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acka-voting-digest     Thursday, November 20 1997     Volume 02 : Number 204

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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 14:16:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2385

Proposal 2385
Not Necessarily All or Nothing
Slakko (Duncan Richer)

This is a Modest Proposal.
[Swingers of non-zero but less than 50 weight currently have to make one
Atomic Play or three, there is no way for them to make two.  This 
Amendment will fix that problem.]

Amend Rule 1230.2 Part 6 by replacing the text delinated by ODD below:
ODD
A Swinger whose Weight is non-zero and less than 50, and has five or fewer
on-board pieces may make a Play composed of two Moves followed by one
Placement, or one Move followed by two Placements, or any other single
Atomic Play. 
ODD

with the following text delinated by PARITY-INDEPENDENT:
PARITY-INDEPENDENT
A Swinger whose Weight is non-zero and less than 50, and has five or fewer
on-board pieces may make a Play composed of k Moves followed
by a single Placement, or one Move followed by k Placements, or any
other single Atomic Play, where k is equal to one or two.
PARITY-INDEPENDENT

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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 14:49:22 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2386

Proposal 2386
Maybe a Win would be an idea
Slakko (Duncan Richer)

[This proposal aims to actually make it possible to win a game
of Party Chess, without killing off the game.]

Create a New Rule, numbered 1230.30, in the Party Chess Rule Suite, titled
"Stabitooum", with DIP delimited text below:

DIP
There exists a class of entites known as Stabber's Knives.  Stabber's
Knives are ownable and non-tradeable.  They are created and destroyed by
the Frobozz Games Company, Diplomacy/PartyChess Division as necessary.
The singular of Stabber's Knives is Stabber's Knife.  It is a duty of the
Chess-Umpire to keep track of the number of Stabber's Knives owned by each
Player.
DIP

Create a New Rule, numbered 1230.40, in the Party Chess Rule Suite, titled
"Winning a Hand", with PLUGH delimited text below:

PLUGH
If one Swinger (called the Capturer) captures another Swinger's King, then
the Capturer shall receive one newly created Stabber's Knife.  If one
Swinger surrenders as a Play, then all Swingers who, prior to the
Surrender move were checking the King of the Swinger who surrendered each
receive one newly created Stabber's Knife immediately after the surrender
(all creations of a Stabber's Knife after a specified move occur
simultaneously).
If, at any stage, the number of Stabber's Knives held by all current
Swingers (excluding Swingers on Vacation) exceeds the number of Swingers
(including Swingers on vacation), and there is a single Swinger
(to be called the ChessChamp) with more Stabber's Knives than any other
single Swinger, then the ChessChamp will be declared the Winner of this
Game of Party Chess.  The ChessChamp will receive the title "Winner of a
game of Party Chess", a title of which multiple copies may be held
simultaneously.
When a winner of a game of Party Chess is declared as in the above
paragraph, the following events happen in the order specified:
a) The ChessChamp receives a ChessChamp's Cardigan, which may be worn, and
which may be worn underneath a Champion's Cloak.  If e already has a
ChessChamp's Cardigan, then it instead instantly transforms into a
Tarnished Badge of Gluery.  The ChessChamp additionally receives 10
Swingpoints.
b) All Stabber's Knives held by all Players are destroyed. 
c) All on-board pieces are placed off-board.
d) The RoundCount is set to the smallest integer multiple of 50 that
increases the RoundCount.
e) If a Swinger has N off board pieces, N > 15, then N-15 pieces will be
chosen at random by the Chess-Umpire (using the Dice Server if possible)
to be destroyed.  Compensation of A$3*M will be paid for each piece so
destroyed, where M is the material value of that piece.
f) If a Swinger's Office has N off board pieces, N < 6, then the Swinger
holding that Office may choose, prior to the first non-Pass move that e
makes, 6-N pieces, subject to instance constraints, with a total
material value no more than 30-(5*N) which will be created
for free in the possession of that Swinger's Office.  If the office
changes hands before a non-Pass move is made, the new Swinger inherits
the right to the free 6-N pieces.
PLUGH

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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 14:54:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2387

Proposal 2387
Free Chess for All
Niccolo Flychuck (Uri Bruck)

Append the following text to R1230.2 "Swinger Want to Play Around II -
Let's Play" as a new section, its number being one more than the number of
the section that immediately preceds it :

