Subject: ackanomic digest V2 #447
From: [email-masked] (ackanomic digest)
To: [email-masked]

ackanomic digest       Tuesday, January 6 1998       Volume 02 : Number 447

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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 22:12:31 -0700 (MST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: New Observer & Player (Niccolo Flychuck)

We have a new player and a new observer.

First, Aaron Shapiro <[email-masked]> has asked to observe,
with intent to join, since he's read over the ruleset and has already
sent me a possible correction.  :-)

Secondly, Joshua Herreshoff <[email-masked]>, who has also
been reading the rules and watching current proposals, is ready to
take the big leap and join the game.  The name e has chosen for
emself is Goldenmean.  Niccolo Flychuck has been chosen as eir
mentor.

Welcome the both of them to Ackanomic!  (And I'm sure the prospective
value of a Whamiol just went up...)

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Tom Petty:Wildflowers
Current Book--David Foster Wallace:Infinite Jest
I'll bare one precious scar that only you will know again

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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 22:29:36 -0700 (MST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Ice

Might as well be prompt with this...

As of midnight ackatime Jan 6, which is just past, the following
players are On Ice:

Red Barn
Calvin N Hobbes
Michael Wren
Robert Sevin

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Tom Petty:Wildflowers
Current Book--David Foster Wallace:Infinite Jest
Help!  I'm parked diagonally in a parallel universe.

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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 21:39:11 -0800
From: Thierry Joffrain <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ice

>Red Barn
>Calvin N Hobbes
>Michael Wren
>Robert Sevin

<sigh><grumble>Hello!</grumble></sigh>

CnH

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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 22:47:05 -0700 (MST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Ice

> >Red Barn
> >Calvin N Hobbes
> >Michael Wren
> >Robert Sevin

> <sigh><grumble>Hello!</grumble></sigh>

I'll regard this as taking yourself off Vacation, since you tried to do
so earlier...

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Kraftwerk:Electric Cafe
Current Book--David Foster Wallace:Infinite Jest
Two hardy boxing kangaroos jet from Sydney to Zanzibar on quicksilver pinions.

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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 22:37:03 -0800
From: Thierry Joffrain <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ice

>I'll regard this as taking yourself off Vacation, since you tried to do
>so earlier...

As one might say, 'thank you kindly'...

CnH

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 07:42:51 +0000 ()
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Ice

On Mon, 5 Jan 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:

> 
> > >Red Barn
> > >Calvin N Hobbes
> > >Michael Wren
> > >Robert Sevin
> 
> > <sigh><grumble>Hello!</grumble></sigh>
> 
> I'll regard this as taking yourself off Vacation, since you tried to do
> so earlier...

Hang on!  Does this mean CnH tried to go off vacation within 2 days?
This looks like a job for....
The Caped Crusader! (Drum roll)

So go on, else...if, do your stuff!

Oh, BTW, I hereby apply to be the Boy Wonder.

- --
Duncan "Boy Blunder" Richer aka
Duncan C. Richer - aka Slakko the Lost Warner Brother - Now Really Lost!
Queens' College -- PhD, Pure Maths, Graph Theory -- Cambridge University

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 10:28:55 +0200 (EET)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: A Sad Farewell

On Mon, 5 Jan 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:
> 
> Anyway, to drown my sorrows, and since I don't need to worryabout keeping
> my score low anymore, I am converting 8 of my Swingpoints into Points,
> and another 4 into a Bonus Vote just 'cause.

I don't think you can do two conversion on the same day.

Niccolo Flychuck

> 
> 
> - --
> - --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
> Current Album--Cactus World News:Urban Beaches
> Current Book--David Foster Wallace:Infinite Jest
> My baby she don't know me when I think about those years.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 08:35:23 +0000 ()
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: A Sad Farewell

On Tue, 6 Jan 1998, Uri Bruck wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 5 Jan 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:
> > 
> > Anyway, to drown my sorrows, and since I don't need to worryabout keeping
> > my score low anymore, I am converting 8 of my Swingpoints into Points,
> > and another 4 into a Bonus Vote just 'cause.
> 
> I don't think you can do two conversion on the same day.

