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ackanomic digest      Thursday, November 12 1998      Volume 03 : Number 405

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:04:50 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Welcome

I would like to heartfeltly(is that a word?)welcome Blarney and bacon to
our fair realm of Ackanomic.  No, it's not always this chaotic, but it
does happen from time to time.  And it's been so long since we had new
players that I thought we'd been forgotten about.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.connect.ab.ca/~alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Stereolab:Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Current Book--Tom Wolfe:The Bonfire of The Vanities
A German time-domain reflectometrist of the eighteenth century liked lettuce.

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 02:05:22 -0500 (EST)
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Subject: acka: Altra's regime roll 

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 02:18:51 -0500 (EST)
From: "Bryan Federico" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: back in the saddle

>I request membership in 'arf wif eir ead'.
>
>saaremaa

Hey wht the hell i might as well have a go at it

I request membership in 'arf wif eir ead

R-Attila The Farce
(:|Worker|General Contractor|Daring Adventurer|:)

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 02:29:06 -0500 (EST)
From: "Bryan Federico" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Re: Hello

thon Abrams wrote:
>
>> Good day folks.
>> 
>> I just wanted to introduce myself on here and say hello.
>> 
>> I hope I'm doing this right, as I'd hate to have my first message
>> be wrong somehow.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Jonathon.
>
>It's wrong on two counts.. although I haven't finished reading my mail,
>I'm sure that someone has pointed out that you should include Acka: in 
the
>subjec tline of all postings.
>
>Also, you forgot to say "I set my rebelliousness characteristic to on."
>It's an old Ackan tradition.  Trust me.  I'm no Idiot.. anymore.
>
>RH

okay ReHUstle the first to were lame but this one manages to top them 
both, ket the new people decide on their own.  You trying to trick them 
is going to chase people away

R-Attila The Farce
(:|Worker|General Contractor|Daring Adventurer|:)

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 03:22:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: another minor transaction

I give A$246 to /dev/joe

I play Revolution by the beatles on the ASS

I go home.

- --A Mean Hat.

Crazy French Scotsman -- Daring Adventurer -- Dungeon Master  --  Really
Weird --  Rule-Harfer -- Warrior Caste

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 03:32:26 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: back in the saddle

On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, Randy Hall wrote:

> I change my status to voting.
> 
> then,
> 
> I request membership in 'arf wif eir ead'.

Welcome to Vulcan.  May I take your dictatorial command?

Slakko
starting to wondering about cross-gaming
- -- 
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: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 03:40:09 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Bribe

I bury all my Ackadollars (A$216) and 2 Bonus Votes as a Treasure.

The Treasure Map is:

This treasure shall be found by a player who is voting, sets their
Rebelliousness to ON and then correctly states that more than 50% of all
voting players have a rebelliousness of ON.

No tricks.

- -- 
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: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 03:41:22 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Presidential Election

I note that I have been in office for 8 weeks today on the 11th.

It is time for an election for the office of President to be held.

Count Tabula, please do the honors.

- --JT

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 03:44:25 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Presidential Election

On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, JT wrote:

> I note that I have been in office for 8 weeks today on the 11th.
> 
> It is time for an election for the office of President to be held.
> 
> Count Tabula, please do the honors.

Also, Count Tabula, please do the honours for the appropriate Senators:
/dev/joe and Rex Mundi (the two oldest of the senators, who have both been
in office for more than 16 weeks).

- -- 
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: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 03:51:58 -0500 (EST)
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Presidential Election

At 03:44 AM 11/12/98 -0500, you wrote:
>On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, JT wrote:
>
>> I note that I have been in office for 8 weeks today on the 11th.
>> 
>> It is time for an election for the office of President to be held.
>> 
>> Count Tabula, please do the honors.
>
>Also, Count Tabula, please do the honours for the appropriate Senators:
>/dev/joe and Rex Mundi (the two oldest of the senators, who have both been
>in office for more than 16 weeks).
>

Didn't you get elected in the same election as /dev/joe, Slakko?

and who is this "Rex Mundi" of whom you speak?

- --A Mean Hat.

Crazy French Scotsman -- Daring Adventurer -- Dungeon Master  --  Really
Weird --  Rule-Harfer -- Warrior Caste

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 03:56:13 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Presidential Election

On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Gabe Drummond-Cole wrote:

> At 03:44 AM 11/12/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, JT wrote:
> >
> >> I note that I have been in office for 8 weeks today on the 11th.
> >> 
> >> It is time for an election for the office of President to be held.
> >> 
> >> Count Tabula, please do the honors.
> >
> >Also, Count Tabula, please do the honours for the appropriate Senators:
> >/dev/joe and Rex Mundi (the two oldest of the senators, who have both been
> >in office for more than 16 weeks).
> >
> 
> Didn't you get elected in the same election as /dev/joe, Slakko?

