JT)               | J H (Aunt Froot[#]) Q H (Wallace)
 10 C (Robin Hood)       | Q D (Robert Sevin[#])
  J C (JT)               |
  2 D (Aunt Froot[#])    |
  9 C (Wallace)          |
**4 C (Robin Hood)       |
  Q C (Robert Sevin[#])  |
  8 S (JT[#])            | K D (Aunt Froot[#][x])
  4 S (Wallace)          |
  8 C (Robin Hood[#])    |
  8 S (Robert Sevin[#])  |
  6 S (JT)               | 9 D (Wallace[x])
  7 S (Robin Hood)       | 6 C (Robert Sevin[#][x])

[+] - Invalid "No Play", card selected by Deus or Prophet
[#] - no play posted, card picked randomly
[x] - play caused elimination of player
 *  - marks every tenth card while no Prophet
**  - beginning of "sudden death"
 !  - prophet (and every tenth card thereafter)
 ?  - removal of prophet

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- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.connect.ab.ca/~alfvaen/ )
Current Song--Phil Collins:Something Happened On The Way To Heaven
Current Book--Ann Marston:Cloudbearer's Shadow
Do not throw cigarettes into the urinal--it makes them soggy and hard to light.

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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 23:28:23 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Bacon Duel (Pol Pot vs Vynd)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------
Pol Pot's Actron:
Vivien Leigh

- --------------------------------------------------------------------
Vynd's Actron:
Omar Sharif

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Duelists have 3 days to either challenge accept their opponent's actron.

Current Scores:
- -----------------------------
Pol Pot :  1 Gamepoints
Vynd    :  3 Gamepoints

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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, 18 Nov 1998 23:47:06 -0500 (EST)
From: John Frederic Mc Coy <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Bacon Duel (Pol Pot vs Vynd)

I accept Pol Pot's actron.

Vynd

[email-masked]

On Wed, 18 Nov 1998, JT wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Pol Pot's Actron:
> Vivien Leigh
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Vynd's Actron:
> Omar Sharif
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Duelists have 3 days to either challenge accept their opponent's actron.
> 
> Current Scores:
> -----------------------------
> Pol Pot :  1 Gamepoints
> Vynd    :  3 Gamepoints
> 
> 
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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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> 

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