That's right.  By specifying that you converted to points first, you stop
yourself from performing any other type of conversion for 7 days.

Oh, I ack the first conversion.

My 2 Ackapennies.

Yours,
Slakko

- --
Duncan "" Richer aka
Duncan C. Richer - aka Slakko the Lost Warner Brother - Now Really Lost!
Queens' College -- PhD, Pure Maths, Graph Theory -- Cambridge University

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 10:34:35 +0200 (EET)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: CFJ/Appeal RFC

I'm all for this. One might like to make the second judge a Bronze Torch
holder, or some other criteria.

Niccolo Flychuck

On Mon, 5 Jan 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:

> Okay, here's a thought.  breadbox makes the very cogent comment that
> the Supreme Court should be the last line of defense, not the ultimate
> destination for _every_ CFJ.
> 
> So what if the first appeal of a CFJ does not go to the Supreme Court,
> but to another Judge?  A Judge not yet selected for that CFJ, if any;
> not necessarily the Praetor, either.
> 
> Would this help at all?
> 
> 
> - --
> - --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
> Current Album--Cactus World News:Urban Beaches
> Current Book--David Foster Wallace:Infinite Jest
> "Do you want me to talk about the dramatic unities again?"
> 
> ------------------------------
> 

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 07:47:45 -0500 (EST)
From: "A.K.A. TheWiz" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Back

  I am taking myself off vacation.

___Dan_Knapp____The_Mauve_Baron______________________Beep Blip Bonk_______
<[email-masked]><[email-masked]> http://users.bergen.org/~dankna
Visit ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/ and find out about text adventures!
It's still paranoia, even if they really are out to get you.

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:13:35 +0000 ()
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: It's about time

I hereby gift the Pedestal of *ping* to The Gingham Wearer, the current
Scholar.

Sorry about the wait.

Yours,
Slakko

- --
Duncan "" Richer aka
Duncan C. Richer - aka Slakko the Lost Warner Brother - Now Really Lost!
Queens' College -- PhD, Pure Maths, Graph Theory -- Cambridge University

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Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 09:15:28 -0800
From: Alexandre Muniz <[email-masked]>
Subject: acka:vacation

I return from vacation.

**two-star

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 15:02:02 -0500 (EST)
From: John Frederic Mc Coy <[email-masked]>
Subject: acka: Harf

The Harf Fairy came to visit me last night.  We knocked back quite a few,
but before e left e told me that Proposal 2560 was pretty harfy.  Thought
I'd pass it along.

                                  - Vynd

[email-masked]

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 13:10:56 -0700 (MST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: A Sad Farewell

> > Anyway, to drown my sorrows, and since I don't need to worryabout keeping
> > my score low anymore, I am converting 8 of my Swingpoints into Points,
> > and another 4 into a Bonus Vote just 'cause.

> I don't think you can do two conversion on the same day.

Oops.  I guess I didn't read far enough down the Rule...

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Song In My Head--Carly Simon:Coming Around Again
Current Book--David Foster Wallace:Infinite Jest
Honest, officer!  The smurf was on fire when I got here.

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 14:14:28 -0600
From: AARON KEESLER <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: Acka: New Observer & Player (Niccolo Flychuck)

First, wow... three entities named Aaron.  Welcome, and I hope we don't
scare you so much that you quit observing :)

Second, welcome to Ackanomic, Goldenmean!  Don't take any wooden
nickels...

