Subject: Ackanomic Digest V1 #532
From: [email-masked] (Ackanomic Digest)
To: ackanomic-digest

Ackanomic Digest       Friday, February 21 1997       Volume 01 : Number 532

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 13:25:04 -0600 (CST)
From: Jason Orendorff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Pre-RFC org reorg

> I like that, because that would affect all parties the players is a member
> of.  Makes for some interesting plays. I'd prefer it this were in addition
> to the Crime thing, though.
	Okay, I'll change it when I get the chance.

- --Mohammed
pushing deadlines  :o.

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 11:58:41 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fragments

> I will start a game of ghost at 23:59 tonite if 3 or more players 
> sign up by then.

Ghost? I'm in.

breadbox

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 14:51:56 -0600
From: john duncan <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka:  Proposal 1746

Jason Orendorff wrote:
> 
> Proposal 1746
> Lestrade's Shubik Auction Suggestion
> Malenkai
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Amend R 516, "Auction", to replace:
> 
> "
>       6b) In a public auction, each bid, except the first one, must
> exceed the previous bid by at least 10%, or it is disqualified.
> "
> 
> with:
> 
> "
>       6b) In a public auction, each bid, except the first one, must
> exceed the previous bid by at least 10% for regular public auctions,
> and at least 1% for Shubik auctions, or it is disqualified.
> {{Malenkai loses 5 points, Lestrade gains 5 points.}}
> "

Thank you Malenkai. That is most kind of you.

Lestrade
interested to see a Shubik auction in action

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 14:59:50 -0600
From: john duncan <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: P1727 (*Read This Now!*)

Brian Raiter wrote:
> 
> DAMN YOUR EYES, MOHAMMED!
> 
> Aagh, I was so close....
> 

> breadbox
> skulking home, hiding his face from the jeering crowd, his second
> attempt at evil handily thwarted.

It was a scheme worthy of Professor Moriarty; and a bit of detection
worthy of Sherlock Holmes.

Lestrade
who laughed for 5 minutes when he read the post last night

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 14:04:45 -0800
From: [email-masked] (fnord)
Subject: Re: Acka:  Proposal 1746

Lestrade writes:
> Mohammed wrote:
> > 
> > Proposal 1746
> > Lestrade's Shubik Auction Suggestion
> 
> interested to see a Shubik auction in action

No sooner said than done.

I am hereby initiating a Public Auction for my trinket Runestone of
Jukkasjarva Fragmet 17.  Minimum bid, A$0.  This auction will end in 
three days or three hours after the last public bid, whichever is longer.

Since this is a Public Auction, and there is only one item up for bid,
I am declaring this auction to be a 'Shubik auction'.

fnord
Chief Cheese

- -- 
Michael J. Thomas                              [email-masked]
"Opinions are falling like drops of rain"  In that case, I'm in a downpour!

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 17:43:23 -0500 (EST)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka:  Proposal 1746

On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, fnord wrote:

> I am hereby initiating a Public Auction for my trinket Runestone of
> Jukkasjarva Fragmet 17.  Minimum bid, A$0.  This auction will end in 
> three days or three hours after the last public bid, whichever is longer.
> 
I bid A$0.

IB

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 01:01:00 +0200 (EET)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka:  Proposal 1739

On Wed, 19 Feb 1997, Jason Orendorff wrote:

> Proposal 1739
> Organized Crime
> Narf
> 
> {{number this rule 724}}
> 1. There exists an organization known as Organized Crime, which is not nearly
> as organized an organization as its organizers might wish.

As R721 currently stands, this wouldn't work. An Organization must have a
type defined by the rules.

> 4. If the Godfather leaves the game, the first player to publicly state the e
> is the Godfather is deemed to have overthrown the previous Godfather and
> taken over Organized Crime. 
> 5. Any member of Organized Crime can attempt to overthrow the Godfather by
> publicly stating eir intention to do so.  This does not constitute and
> admittance of membership in Organized Crime.  If 2/3rds of the members of
> Organized Crime publicly acknowledge the challenger within one week, e shall
> become the new Godfather.  Publicly acknowledging the challenger does not
> entail admittance of membership in Organized Crime.