"
 Free For All
A. The Chess Umpire has the Privilege of anouncing a Free For  All
   provided that:
  (i) There has not a Free For All for at least one Round
  (ii) There has not a Free For All for at least 4 weeks
  (iii) No Swinger is currently checked.
B. A Free For All starts exactly three days after the Chess-Umpire
publically anounces it. The anouncement must include the duration of the
Free For All. The minimum duration if three days, the maximum is two
weeks.
 C. During a Free For All the following things happen:
   (i)  The Swinger Play List is ignored.
   (ii) Swingers may post plays at any time during a Free For All, 
        provided that any given Swinger at least three days must pass
        between between plays, except for Swingers whose Weight is
	non-zero and have less than 5
	on-board pieces, who need wait only two days between plays.
   (iv) A play during a Free For All consists of a Single Atomic Play 
   (v) Plays are processed in chrnological order.
   (vi) Illegal plays are ignored.
D.When A Free For All is over the following things happen:
  (i) The Chess Umpire makes a public anouncement to that effect.
  (ii) The Chess Umpire rearranges the Swinger Play List randomly.

"

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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 15:21:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2365 accepted

Results of Proposal 2365

13/17 votes: Quorum achieved
12/14 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Balsamic Dragon     (SPAM)
Alfvaen             (MetaMorph)
/dev/joe            (Vulcan)
ThinMan             (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi
breadbox
Niccolo Flychuck    (MetaMorph)
Malenkai            (Vulcan)
Vynd                (Vulcan)
Slakko              (SPAM)
Vulcan Unity Vote
Tammany                                 [Malenkai bribed Tammany A$25]

    NO:
mr cwm              (SPAM)
Fortunato           (SPAM)

    PRESENT:
Karma               (Harf)

    ABSTAINED:
Red Barn
Archie Leach
Calvin N Hobbes     (Harf)
two-star            (MetaMorph)

    VACATIONING:
norpan

    PENDING:
SonOfWu
Darth Vader

> Proposal 2365 - Thu 13 Nov 1997 18:18:17
> Immortal Art
> Malenkai (Randy Hall)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> {{[gist: simplifies the majik stuff and removes the forced change of
> description and makes them permanent and slowly works on the much needed
> process of shortening the rules]}}
> 
> ---
> 
> Amend rule 511 so that its number is 506.1, and so that its
> title is "Majik", and so that its text is:
> 
> "
> An existing Trinket can be made into a Majik by the Archaeologist.  A player
> who owns a Trinket worth more than A$99 can ask in a public message if that
> Trinket is special.  If the Archaeologist replies publicly within 3 days
> "This Trinket is Majik", then the Trinket becomes a Majik.  [It is considered
> good form to give the Archaeologist a 10% fee for this service.]
> 
> Majiks are no longer Trinkets but keep the value, name and description 
> they had when Trinkets.  Majiks are tradeable entities. 
> "
> 
> ---
> 
> Amend rule 850, "Museum" as follows:
> 
> A.  In section III, replace "Trinket" with "Trinket, Majik".
> B.  In section 4c, replace "Trinkets" with "Trinkets and Majiks", and 
> replace "Trinket" with "Trinket or Majik".

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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 15:25:56 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2366 accepted

Results of Proposal 2366

13/17 votes: Quorum achieved
13/14 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Malenkai            (Vulcan)
Vynd                (Vulcan)
Slakko              (SPAM)
ThinMan             (Vulcan)
Balsamic Dragon     (SPAM)
/dev/joe            (Vulcan)
Alfvaen             (MetaMorph)
Karma               (Harf)
Rex Mundi
Niccolo Flychuck    (MetaMorph)
mr cwm              (SPAM)
Vulcan Unity Vote
Tammany                                 [Alfvaen bribed Tammany A$5]

    NO:
Fortunato           (SPAM)

    PRESENT:
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Red Barn
Archie Leach
Calvin N Hobbes     (Harf)
two-star            (MetaMorph)

    VACATIONING:
norpan

    PENDING:
SonOfWu
Darth Vader

> Proposal 2366 - Thu 13 Nov 1997 18:18:45
> Remove an unused abstract base class
> Malenkai (Randy Hall)
> 
> {{[can we get the ruleset under 200K :)]}}
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> Repeal rule 836, "Hotels".

