Subject: ackanomic digest V3 #410
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ackanomic digest       Sunday, November 15 1998       Volume 03 : Number 410

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 00:24:37 -0500 (EST)
From: K 2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Assorted actions

I note that if you are atill an active player you still have a puppet
head....
uless you've already touched it?

Towsner wrote:

>         I request membership in the churches of the EBS and the Spellbook
> of Chorg,

granted

> SPAM and Shell#10.

suggested and approved

>  I sign On the Dotten Line.
This fails 'cause you don't have any money.
I direct that the Book of Chorg give else...if A$28.

> I put myself in
> the mentor pool.

Welcome back :)

K 2

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 03:45:47 -0500 (EST)
From: "Bryan Federico" <[email-masked]>
Subject: acka:Vault

I go to the library
I go to *that* room
I then go home

R-Attila The Farce
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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 04:04:56 -0500 (EST)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: RFC: merging some lists together

On Sat, 14 Nov 1998, JT wrote:

> On Sat, 14 Nov 1998, JT wrote:
> [actual proposition cut]
> 
> >Any thoughts on the above?   Unless I hear strenuous, and well-reasoned
> >objections, I'm planning on merging those lists about a week after I
> >switch them over to ackanomic.org, or at the timeI move them to
> >ackanomic.org if that time is more than a week from now.
> 
> Please reply to this one, not the last one.  I whap myself a lot for
> managing to forget Acka in the subject line.   I will be hosing myself on
> the proper list shortly.
> 

acka-finance can go.
I'd prefer to keep acka-research seperate, as it is now, for filtering
purposes. I'd like to keep acka-chess seperate from acka-games, I filter
them seperately, and I wouldn't like to mix up all those other games with
Party Chess mail.

Niccolo Flychcuk

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 04:05:28 -0500 (EST)
From: "Bryan Federico" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:SBoC

I read the next page of my SBoC
as it slides away into angelic white smoke

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 04:06:37 -0500 (EST)
From: "Bryan Federico" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: OC usage

I use an Otzma Card Training Regime and name choice 2

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 04:17:42 -0500 (EST)
From: "Jonathon Abrams" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Re: Hello

>>I hope I'm doing this right, as I'd hate to have my first message
>>be wrong somehow.
>
>Well almost right :)  You need to put the word 'Acka:' on the subject
>lines of Ackanomic related email or else you could be forced to post
>in poetry for a while.

Oh I feel like a fool.   My first message and I couldn't even get
that right.

My apologies for being so long responding, but my business often
takes me away from my computer for a couple of days, sometimes up
to a week at a stretch.  Given the number of messages I just had
to wade through, if the past couple of days are typical, I fear I
won't be able to be a very active player.  I'll give it some more
time before I decide.  Given what I saw going on, I have some hope
that this might settle down. <g>

Jonathon.

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 04:33:22 -0500 (EST)
From: "Jonathon Abrams" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: CFJ 693 (Blarney)

Having looked at rule 1217, I cannot see why this statement would
not be true.

This CFJ is True.

>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: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 04:40:44 -0500 (EST)
From: "Jonathon Abrams" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Question?

I believe I need to do this.

Memo to myself: Do the dumb things I have to do, touch my puppethead.

Jonathon.

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 06:00:49 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFJ 680 (INVALID)

Amicus Draconis have overturned this to INVALID.
No penalty is to be assessed against the initial judge.

Call for Judgement 680 - October 27, 1998
Subject: Museum CWCFJ
Initiator: JT (sent 27 Oct 1998, 03:42 Acka)
1st Judge: The Green Ripper (chosen 27 Oct 1998, 05:40 Acka) (declined)
2nd Judge: Fortunato (chosen 01 Nov 1998, 18:29 Acka)
Judgement: TRUE (promulgated 02 Nov 1998, 14:37 Acka)
Appellant: Slakko (appealed 05 Nov 1998, 14:30 Acka)
Cortex: Amicus Draconis (JT and Vynd) (chosen 07 Nov 1998, 05:49 Acka)
Judgement: INVALID

Statement:
	JT has achieved a winning condition during the current cycle.

Reasoning:
	On  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 01:53:15 -0500 (EST)  JT donated A$2705 to
the museum in the form of 2 of Malenkai's Gold Coins (#27 and #28) and
the trinket 'JT cleaned out his closet and found all of this junk' (value
of A$2703).  Since his Benefactor Value at the time of donation was
A$2296, this brought his total Benefactor Value to A$5001.  Since this was
the first time that JT had a Benefactor Value greater than A$5000, e
achieved a Winning Condition.

Judge's Reasoning:
Given that K 2 has confirmed that JT's BV is over 5000, I judge this to
be TRUE.

Appellant's Reasoning:

This CFJ was sent by JT less than 1 week after CFJ 676, which had an
identical statement.  It should therefore have been judged INVALID.

Cortex's Reasoning:
While the statements of CFJ 676 and CFJ 680 are not identical, they are in
fact very similar, and in fact substantially similar.

This is sufficient to overturn the initial verdict to INVALID.

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 08:38:28 -0500 (EST)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Puppet head

Memo to myself: Do the dumb things I have to do, touch my puppethead.

- --
- -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: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 08:56:45 -0500 (EST)
From: K 2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Ice

I name poor old mr cwm and play my otzma arctic explorer.

K 2

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 08:59:34 -0500 (EST)
From: K 2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: and in the beginning there was chorg.

I read the next page (6) of my book of chorg which causes an effect
which could only be described as banna... or possibly murrey.