How about making a Duel an option in overthrowing the Godfather.
I'm not thinking just any Duel. But once a player has some support (even
say 1/3) he challenge the Godfather for a Duelthe results of which would
decide whether or not he overthrows him. 
If the player gets 2/3, then he could take over without a Duel.

One can work this into section 4 as well, say, for the first 7 days  after
someone became a Godfather, any member of Organizaed Crime can challenge
him to Duel for the position.

That might be fun.

Niccolo Flychuck

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 01:01:32 +0200 (EET)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: G&C proposal 108

Diplomacy
Malenkai

"
I.  Equipment: None.

II.  Number of Players:

Minimum 2, maximum: Number of Ackanomic players less 1. Referees: 1

III.  Starting an instance of the game:

The game is started upon the completion of the following ordered list
of steps:

A.  A player announces their intent to be a referee for a game of
Diplomacy.  For the purposes of this section, they will be referred to
as the "Referee", athough they do not become so until the game actually
starts.  They may abort this procedure at any time before step F occurs,
by publically announcing this action, in which case no instance of a
game occurs.

B.  The Referee announces the following information:

    1) The minimum and maximum number of players in the game.

    2) Any variations to the Rules of Standard Diplomacy.  Such variations
may not scope beyond the game of Diplomacy.  For the purposes of this
game, "Rules of Standard Diplomacy" means the document entitled "Rules
for Diplomacy", copyright 1976, as published by The Avalon Hill Game
Co.  The variant must at least be recognizable as form of the game of
Diplomacy.

    3) If the variant uses countries, the method in which countries shall
be assigned.

    4) If the variant uses orders or moves, and turns, the time limit
by which orders or moves must be submitted from the announced start of
a turn.  If multiple types of turns exist [eg, "move" and "build"],
different time limits may be specified for each type.  For the purposes
of these rules, "moves" should be construed as any possible game action
that requires notifiying the referee.

    5) The method of adjudication.  The valid methods are "manual" and
"automated".  If manual adjudication is specified, the form of all valid
moves in the game and the manner of communication with the referee must
be specified.  If automated adjudication is specified, the referee must
specify instructions on how to use the "judge", or provide a pointer
to a suitable set of instructions.  In either case, it should be such that
a player may play the game with e-mail only access to the Internet.

   6) The default action for all late, ambiguous, or otherwise invalid
orders or moves, and some sort of discussion of what constitutes a late,
ambiguous, or invalid move.

   7) The conditions, if any, under which the game will be terminated
prematurely [e.g., after the Autumn 1930 move], and the method for
determining a winner or winners in such a case.  It is not required that
a winner be determined in this case.

   8) The actions of any bots playing in the game, as per section V.
Bots can replace players who are on vacation or leave the game. [e.g,
bots always submit unambigious hold orders for all their units, and
never submit build orders.]

C.  The referee announces open enrollment in the game, and the deadline
by which open enrollment shall end.

D.  Ackanomic players other than the referee who wish to play shall e-mail
the referee stating this intention.  This step shall end upon the
occurrance of either of the following 2 events:  The open enrollment
deadline occurs, or, the maximum number of players for this instance
of the game have signed up.

E.  Upon the former event occurring, the game cannot start unless at
least the minimum number of players enrolled, and, in this case, this
procedure is aborted with no game instance occurring.

F.  The referree announces the start of the game, the names and e-mail
addresses of all the players, and any necessary initial data [e.g.
country assignments].

IV.  Rules of the Game:

Standard Diplomacy shall be played, except as modified by the details
announced per section III, and except that no physical board and pieces
shall be used (athough it is permissible, but not required, for a web
page to be maintained that simulates such), and except that a referee
shall adjudicate all game moves and maintain the game state.  The
decisions of the referee are final.