No - check my page.

- -- 
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: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 04:02:08 -0500 (EST)
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Presidential Election

At 03:56 AM 11/12/98 -0500, you wrote:
>On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Gabe Drummond-Cole wrote:
>
>> At 03:44 AM 11/12/98 -0500, you wrote:
>> >On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, JT wrote:
>> >
>> >> I note that I have been in office for 8 weeks today on the 11th.
>> >> 
>> >> It is time for an election for the office of President to be held.
>> >> 
>> >> Count Tabula, please do the honors.
>> >
>> >Also, Count Tabula, please do the honours for the appropriate Senators:
>> >/dev/joe and Rex Mundi (the two oldest of the senators, who have both been
>> >in office for more than 16 weeks).
>> >
>> 
>> Didn't you get elected in the same election as /dev/joe, Slakko?
>
>No - check my page.
>
>
pardon my error.  I was looking at the PE page, which has /dev/joe owning
eir senate seat since the 21st of august... in 1996.  I didnt look at the
year, and i didnt look at the current term.

and who is Rex Mundi????
- --A Mean Hat.

Crazy French Scotsman -- Daring Adventurer -- Dungeon Master  --  Really
Weird --  Rule-Harfer -- Warrior Caste

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 04:25:12 -0500 (EST)
From: K 2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Bad Vibes

I've been thinking and I 've come to the conclusion that while I dislike
the idea of the "improvements" that the Diktat intends ( 2,3,4 if I
remember rightly), I'm really not cut out to do battle with my
conscience.....

I switch my rebelliousness to OFF

I change my name to "Scum of the Earth".

SotE

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 04:26:29 -0500 (EST)
From: K 2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: [Fwd: Acka: Bad Vibes]

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I've been thinking and I 've come to the conclusion that while I dislike
the idea of the "improvements" that the Diktat intends ( 2,3,4 if I
remember rightly), I'm really not cut out to do battle with my
conscience.....

I switch my rebelliousness to OFF

I change my name to "Scum of the Earth".

SotE

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 05:37:50 -0500 (EST)
From: K 2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Bad Vibes

I give all of my A$ to The church of the book of Chorg.

K 2

K 2 wrote:

> I've been thinking and I 've come to the conclusion that while I dislike
> the idea of the "improvements" that the Diktat intends ( 2,3,4 if I
> remember rightly), I'm really not cut out to do battle with my
> conscience.....
>
> I switch my rebelliousness to OFF
>
> I change my name to "Scum of the Earth".
>
> SotE

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 05:39:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFJ 691 (r-attila the farce)

Yet again, my lucky calculator has selected r-attila the farce.

Call for Judgement 691 - November 9, 1998
Subject: Ordering of End of Cycle Effects
Initiator: Alfvaen (sent 9 Nov 1998, 22:30 Acka)
Judge: r-attila the farce
Judgement:

Statement:

Studge's score is zero.

Alfvaen's Reasoning:

This is assuming that eir score was not set to -40 by Rule 607.  I'm still
not convinced.

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 05:39:59 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: CFJ 687 (TRUE)

On Sun, 8 Nov 1998, JT wrote:

> On Sun, 8 Nov 1998, Duncan Richer wrote:
> >K 2 has judged this TRUE.
> >
> >Call for Judgement 687 - November 5, 1998
> >Subject: Slakko Cycle Win By Points CFJ
> >Initiator: Slakko (sent 5 Nov 1998, 19:06 Acka)
> >Judge: K 2 (chosen 7 Nov 1998, 05:49 Acka)
> >Judgement: TRUE
> 
> If this is unappealed, a cycle will end on
>        Thu, 12 Nov 1998 04:17:19 -0500

Is it me, or did a cycle just end?

Woohoo!

- -- 
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)
More than 50% of voting players are Rebellious, so we are in Revolution.

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 05:40:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFJ 692 (Wild Card)

Wild Card has been selected.

Call for Judgement 692 - November 9, 1998
Subject: Happy Number Determination
Initiator: Alfvaen (sent 9 Nov 1998, 22:31 Acka)
Judge: Wild Card
Judgement:

Statement:

The Happy Number is 105.