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	[email-masked] [SMTP:[email-masked]]
>Sent:	Monday, January 05, 1998 11:13 PM
>To:	[email-masked]
>Subject:	Acka: New Observer & Player (Niccolo Flychuck)
>
>
>We have a new player and a new observer.
>
>First, Aaron Shapiro <[email-masked]> has asked to observe,
>with intent to join, since he's read over the ruleset and has already
>sent me a possible correction.  :-)
>
>Secondly, Joshua Herreshoff <[email-masked]>, who has also
>been reading the rules and watching current proposals, is ready to
>take the big leap and join the game.  The name e has chosen for
>emself is Goldenmean.  Niccolo Flychuck has been chosen as eir
>mentor.
>
>Welcome the both of them to Ackanomic!  (And I'm sure the prospective
>value of a Whamiol just went up...)
>
>
>--
>--Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
>Current Album--Tom Petty:Wildflowers
>Current Book--David Foster Wallace:Infinite Jest
>I'll bare one precious scar that only you will know again

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 13:33:49 -0700 (MST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Goose

Slakko pointed out(rightly)that The Gingham Wearer acquired the
Chartreuse Goose when CFJ 503 was judged FALSE, so e was required
to pay the A$18 for Goose Feed with all the salaries and stuff.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Song In The Other Room--Billy Joel:The Downeaster Alexa
Current Book--David Foster Wallace:Infinite Jest
You made my day--now you have to sleep in it.

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 13:45:51 -0700 (MST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Auction Them Entities

> I bid A$5

> The Gingham Wearer.

Oddly enough, this turned out to be the high bid for the Whamiol.
I'd have taken it up to A$6 if I'd thought of it last night...

So The Gingham Wearer can now rub eir hands with glee at the thought
of Goldenmean's becoming Active...

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Song In The Other Room--Carly Simon:Tired of Being Blonde
Current Book--David Foster Wallace:Infinite Jest
I am not the subject of this tagline.

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 21:27:30 +0000 ()
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: The Infrequent Ackan Volume 1 Issue 5

Volume 1, Issue 5
January 6, 1998
In this issue:
1. Editorial
2. Latest Ackanomic News
3. The Party Chess Page
4. Sub Game Pot Pourri
 Editorial
Welcome to the New Year.
As always, Acka continues to delight us and surprise us with changes to
its ever-interesting tapestry. Heck, who am I kidding? Still, enjoy the
paper.
Slakko
Editor, The Infrequent Ackan

Latest Ackanomic News
By Slakko
Deuce Reporter, Infrequent Ackan
Thanks to a large number of vacationers, not a lot has happened in Acka
the past couple of weeks. However, rumours have abounded of the arrival of
a new and mysterious figure. One who hides in shadows to fight those who
lurk there. As yet there is only rumour, we have yet to see em in action,
but hopefully it will not be long before the appearance of: The Caped
Crusader!
Yes, the Caped Crusader, fighter of crime, doer of good deeds, rides
through Acka!  As yet the CFCJs have yet to flow, but I am sure that our
reported crime figures will balloon, as more and more crimes are exposed.
Perhaps the Caped Crusader will even be able to shed some light on the
heinous crime of Zuriti'ili, which to this day remains hidden and
festering in a pool of hatred.
Along with the Caped Crusader comes, as you are all now well aware, a
sidekick, at this stage provisionally named the Boy Wonder.  Tryouts for
the role will no doubt be occurring very soon, so keep your eyes peeled
for a rash of fake capes, stupid looking masks, and cheesy merchandising.
In the rumour mill, things are quiet.  This is always a disheartening
sign, for it indicates that something is afoot, but we're yet to be let in
on it.  The Evil Overlords are relatively quiet, but then so is the
Rebellion.  From where could this rumour have surfaced?  Only time will
tell.
On a happier note, a new citizen stumbled into Ackanomic yesterday.  E
said eir name was Goldenmean, a name most pleasing to Ackan ears to hear.
E was feted with the trappings of A$900, a kaa of land and eir own house,
albeit a house in a currently indescribable (or undescribed) state, and
told that all this would be eirs to have permanently, once e became a
truly active member of the community.