Winning the game:  Unless specified otherwise in the details announced
per section III, the first single player to achieve the winning conditions
of Standard Diplomacy shall win the game.  Also, unless countermanded as
per section III, 2 or more players may claim a win by, as a group,
controlling enough of the game space such that if said control were
achieved by a single player, that player would win, provided all players
involved acknowledge this claim seperately to the referee.  [e.g, if 2
or more players control 18 sc's between themselves, they can announce a
co-win].

Upon a winning condition being achieved, the game ends.  All winners
split 8 points evenly.  If the number of winners does not divide evenly
into 8, however, the number of points split is the greatest positive
multiple of the number of winners that is less than 8.  If no such number
exists, no points are awarded.

If the game ends without a winner or winners being declared, however,
no points are awarded.

Upon the end of a game, the referee receives A$10.

V.  Errata

Upon a player or referee of Diplomacy becoming no longer an active
Ackanomic player, the game is paused until a replacment is found, and
such replacement is acknowledged by the referee, or the GamesMaster in
the cases where there is no referee, or the player in question is replacing
the referee.  The game becomes unpaused upon all non-active players being
replaced, or upon being in a paused state for 3 consecutive days,
whichever occurs first.  The replacement shall play in the former
players stead until that player once again achieves active status in
Ackanomic.

A player may resign from Diplomacy, in which case they are treated as a
non-active player as above, except they may never participate in that
instance of Diplomacy again.

No game play shall occur while the game is in a state of pause, and
no time in a state of pause shall count towards any durations in the
game, except for counting towards the pause duration, of course.

If no replacement player is found by the time the game becomes unpaused,
a bot shall play in their stead, as specified in section III.  If the
individual in question is the referee, however, the game ends without a
winner upon it beoming un-paused, if no replacement referee has been
found.

An active Ackanomic player may always replace a bot with the approval
of the referee, provided that player has not previously participated
in that instance of Diplomacy.
"

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 14:48:11 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Traveling 

>I am visiting the Tower of Bandwidth.
>Maybe something written on its walls will help me solve one of these
>treasures (Red Barn's, or others).
>I notice it is not up-to-date.
>
>/dev/joe

I plan on updating it after I see how much I have to pay in Bribery for P1730.

snowgod

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 14:54:40 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka:  Could someone tell me how to get to Acrobot. 

>I did some work on my system and have lost Acrobot's
>address,  I want to vote.  I'd appreciate it if someone
>would send me the E-mail address.
>
>Jammer
>AKA
>John-Martin Lotz
>[email-masked]

Send Mail to Mohammed <[email-masked]> with the subject line "acrobot".

snowgod

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 18:50:40 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka:  Proposal 1743

> Proposal 1743
> The Day the Earth Stood Still

I am declaring this proposal Harfy.

Current Harfy proposals are 1726, 1739, 1743.

Malenkai
Harfmeister

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 19:01:37 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Mad Hatter (fnord)

fnord has been chosen as Bascule's mad hatter.

Malenkai

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 15:02:09 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: P1727 (*Read This Now!*) 

>DAMN YOUR EYES, MOHAMMED!
>
>Aagh, I was so close....
>
>breadbox
>skulking home, hiding his face from the jeering crowd, his second
>attempt at evil handily thwarted.

breadbox, you be interested in founding an organization with me made up
entirely of people who have had their win attempts squashed by Mohammeds
prying eyes?

snowgod

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 15:04:43 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: G&C proposal 108 

>Diplomacy
>Malenkai

I'll second this.

snowgod

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 15:03:13 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fragments 

>> I will start a game of ghost at 23:59 tonite if 3 or more players
>> sign up by then.

I'll play.

snowgod

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 15:35:44 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Bribe P1743 

I am bribing Tammany with A$25 to produce a vote of YES on P1743

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 15:38:45 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Bribe P1743 

>I am bribing Tammany with A$25 to produce a vote of YES on P1743

I, uh, I meant to do that :)

snowgod
not infected?