Alfvaen's Reasoning:

<none>

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 05:40:05 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFJ 693 (Blarney)

Blarney has been selected.

Call for Judgement 693 - November 10, 1998
Subject: On-Ice GAL Members
Initiator: Fortunato (sent 10 Nov 1998, 13:52 Acka)
Judge: Blarney
Judgement:

Statement: 

Wayne is not a member of the Grab-A-Donkey Active List.

Reasoning:  

I was sure about this until Alfvaen pointed out some bad
wording in the Rule.  From Rule 1217 (Grab-A-Donkey):

"The game consists... and players, who initially comprise all current
active Players of Ackanomic..."

This would mean (since Active is defined, and On-Ice is not a part of
it), that On-Ice players would not be on the GAL.  However, right below
this it says, 

"A.  When... , all Players of Ackanomic, excluding the Wrangler, those
exempted as noted above..."

Are "those exempted as noted above" On-Ice players?  If so, this should
be ruled TRUE.

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 05:49:01 -0500 (EST)
From: Jonathan David Amery <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: CFJ 692 (Wild Card)

On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Duncan Richer wrote:

> Wild Card has been selected.
> 
> Call for Judgement 692 - November 9, 1998
> Subject: Happy Number Determination
> Initiator: Alfvaen (sent 9 Nov 1998, 22:31 Acka)
> Judge: Wild Card
> Judgement:
> 
> Statement:
> 
> The Happy Number is 105.
> 
> Alfvaen's Reasoning:
> 
> <none>
> 

 Why?  Could someone please suggest why it should/shouldn't be 105 so I
actually know where to look for relavent information.

- -- 
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.

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 06:01:36 -0500 (EST)
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: CFJ 687 (TRUE)

>> If this is unappealed, a cycle will end on
>>        Thu, 12 Nov 1998 04:17:19 -0500
>
>Is it me, or did a cycle just end?
>
>Woohoo!
>
Well, I noticed

(once again recipient of the largest commie tax dividend)

- --A Mean Hat.

Crazy French Scotsman -- Daring Adventurer -- Dungeon Master  --  Really
Weird --  Rule-Harfer -- Warrior Caste

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 07:14:37 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (kenningd)
Subject: acka: sticking my oar in

Howdy folks,

I've got wind from an Ackan who shall remain nameless that the Senate are up to
their old tricks, the cheeky monkeys.

So...

I, Ethelred, change my status to Voting.

I then set my rebelliousness status to ON.

Ethelred

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 07:51:36 -0500 (EST)
From: "Duncan C. \"Slakko\" Richer" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: acka: sticking my oar in

On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, kenningd wrote:

> Howdy folks,
> 
> I've got wind from an Ackan who shall remain nameless that the Senate are up to
> their old tricks, the cheeky monkeys.
> 
> So...
> 
> I, Ethelred, change my status to Voting.
> 
> I then set my rebelliousness status to ON.

Where is Scum of the Earth - we can get this going again.
- -- 
Duncan C. "Slakko" Richer - http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~dcr24/
Queens' College Cambridge, 2nd Year Ph.D. (Pure Maths) - Graph Theory
Ackanomic - Web-Harfer, ChessUmpire, Map-Harfer, Clerk of the Court
More than 50% of voting players are rebellious, so a revolution starts.

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 08:26:50 -0500 (EST)
From: Jonathan David Amery <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: acka: sticking my oar in

On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, kenningd wrote:

> Howdy folks,
> 
> I've got wind from an Ackan who shall remain nameless that the Senate are up to
> their old tricks, the cheeky monkeys.
> 
> So...
> 
> I, Ethelred, change my status to Voting.
> 
> I then set my rebelliousness status to ON.
> 
> Ethelred

 Howdy Ethelred.  Welcome to the Revolution!

 Wild.Card

- -- 
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.

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 09:31:20 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: CFJ 692 (Wild Card)

>> Statement:

>> The Happy Number is 105.

>> Alfvaen's Reasoning:

>> <none>

> Why?  Could someone please suggest why it should/shouldn't be 105 so I
>actually know where to look for relavent information.

Sorry, I ran out of time for this one.

Basically, the Happy Number was 105 for a long time, and then several people
in quick succession, mostly using the Otzma Card/Bonus Vote/PCP creation
thing, attained the Happy Number(which was, of course, randomly redetermined
every time).  But a few days thereafter, Slakko pointed out that anyone who
voted on a Proposal that failed quorum still got points for it, so it was
likely that nobody's score was really equal to the Happy Number when they had
tried for it.