The Party Chess Page
By Niccolo Flychuck
Expert in Party Chess
This Week: A Horse, A Horse, My Kingdom for a Horse!
 Or as Vulcan Swinger /dev/joe recently put it: "So many pieces and not
the one I want." This exclamation was followed by the purchase of a Cantor
placed next to a pawn moved on that same turn from its spot besides a Spam
Cantor. Was the Cantor the piece /dev/joe wanted? This commentator thinks
not!  In the current position, the pawn can take advantage of the nearby
Cantor to reach a Promotion square on Vulcan's next turn. Readers of the
Infrequent Ackan may recall that just several weeks ago, this same
commentator, in a response to an Infrequent column, suggested that we
might be seeing some pawn activity soon, and indeed we are.
Most recent plays involved the Movement and Placement of pawns, the NAP
Swinger even placed a pawn right in the path of a Nabi that had been
placed just before. Had it not been for Vulcan's brilliant use of Cantors
to advance eir pawn in just two Turns from the Outer Ring to the Center,
we might have had to wait longer to see the drama unfold, but as things
stand  Vulcan has an obvious pawn lead, which may well result in the
beginning of a battle for the control of the Center. 
The MetaMorph Swinger is just out of range of the Center and is in no
position to interfere with Vulcan's plans, although the same proximity
marks em as being the most likely to suffer immediate consequences, the
only thing that stands now between Vulcan and a Pawn Promotion - a first
in this game, is Capital Swinger's Flychuck's turn. 
Flychuck's current pieces are nowhere near Center, but e may be able to
employ some well placed drops in order to discourage a Vulcan Promotion.
However, one should note that Vulcan has a strong presence near center.
Vulcan's two Bishop's are both on even squares (in reality the PartyBoard
is chequered  this fact is not always evident in it web representation -
so this commentator has taken to referring to squares instead by colors,
by the parity of the sum of the ordinal of the letter coordinate and the
number coordinate - it's equivalent to the color scheme of chess boards).
Normally one would prefer to have two like diagonally moving pieces on
squares of different parities, however, the Vulcan Pawn, the one that's
apparently intended for  Promotion, is also on an even square, and
trivially, the Promotion square it is aiming for is even as well. 
This means that the two Bishops can provide a large safety net, and
together with the nearby Rook, Vulcan is in a good position to start the
battle for the Center from. Furthermore, Vulcan has a large material
reserve, and even though the Vulcan Swinger has publicly stated that e is
not happy with the choices of eir predecessor, this commentator guesses
that if the stakes are high enough, e will employ them to enhance eir
position.  
It remains to be seen whether Flychuck will be able to thwart Vulcan's
plans on eir own, or would it be necessary to employ some petty diplomacy,
extended examples of which have not yet become evident. This also raises
the question of whether Flychuck's recent Pass were a strategic Pass,
calculated to preserve eir strength, or rather to conserve eir
triple-Atomic Play privilege.
The battle for the Center has a potential to pick up in scale, as three
other Swingers have started making for the Center with their own Pawns,
all three approx. the same distance  from the Center. MetaMorph is in a
good position to provide support for what may be Flychuck's opposition to
Vulcan, and is known to have strong off-board ties with him, so we may see
some politics play a role here. Each of those three Swingers, Spam,
MetaMorph, and NAP, can choose to lay back and wait for the drama to play
itself out, or get involved now, lay down a path that their own Pawns
could follow later.  
Red Barn, the people's Swinger, may be slightly disadvantaged on this
count, eir Mobility appears to have been compromised, this is reflected in
the imbalance between the Material and Mobility components of eir Weight.  
In short - the coming Turns are going to be very dramatic, I will not be
surprised if during that time Party-Hall will be packed with Spectators,
and my advice to all PartyChess enthusiasts -  Watch the Center of the
PartyBoard!