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 18:41:26 -0600 (CST)
From: Jason Orendorff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: P1727 (read this later)

> breadbox, you be interested in founding an organization with me made up
> entirely of people who have had their win attempts squashed by Mohammeds
> prying eyes?

	=`)  A scene from Life, the Universe, and Everything comes to mind.

	But don't jump the gun; breadbox might still win.  I guess we'll find
out later tonight.

	Unfortunately, I can't be at a computer at the precise moment P1727
passes or fails.  (Just barely!  The big event happens at 20:52 local time,
and I have someplace to be at 21:00.) I'll try to log on later tonight and
distribute the results, though. 

- --Mohammed
bribing Tammany

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 18:54:11 -6:00
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Acka: Ambassador

No problem at all.

Techno 

> >Besides being a non german speaking german, I have a brother that
> >does speak german.  He studied german in college and was actually
> >going to teach german.  He chose music education instead and now
> >teaches music in KC, MO.  If you want to send me something for him to
> >translate, I will give it to him.
> 
> Great.  That should work good, as long as it is not imposing.
> 
> snowgod
> 
> 
> 
> 

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 19:52:24 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Acka: Fragments 

In a message dated 97-02-20 12:38:06 EST, you write:

> > Also, there is still time left to acquire some more fragments via various
>  > game actions before they are auctioned.  I am willing to referee a game
>  > of Ghost, the winner getting a fragment, if there is any interest.
>  	I'm in.
Count me in as well

Narf

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 19:57:08 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 1746 

#vote 1746 present

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 19:58:38 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Acka: Fragments 

>All this talk about trading fragments reminds me that I have Fragment 19,
>which, nice though it is, I'm not, realistically, about to put much effort
>into using.  I'll trade it for a pfBond of anyone who has a positive score
>in this latest report. 

>-mr cwm

I offer mr cwm a pfBond Narf for his fragment

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 20:03:06 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Acka shubik 

>I am hereby initiating a Public Auction for my trinket Runestone of
>Jukkasjarva Fragmet 17.  Minimum bid, A$0.  This auction will end in 
>three days or three hours after the last public bid, whichever is longer.

I bid $A25

Narf

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 20:30:51 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 1739 

In a message dated 97-02-20 18:05:11 EST, Niccolo wrote:

> > 1. There exists an organization known as Organized Crime, which is not 
> > nearly as organized an organization as its organizers might wish.
 
>  As R721 currently stands, this wouldn't work. An Organization must have a
>  type defined by the rules.

Thank you for pointing this out, I have submitted an ammendment to fix this.

As for the duels you suggested...  I thought long and hard about that while I
was writing the initial proposal.  If anyone cares to write an ammendment
allowing for duels, I will support it.  However, it is my firm belief that if
duels are allowed, the loser of the duel should be penalized.  Perhaps the
loser is arrested for rackateering and given some gaol time?

Narf

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 16:47:15 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: P1727 (read this later) 

>
>--Mohammed
>bribing Tammany

But hopefully not reading the other bribes first :)

snowgod
been there

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 16:50:52 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka:  Proposal 1743 

>>Proposal 1743
>>The Day the Earth Stood Still
>>snowgod

Straw poll on this one:

The Sinister Alien Abduction Act is:

A) A Menace and should be defeated
B) The Most Wonderful Idea snowgod has come up with
C) A menace, but I'll vote YES anyhow
d) A waste of my time, I'll vote present or am currently undecided

snowgod

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 17:48:52 -0800
From: Stephen McCulley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka:  Proposal 1746

fnord wrote:
> 
> Lestrade writes:
> > Mohammed wrote:
> > >
> > > Proposal 1746
> > > Lestrade's Shubik Auction Suggestion
> >
> > interested to see a Shubik auction in action
> 
> No sooner said than done.
> 
> I am hereby initiating a Public Auction for my trinket Runestone of
> Jukkasjarva Fragmet 17.  Minimum bid, A$0.  This auction will end in
> three days or three hours after the last public bid, whichever is longer.
> 
> Since this is a Public Auction, and there is only one item up for bid,
> I am declaring this auction to be a 'Shubik auction'.
> 
> fnord
> Chief Cheese
> 
> --
> Michael J. Thomas                              [email-masked]
> "Opinions are falling like drops of rain"  In that case, I'm in a downpour!
I bid A$10