If the first attempt had failed for this reason, then the HN would still be
105.  If the first attempt had succeeded but the second failed, then it would
be 229 or whatever the second was.  And I'm fairly sure that at least one of
the first two people to try it(I think the second was JT)was not a Puppet
Head-gatherer...

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page:http://www.connect.ab.ca/~alfvaen/)
Current Album--ZZ Top:Greatest Hits
Current Book--Tom Wolfe:The Bonfire of The Vanities
A signature always reveals a man's character -and sometimes even his name.

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 11:17:02 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Acka: voting

I, Zaknafein Dourden become voting.
I set my rebelliousness to ON

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 11:20:39 -0500 (EST)
From: AARON KEESLER <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Elections

I am beginning the nomination period for the position of President.  I
will not, of course, be counting any votes made by or for any member of
'Arf wif eir ead.'

I am also beginning the nomination period for the Senate seats
/dev/senate and Sinecure 33 (I believe).  Again, no votes please either
for or by any member of 'Arf wif eir ead."

Please let me know which position you are running for.

Finally, I am burying A$1 as a treasure with the following map.

"This treasure will be found by the person who can convince Wallace the
e has found the most retired or semi-retired players and caused them to
re-join, either for the purpose or rebelling, or for the purpose of
stopping a rebellion."

- ------------------
Aaron Keesler
Lotus Notes Administrator
Intranet Administrator
Adtran, Inc.
- ------------------
"And now... Number one:  The Larch."

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 11:36:29 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: End of Cycle 

At 04:17:19 this morning, Cycle 25 ended.

PLEASE NOTE: K2's gift to the Church of the Book of Chorg occured after
             the end of the cycle.

At this time, the following things happened in order.

a) Ackanomic play is suspended

b) All Chartreuse Goose Eggs, Right-Handed Grapefruit and Agenda Hats
   that are not being worn are destroyed. All Nemesis Eggplants with the
   same condition as an Agenda Hat that was destroyed in this manner are
   destroyed.

       I will let the financier and the acting illuminatus handle this.

c) The winner is given the title of winner of the cycle, and a
   Right-Handed Grapefruit and a Champion's Cloak are created in that
   player's possession. If this results in his having two Champion's
   Cloaks, one of them is instantly transformed into a Badge of Glory.

       Slakko is given the title of winner of the cycle and a RHG.
       He is given a champion's cloak.  One of his two champions cloaks
       (the newer one my dice say) is transformed into a Badge of Glory.

d) All players who have zero or fewer points are given a Chartreuse
   Goose Egg.

       I will await the Acting Scorekeeper providing this information
       since I know there were a few score transactions (phoebe wisdom
       and bv creation) since the end of last cycle.

e) If the amount of A$s in circulation plus the value of all extant
   Trinkets exceeded the amount in the Treasury at the time this winner
   was declared, the following shall occur:

     i) Excluding the winner, all entities with a Total Wealth greater
        than zero shall transfer 10% of eir Total Wealth to the Treasury.

    ii) All entities with a Total Wealth greater than zero, shall be
        placed on The List in decreasing order of Total Wealth.

   iii) The entity appearing highest on The List, shall transfer 5% of
        eir total wealth to the player lowest on The List and both
        entities shall be removed from The List.
 
    iv) If there are at least two entities and at least one player are
        still on The List step iii is repeated.

       I will let the financier accomplish this task.  Should there be
       a need to break ties to place peope on the list (people have the
       same total wealth or whatever) I will be more than happy to
       generate some random numbers at need.

f) Each Player is awarded A$ equal to his point total.

       If the Acting Scorekeeper would be so kind as to post the final
       scores, I'd be obliged.

g) Each player's score is set to zero.

       I will assume that this is just as easy as last time :)

h) If the cycle currently ending has exceeded 30 days in length, all
   players who have been vacationing for the entire cycle are removed
   from the game as if they have quit.

	The cycle was less than 30 days in length.

i) If the cycle was won by points (i.e. the Winning Condition was due
   to Rule 603), then amend Rule 603 to change the base value of the
   Magic Number to the smallest prime number greater than (the current
   Magic Number*1.2). If the last two cycles were not won by points, then
   amend Rule 603 to change the base value of the Magic Number to the
   smallest prime number greater than (the current Magic Number*0.9).

        This cycle was won by points, so the base value of the Magic
        Number is set to the least prime greater than 416.4 which is 419

j) The game cycle number is incremented, and the Magic Number is reset
   to its base value.