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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 15:29:03 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2367 accepted

Results of Proposal 2367

13/17 votes: Quorum achieved
13/14 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Malenkai            (Vulcan)
Vynd                (Vulcan)
Slakko              (SPAM)
ThinMan             (Vulcan)
Balsamic Dragon     (SPAM)
/dev/joe            (Vulcan)
Alfvaen             (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi
Karma               (Harf)
mr cwm              (SPAM)
Niccolo Flychuck    (MetaMorph)
Vulcan Unity Vote
Tammany                                 [Malenkai bribed Tammany A$25]
                                        [Alfvaen bribed Tammany A$5 (YES)]

    NO:
Fortunato           (SPAM)

    PRESENT:
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Red Barn
Archie Leach
Calvin N Hobbes     (Harf)
two-star            (MetaMorph)

    VACATIONING:
norpan

    PENDING:
SonOfWu
Darth Vader

> Proposal 2367 - Thu 13 Nov 1997 18:19:06
> Less work for Alfvaen
> Malenkai (Randy Hall)
> 
> This is a modest proposal
> 
> ---
> 
> {{All processing chips are destroyed}}
> 
> Repeal rule 935, "Processing Chips".
> 
> {{Amend the Map for the Treasure that contains the Golden
> Frog [commonly referred to the Jukkasjarvi treasure hunt]
> to replace the string "processing chips" with the string 
> "trinkets" where it appears.}}

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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 15:39:03 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 2366 accepted

(Note: This, the correct results of Proposal 2366, was originally
sent out as the results for Proposal 2367.)

Results of Proposal 2366

13/17 votes: Quorum achieved
13/14 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Malenkai            (Vulcan)
Vynd                (Vulcan)
Slakko              (SPAM)
ThinMan             (Vulcan)
Balsamic Dragon     (SPAM)
/dev/joe            (Vulcan)
Alfvaen             (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi
Karma               (Harf)
mr cwm              (SPAM)
Niccolo Flychuck    (MetaMorph)
Vulcan Unity Vote
Tammany                                 [Malenkai bribed Tammany A$25]
                                        [Alfvaen bribed Tammany A$5 (YES)]

    NO:
Fortunato           (SPAM)

    PRESENT:
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Red Barn
Archie Leach
Calvin N Hobbes     (Harf)
two-star            (MetaMorph)

    VACATIONING:
norpan

    PENDING:
SonOfWu
Darth Vader

> Proposal 2366 - Thu 13 Nov 1997 18:18:45
> Remove an unused abstract base class
> Malenkai (Randy Hall)
> 
> {{[can we get the ruleset under 200K :)]}}
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> Repeal rule 836, "Hotels".

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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 15:41:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2367 accepted

(Note: And here are the actual results of proposal 2367.)

Results of Proposal 2367

13/17 votes: Quorum achieved
12/13 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Malenkai            (Vulcan)
Vynd                (Vulcan)
ThinMan             (Vulcan)
Fortunato           (SPAM)
Balsamic Dragon     (SPAM)
/dev/joe            (Vulcan)
Alfvaen             (MetaMorph)
breadbox
Rex Mundi
mr cwm              (SPAM)
Niccolo Flychuck    (MetaMorph)
Vulcan Unity Vote

    NO:
Slakko              (SPAM)

    PRESENT:
Karma               (Harf)

    ABSTAINED:
Red Barn
Archie Leach
Calvin N Hobbes     (Harf)
two-star            (MetaMorph)

    VACATIONING:
norpan

    PENDING:
SonOfWu
Darth Vader

> Proposal 2367 - Thu 13 Nov 1997 18:19:06
> Less work for Alfvaen
> Malenkai (Randy Hall)
> 
> This is a modest proposal
> 
> ---
> 
> {{All processing chips are destroyed}}
> 
> Repeal rule 935, "Processing Chips".
> 
> {{Amend the Map for the Treasure that contains the Golden
> Frog [commonly referred to the Jukkasjarvi treasure hunt]
> to replace the string "processing chips" with the string 
> "trinkets" where it appears.}}

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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 15:47:06 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2369 accepted

Results of Proposal 2369

13/17 votes: Quorum achieved
11/14 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Vynd                (Vulcan)
Slakko              (SPAM)
Fortunato           (SPAM)
Balsamic Dragon     (SPAM)
Alfvaen             (MetaMorph)
breadbox
Rex Mundi
mr cwm              (SPAM)
Niccolo Flychuck    (MetaMorph)
SPAM Unity Vote
Tammany                                 [Slakko bribed Tammany A$5]

    NO:
Malenkai            (Vulcan)
ThinMan             (Vulcan)
/dev/joe            (Vulcan)

    PRESENT:
Karma               (Harf)

    ABSTAINED:
Red Barn
Archie Leach
Calvin N Hobbes     (Harf)
two-star            (MetaMorph)

    VACATIONING:
norpan

    PENDING:
SonOfWu
Darth Vader

> Proposal 2369 - Thu 13 Nov 1997 18:34:54
> Elimination of Nullophobia
> Slakko (Duncan Richer)
> 
> Amend Rule 303 by replacing the phrase "positive integers" with
> "non-negative integers".

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