Strider

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 16:39:38 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 1739 

>As for the duels you suggested...  I thought long and hard about that while I
>was writing the initial proposal.  If anyone cares to write an ammendment
>allowing for duels, I will support it.  However, it is my firm belief that if
>duels are allowed, the loser of the duel should be penalized.  Perhaps the
>loser is arrested for rackateering and given some gaol time?
>
>Narf

If not killed and expelled from the Underworld :)

in either order.

snowgod
Would-be Mob Boss

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 16:29:10 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 1746 

>#vote 1746 present

When it rains it snows, I wonder why?

snowgod

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 16:32:06 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Party 

Party at snowgods beach cottage.  Let's all sit around a fire, dance,
listen to elivs reords, and play a game of ghost.  All ghost players are
invited.  Anyolne else who wants to come is wlecome too.

snowgod

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 21:26:58 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Acka: Party 

In a message dated 97-02-20 21:20:07 EST, you write:

> Party at snowgods beach cottage.  Let's all sit around a fire, dance,
>  listen to elivs reords, and play a game of ghost.  All ghost players are
>  invited.  Anyolne else who wants to come is wlecome too.
>  
>  snowgod

Oh boy!  A party!

I get dressed in my fanciest spiffiest beach party type clothes, then realize
I have nothing to bring.

I am creating a trinket called "Beach Blanket Bingo" valued at A$5.  It is a
box containing several bingo cards that look like blankets and a whole bunch
of the little counter things used in playing bingo.  I'm taking it with me to
the party, in case anyone wants to play.

Having prepared myself, I head saunter over to Snowgods beach cottage

Narf -A$5

Narf!

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 20:27:14 -0600
From: Jason Orendorff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  Proposal 1747

Proposal 1747
Ammend proposal 1739
Narf

[If proposal 1739 passes, it was pointed out to me that clause 1 would be
invalid.  This is a fix]
{{
If proposal 1739 passes, replace

 "1. There exists an organization known as Organized Crime, which is not
nearly as organized an organization as its organizers might wish."

with

"1. There exists a type of  organization known as Organized Crime, which is
not nearly as organized  as its organizers might wish.  There also exists an
organization known as Organzied Crime, which is the only legal Organized
Crime organization."
}}

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 20:53:54 -0600
From: Jason Orendorff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1727 rejected (Newspapers Must be Public to be Newspapers)

Proposal 1727
Newspapers Must be Public to be Newspapers
breadbox

Votes cast by active players:  13 / 16 = 81.250000%
Yes:  9    No:  6     Present:  0   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	mr cwm
	IdiotBoy
	Niccolo Flychuck
	Narf
	Strider
	breadbox
	Jammer
	snowgod
	Malenkai

NO votes:
	/dev/joe
	Robert Sevin
	fnord
	ThinMan
	Lestrade
	Mohammed

PRESENT votes:

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	Ludwig
	Techno

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 20:53:54 -0600
From: Jason Orendorff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1726 accepted (The Widget of Yendor)

Proposal 1726
The Widget of Yendor
breadbox

Votes cast by active players:  13 / 16 = 81.250000%
Yes:  9    No:  4     Present:  2   ...Proposal accepted.

YES votes:
	IdiotBoy
	/dev/joe
	Strider
	fnord
	breadbox
	ThinMan
	Lestrade
	Mohammed
	Malenkai

NO votes:
	mr cwm
	Niccolo Flychuck
	Narf
	snowgod

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin
	Jammer

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	Ludwig
	Techno

Text of accepted proposal:

Proposal 1726
The Widget of Yendor
breadbox

The Widget of Yendor exists. It is a unique, Tradeable entity.

The Widget of Yendor (hereinafter referred to as simply "the Widget")
is in one of two states at any time: the "frobbed" state, or the
"tweaked" state. When the Widget is unowned, it is always in the
tweaked state.