        Welcome to cycle 26.  The Magic Number is reset to 419

k) All players who are in Gaol are released from Gaol. All players who
   are in the Ackanomic Afterlife are relocated to their homes.

	If anyone was in the Afterlife, they go home.  I don't believe
        anyone was in Gaol.

l) If the game state is such that the single winner of the last cycle
   would immediately win again upon the resumption of Ackanomic play, the
   Chartreuse Goose is transferred to that player.

	This is not the case.

m) All events specified by other rules to occur at the end of the
   cycle occur, in the numeric order of the rule that defines the event.

        By rule 540, Slakko gains 1 point of 'Order'.
        By rule 550.1, Slakko gains 2 honour.

n) Ackanomic play resumes.

The Fat Lady has begun singing and will continue to sing until 1 day from
the time of this message.

- --JT, Speaker.

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 11:41:19 -0500 (EST)
From: "Duncan C. \"Slakko\" Richer" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Point It Out

We have gained two more voting players, both rebellious.
Anyone know what the count is?

If the count is sufficiently high, my .sig is doing the job.

- -- 
Duncan C. "Slakko" Richer - http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~dcr24/
Queens' College Cambridge, 2nd Year Ph.D. (Pure Maths) - Graph Theory
Ackanomic - Web-Harfer, ChessUmpire, Map-Harfer, Clerk of the Court
More than 50% of voting players are Rebellious, so a Revolution begins.

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 11:41:21 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: A new player joins us

James McGregor ([email-masked]) joins us today as a voting
player under the Ackanomic Name of Euphrates.

His mentor is Vynd.

I'm sure you will all join me in welcoming him to the game.

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 11:45:34 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: voting

On Thu, 12 Nov 1998 [email-masked] wrote:
>I, Zaknafein Dourden become voting.
>I set my rebelliousness to ON

Unfortunately this doesn't work.
Zaknafien ceased to be a player quite a while back (around August 23rd
I believe) and thus is a non-player and cannot change his state, nor can
he rebel without providing me as registrar with the required information
necessary to become a new player.

- --JT

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 11:47:21 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Point It Out

On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Duncan C. "Slakko" Richer wrote:
>We have gained two more voting players, both rebellious.
>Anyone know what the count is?

I actually do not know what the count is, but we had 2 more voting
players, only one of whom is rebellious, since Zaknafien wasn't able to do
what he did.

>If the count is sufficiently high, my .sig is doing the job.

I don't believe that it is, but I could of course, be wrong and will check
again shortly.

- --JT

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 11:49:40 -0500 (EST)
From: AARON KEESLER <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: Acka: A new player joins us

The Promoter is certainly doing his job :)  Welcome to Ackanomic,
Euphrates.

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	JT [SMTP:[email-masked]]
>Sent:	Thursday, November 12, 1998 10:41 AM
>To:	[email-masked]
>Subject:	Acka: A new player joins us
>
>James McGregor ([email-masked]) joins us today as a voting
>player under the Ackanomic Name of Euphrates.
>
>His mentor is Vynd.
>
>I'm sure you will all join me in welcoming him to the game.
>
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 11:59:02 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Bad Vibes

On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, K 2 wrote:
>I've been thinking and I 've come to the conclusion that while I dislike
>the idea of the "improvements" that the Diktat intends ( 2,3,4 if I
>remember rightly), I'm really not cut out to do battle with my
>conscience.....
>
>I switch my rebelliousness to OFF
>
>I change my name to "Scum of the Earth".

I ack this name change.

- --JT

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 12:02:42 -0500 (EST)
From: AARON KEESLER <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Offer

I offer A Mean Hat. A$1 to retract the Proposal he offered to retract (I
can't remember the number).

- ------------------
Aaron Keesler
Lotus Notes Administrator
Intranet Administrator
Adtran, Inc.
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"And now... Number one:  The Larch."

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 12:11:17 -0500 (EST)
From: Alexandre Muniz <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary (treen)

Right. The real list of definitions is:
 
 1)Covered with trees; forested
 
 2)Small woodenware -- called also treenware
 
 3)Pertaining to trees
 
 4)A member of the finch family of birds, native to Madagascar
 
 5)Wooden
 
 6)A ring, attached to the gunwale of a ship of the Vikings, for holding
 oars rowed by crew; archaic
 
 7)A high, warbling squawk. Especially of a bird
 
 8)A small multicellular sea creature
 
 9)A gap in vegetation on the side of a hill or mountain, caused by a
 landslide or avalanche
 
 10) ""

 Two of the submitted definitions were substantially similar to each
 other.
 