Sub Game Pot Pourri
Grab-a-Donkey finally ended this week, with Fortunato becoming the new
champion. Donkey-grabbers everywhere are awaiting the new champion's
suggested change to the rules.
Viruses Game 2 is up to round 4, with round 3 having resulted in a tie
between Slakko and two-star for most cells infected. Round 4 looks to be a
doozy.
Ye Olde Rusty Lantern is possibly heading for an end, and possibly heading
for the courts. Dubious questions over the ending of the game have led to
questions as to whether or not /dev/joe will have spun the tale of
prophecy to its end.
Also continuing, reports of a new game of Mediocrity are sweeping the
nation.  A referee may well be available for this game, finally creating a
game unlikely to collapse after three rounds due to apathy.  This reporter
looks forward to such an occurrence.
The Machine is still *ping*ing away, much to the Scholar's delight no
doubt.  One Magic Letter has been guessed, but I suspect from its cursory
effect on the Truth that many people already surmised what the Letter
revealed.  The only question is, is "y" a vowel or a consonant for the
purposes of Magic Letter Pricing?

Plea from The Editor
Do you have an idea for a column in the Infrequent Ackan?  If you do,
please email [email-masked] ASAP and let me know your idea.

The Infrequent Ackan, first to you with Ackan news.
Copyright  Various Individual Authors, aka Slakko and Niccolo Flychuck,
6/1/98.
Check us out on the web, at
http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/Nomic/Acka/infrequent.html

- --
Duncan "" Richer aka
Duncan C. Richer - aka Slakko the Lost Warner Brother - Now Really Lost!
Queens' College -- PhD, Pure Maths, Graph Theory -- Cambridge University

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 22:11:41 -0000
From: "The Gingham Wearer" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Conformity

> On Mon, 5 Jan 1998, Malenkai wrote:
> 
> > /dev/joe wrote.
> > 
> > > I resign from the committee.
> > 
> > As do I.  As hoc has got to be replaced with hearings.
> > 
> > In any case, the new members are:
> > 
> > Vynd
> > The Gingham Wearer
> > 
> 
> I resign from the Committee, it seems to be the in thing to do.
> 
>                                    - Vynd

I resign too.

The Gingham Wearer.

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:53:26 -0500
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Boy Wonder

I have recieved several requests to be Boy Wonder, and, having carefully
compared the skills and experiences of the various contenders, I flipped a
coin.  I appoint The Gingham Wearer Boy Wonder and Apprentice Alias
Possesser.

While I'm at it, I create a trinket worth $A50 called the AliasMobile, with
the description "The AliasMobile is the vehicle The Fearless Alias
Possesser uses to chase down criminals, poor typists, and others who
endanger the wellbeing of Ackanomic.  It's a bright pink car, with a
scarlet A on the front."

- --
Omnium pro iure, ius pro omnio

- -Henry Towsner, AKA else...if, The Fearless Alibi Posesser, Laefu, and Yilran

	<[email-masked]>

	"For there never was yey philosopher
	That could endure the toothache patiently"
	-William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, act 5, scene 1

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 23:21:26 -0000
From: "The Gingham Wearer" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Boy Wonder

> I have recieved several requests to be Boy Wonder, and, having carefully
> compared the skills and experiences of the various contenders, I flipped
a
> coin.  I appoint The Gingham Wearer Boy Wonder and Apprentice Alias
> Possesser.

I accept the appointment as Boy Wonder.

The Gingham Wearer.

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Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 20:01:40 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Conformity

> I resign from the Committee, it seems to be the in thing to do.

Rex Mundi and Alfvaen have been selected as replacements
this time.

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 20:18:49 -0500
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Treasure Custodian (Malenkai)

	Since it seems good practice, I'll be the treasure custodian.  I
forget what number it was though.