A player who owns the Widget may change it to the frobbed state by
publically stating that they are "frobbing the Widget". They may
change it back to the tweaked state by publically stating that they
are "tweaking the Widget". (Frobbing the Widget when it is already in
the frobbed state has no effect. Likewise, tweaking the Widget when it
is already in the tweaked state also has no effect.)

When the Widget is in the frobbed state, any scoring changes that
would normally occur to the owner's score fail to have an effect. [In
essence, the score of the player who owns the Widget does not change
while the Widget is frobbed.]

The Widget will automatically change its state to tweaked if it is in
the frobbed state when any of the following are true:

1) the Widget is unowned;

2) the Widget's current state was set by a player other than the
   current owner [as opposed to an automatic state change];

3) the Widget has been in the frobbed state continuously for seven
   days;

4) the score of any player is within thirty points of the amount
   necessary to win.

Furthermore, any attempt to frob the Widget when any of the above
conditions are true will have no effect.

{{The Widget of Yendor is currently unowned and is residing in the
Treasury. An auction is hereby initiated for the Widget of Yendor.}}

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 22:18:20 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka:  P1726 accepted (The Widget of Yendor)

> Proposal 1726
> The Widget of Yendor

> {{The Widget of Yendor is currently unowned and is residing in the
> Treasury. An auction is hereby initiated for the Widget of Yendor.}}

This auction shall end 2/23 @ 21:53, or three hours after the latest
bid.  Bids are public.  I bid A$1, to get the ball rolling.

Also, Strider's bid on RoJ 17 is invalid, and I believe breadbox becomes
the Harfmeister and 1726 probably is not prime.

Malenkai
Speaker
Chief Cheese

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 22:25:23 -0500 (EST)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Party

On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Phil Ackley wrote:

> Party at snowgods beach cottage.  Let's all sit around a fire, dance,
> listen to elivs reords, and play a game of ghost.  All ghost players are
> invited.  Anyolne else who wants to come is wlecome too.
> 
> snowgod
> 
> 

It's been a long time since I've been out.  I live in a rought neighborhood
now.. but I'll head my butt on over to the beach cottage.

IB

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 22:28:27 -0500 (EST)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka:  P1726 accepted (The Widget of Yendor)

> Proposal 1726
> The Widget of Yendor
> breadbox
> 
> YES votes:
> 	IdiotBoy

Malenkai, I would like to claim a fragment of the rune based on my
publically knowable vote.

I'll take two, if they're small-
IB

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 22:44:27 -0600 (CST)
From: Jason Orendorff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Ackanomic: Bribe P1727

> I am bribing Tammany A$25 to remain SILENT on Proposal 1727.
> breadbox
	Sorry, I missed this.  I should have released this with the 
proposal results.

- --Mohammed

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 23:51:14 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka:  P1726 accepted (The Widget of Yendor)

Matt Miller wrote:

> Malenkai, I would like to claim a fragment of the rune based on my
> publically knowable vote.

I am giving IdiotBoy RoJ fragment 6.
 
> I'll take two, if they're small-

Sorry, they're large.

Malenkai

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 00:21:10 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Ghost (Niccolo)

Pretty good crowd for this game.  The players, in the randomly assigned
playing order, are listed below.  The game starts immediately upon the
GamesMaster acking this message.

In order to keep the game moving along, I encourage prompt play by
the players, and a prompt ack by the GamesMaster.  I am not going to
ack each message; the system of including the player list and next
player's turn as part of the current turn message worked well last
time, I'll do it that way.  Your turn starts immediately upon the
player before you playing, unless there is a protest or something.

Malenkai
referee
- ------------------------------------------------------

There is no ghost word.  It is Narf's turn (upon GamesMaster ack).

Narf
ThinMan
/dev/joe
IdiotBoy
fnord
breadbox
snowgod
mr cwm
Mohammed

------------------------------

End of Ackanomic Digest V1 #532
*******************************