 Please disregard my previous posting of what appeared to be a list of
definitions; it was in fact no such thing.
 
> **two-star

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 12:30:35 -0500 (EST)
From: Alexandre Muniz <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Voting

I change my status to voting.

**two-star

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 12:35:25 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (John Bollinger)
Subject: Re:  Acka: Voting

two-star wrote:

>I change my status to voting.

It looks like more than 50% of the voting players have their rebelliousness
characteristic ON.  Let the revolution begin.

ThinMan
Vainly hoping

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 12:53:07 -0500 (EST)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: acka : non-rebel

I am setting my rebeliousness characteristic to off.

Niccolo Flychuck

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 13:03:10 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re:  Acka: Voting

On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, John Bollinger wrote:
>
>two-star wrote:
>
>>I change my status to voting.
>
>It looks like more than 50% of the voting players have their rebelliousness
>characteristic ON.  Let the revolution begin.

By my count, at the time of this message, there were only 12/28 players
rebelling.

There are 28 voting players.
last night there were 12/24 rebels.

Saaremaa rejoined placing it at 12/25
K 2 unrebelled placing it at 11/25
Ethelred rejoined and rebelled placing it at 12/26
Euphrates joined placing it at 12/27
two-star went voting and rebelled placing it at 13/28
Niccolo flychuck unrebelled placing it at 12/28

- --JT, expecting to be corrected if he's wrong :)

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 13:05:16 -0500 (EST)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Brief return

	I've heard some rumors about what's been happening here...
	I change my status to voting
	I change my rebelliousness to ON

- --
- -Henry Towsner

	<[email-masked]>

	Thank heavens, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and
enjoy it.
		-Logan Pearsall Smith

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 13:07:20 -0500 (EST)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Rebellion.

I have lost my blood lust.

I set my rebelliousness characteristic to off.
I also change my name to IdiotBoy with apologies to all the harfers.

RH

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 13:10:26 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (John Bollinger)
Subject: Re:  Acka: Voting

JT wrote:
>On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, John Bollinger wrote:
>>
>>two-star wrote:
>>
>>>I change my status to voting.
>>
>>It looks like more than 50% of the voting players have their rebelliousness
>>characteristic ON.  Let the revolution begin.
>
>By my count, at the time of this message, there were only 12/28 players
>rebelling.
>
>There are 28 voting players.
>last night there were 12/24 rebels.
>
>Saaremaa rejoined placing it at 12/25
>K 2 unrebelled placing it at 11/25
>Ethelred rejoined and rebelled placing it at 12/26
>Euphrates joined placing it at 12/27
>two-star went voting and rebelled placing it at 13/28
>Niccolo flychuck unrebelled placing it at 12/28

Not that it matters, but at the time of my message I guess it was 13/28,
as Niccolo unrebelled afterwards.  Now it looks like it's 13/29.  Niccolo
and Scum of the Earth could push it over.

ThinMan

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 13:11:18 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Brief return

On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Towsner wrote:
>	I've heard some rumors about what's been happening here...
>	I change my status to voting
>	I change my rebelliousness to ON

Welcome back else...if.

- --JT

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 13:12:45 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Rebellion.

On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Matt Miller wrote:

>I have lost my blood lust.
>
>I set my rebelliousness characteristic to off.
>I also change my name to IdiotBoy with apologies to all the harfers.

I ack this name change.

- --JT

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 13:13:15 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (John Bollinger)
Subject: Acka: Request

Very well.  I request to join 'arf wif eir ead.

ThinMan

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 13:13:27 -0500 (EST)
From: John Frederic Mc Coy <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: A new player joins us

On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, JT wrote:

> James McGregor ([email-masked]) joins us today as a voting
> player under the Ackanomic Name of Euphrates.

Thats funny, I complain about how all the new players are getting
"conspirators" as mentors...

> 
> His mentor is Vynd.
> 
> I'm sure you will all join me in welcoming him to the game.
> 

...and the very next one gets *me* as a mentor...

Vynd ;)

[email-masked]

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 13:14:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Jonathan David Amery <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Rebellion.

On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Matt Miller wrote:

> I have lost my blood lust.
> 
> I set my rebelliousness characteristic to off.
> I also change my name to IdiotBoy with apologies to all the harfers.
> 

 I urge all players to set their revelliousness characteristic to ON,

 I do so myself, even though it already /is/ on.

- -- 
Jonathan David Amery, Trinity Hall, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1TJ.             #####
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