- --
Omnium pro iure, ius pro omnio

- -Henry Towsner, AKA else...if, The Fearless Alibi Posesser, Laefu, and Yilran

	<[email-masked]>

	"For there never was yey philosopher
	That could endure the toothache patiently"
	-William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, act 5, scene 1

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Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 20:20:12 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: T101 found

Treasure 101 has been found by /dev/joe, for winning 3 games.
The map was:

- ---
The Crystal Grapefruit shall be found by the first player to win 3 
different sub-games. For the purposes of this map, a sub game is 
defined as any of the following: Party Chess, Grab-a-Donkey, 
any game on the Games & Contest page (except that for an instance 
of a Games & Contest Page game to count, that instance must have 
had 3 or more players).

Games & Contest page also includes games of 3 or more players
in the Games & Contest rule suite.
- ---

BTW, do we have a new treasure harfer?  I cannot assure anyone
that those pages will stay on ITW forever, although there is a
chance they will.

Malenkai

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Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 21:17:34 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Phoebe

Calvin N Hobbes has found Phoebe

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 18:29:21 -0800
From: [email-masked] (Dice server)
Subject: Acka: Ackanomicon Determination

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Dice rolls requested by: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Rolls also sent to:
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# Player: Fortunato
# Ackanomicon determination
# based on the following (using a 50 sided die):
# 1 -15: arcane trivia
# 16-20: vile prophecies
# 21-25: inner workings
# 26-30: arcane lore
# 31-33: terrorizing pages
# 34-34: ancient artifact
# 35-36: mutation
# 37-38: dark domain
# 39-39: the secret
# 40-41: long lost treasure
# 42-43: doomsday
# 44-44: forbidden fruit
# 45-45: catastrophe
# 46-49: not so forbidden fruit
# 50-50: ancient one
# Malenkai

No. of sides on every die:     50
No. of dice for every roll:     1
No. of dice rolls requested:    1
No. of rolls per line:          1

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> #C 26-30: arcane lore
> #C 31-33: terrorizing pages
> #C 34-34: ancient artifact
> #C 35-36: mutation
> #C 37-38: dark domain
> #C 39-39: the secret
> #C 40-41: long lost treasure
> #C 42-43: doomsday
> #C 44-44: forbidden fruit
> #C 45-45: catastrophe
> #C 46-49: not so forbidden fruit
> #C 50-50: ancient one
> #C Malenkai

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Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 21:35:52 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFCJ 148 (The Gingham Wearer)

CFCJ 148 has been assigned to The Gingham Wearer.

Clerk of the Courts
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Call For Criminal Judgment 148
  Subject: As interesting as CFCJ 146
Initiator: else..if
Submitted: 98-01-06 15:40
    Judge: The Gingham Wearer (selected 98-01-06 21:35)
Judgement: 

Statement:

        CnH has commited a crime.

Initiator's Reasoning:

        As seen on the main mailing list, CnH went off vacation and then
attempted to return from vacation in less than two days, which is forbidden
by Rule 255.

Suggested Penalty:

        I recommend a sentance of 100 days in the Gaol, to remind him not
to return over quickly, as well as a 100 point penalty and a 100 line
apology. Evil doers must be punished harshly to teach them a lesson.
(However if the judge is a feel-good wimpy liberal judge, perhaps a
sentance of 2 days, the minimum vacation time, would also be appropriate.)

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Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 03:04:12 -0000
From: "Gavin M. Doig" <[email-masked]>
Subject: acka: any parka

I suggest that RexBank give me the any parka.

I destroy the any parka for 1 A$.

I create a trinket, value 1 A$, entitled: any parka.
This is a fabulously bejeweled parka, encrusted with gold plate over its
entire surface. It shines beautifully in even the dimmest of light.
There are those who say that the any parka has a lining of pure harf; due
to its metallic nature, no one has ever been able to open it to find out.
It is rumored that if the any parka is ever destroyed, a great cataclysm
will befall Ackanomic.
The any parka looks very little like one of Rex's Parkas, although,
curiously, it smells almost identical.

Rex Mundi.

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