K 2
spamming the list :)

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 09:59:25 -0500 (EST)
From: Jonathan David Amery <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: RFC: merging some lists together

On Sun, 15 Nov 1998, Uri Bruck wrote:

> acka-finance can go.
> I'd prefer to keep acka-research seperate, as it is now, for filtering
> purposes. I'd like to keep acka-chess seperate from acka-games, I filter
> them seperately, and I wouldn't like to mix up all those other games with
> Party Chess mail.

 Possibly create acka-duels for duels and keep acka-games for normal
games.

- -- 
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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: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 11:33:44 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFJ 693 (TRUE)

Blarney has judged this TRUE.

Call for Judgement 693 - November 10, 1998
Subject: On-Ice GAL Members
Initiator: Fortunato (sent 10 Nov 1998, 13:52 Acka)
Judge: Blarney (chosen 12 Nov 1998, 05:40 Acka)
Judgement: TRUE

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.

Judge's Reasoning:

Having looked at rule 1217, I cannot see why this statement would
not be true.

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 11:33:47 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFJ 691 (FALSE)

r-attila the farce has judged this FALSE.

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 (chosen 12 Nov 1998, 05:39 Acka)
Judgement: FALSE

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.

Judge's Reasoning:

I think the rules clearly state that this cfj is wrong.

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 11:56:05 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFJ 692 (TRUE)

Wild Card has judged this TRUE.

Call for Judgement 692 - November 9, 1998
Subject: Happy Number Determination
Initiator: Alfvaen (sent 9 Nov 1998, 22:31 Acka)
Judge: Wild Card (chosen 12 Nov 1998, 05:40 Acka)
Judgement: TRUE

Statement:

The Happy Number is 105.

Alfvaen's Reasoning:

<none>

Judge's Reasoning:

I agree with the initiator's reasoning.

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 13:56:32 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Dice server)
Subject: Acka: Ackanomicon Determination

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#  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
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# 39 - 40 Long Lost Treasure
# 41 - 41 Forbidden Fruit
# 42 - 42 Catastrophe
# 43 - 46 Not so Forbidden Fruit
# 47 - 47 Ancient One
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> #C 26 - 30 Arcane Lore
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> #C 37 - 38 Dark Domain
> #C 39 - 40 Long Lost Treasure
> #C 41 - 41 Forbidden Fruit
> #C 42 - 42 Catastrophe
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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 14:03:59 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Dice server)
Subject: Acka: SBoC Random Otzma Card determination

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# Player: R-Attila the face (page 3)
# This is determining the Otzma Card aquired for reading a page in
# A Spellbook of Chorg.
# The determination is made according to the following table
# A value of - means that card cannot be selected for some reason.
#  1    Go Fish         
#  2    Map Shard
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#  3    Share My Expenses
#  -    Share Your Income       (at max instance)
#  4    Swinging Sale
#  -    Tactical Retreat        (at max instance)
#  5    Paratroop
#  -    Foul Fowl               (at max instance)
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#  7    Fix My Gadget
#  8    Art Thief
#  9    Skeleton Key
#  -    Artic Explorer          (at max instance)
#  -    Lay Off!                (at max instance)
# 10    Founder's Boon
# 11    Roulette Wheel
# 12    Training Regime
#  -    Shield                  (at max instance)
#  -    ACME InstaGadget        (at max instance)
# 13    Felicitous Populi
# 14   Enslavement

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> #P [email-masked]
> #T Acka: SBoC Random Otzma Card determination
> #S 14
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> 
> #C Player: R-Attila the face (page 3)
> #C This is determining the Otzma Card aquired for reading a page in
> #C A Spellbook of Chorg.
> #C The determination is made according to the following table
> #C A value of - means that card cannot be selected for some reason.
> #C
> #C  1 Go Fish         
> #C  2 Map Shard
> #C  - Summon Tornado          (at max instance)
> #C  3 Share My Expenses
> #C  - Share Your Income       (at max instance)
> #C  4 Swinging Sale
> #C  - Tactical Retreat        (at max instance)
> #C  5 Paratroop
> #C  - Foul Fowl               (at max instance)
> #C  6 Truthseeker
> #C  7 Fix My Gadget
> #C  8 Art Thief
> #C  9 Skeleton Key
> #C  - Artic Explorer          (at max instance)
> #C  - Lay Off!                (at max instance)
> #C 10 Founder's Boon
> #C 11 Roulette Wheel
> #C 12 Training Regime
> #C  - Shield                  (at max instance)
> #C  - ACME InstaGadget        (at max instance)
> #C 13 Felicitous Populi
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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 14:11:51 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Dice server)
Subject: Acka: Arcitc Explorer Determination (item found)

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> #P [email-masked]
> #S 15
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> #T Acka: Arcitc Explorer Determination (item found)
> 
> #C Player: K 2
> #C K 2 used an Arctic Explorer Otzma Card on mr cwm.
> #C the following item was taken
> 
> #C   1 -  3 bonus vote
> #C   4 -  4 Prosthetic Forehead (worn)
> #C   5 - 12 Prosthetic Forehead
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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 14:15:30 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Dice server)
Subject: Acka: SBoC Random Otzma Card determination

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# Player: K 2 (page 6)
# This is determining the Otzma Card aquired for reading a page in
# A Spellbook of Chorg.
# The determination is made according to the following table
# A value of - means that card cannot be selected for some reason.
#  1    Go Fish         
#  2    Map Shard
#  -    Summon Tornado          (at max instance)
#  3    Share My Expenses
#  -    Share Your Income       (at max instance)
#  4    Swinging Sale
#  -    Tactical Retreat        (at max instance)
#  5    Paratroop
#  -    Foul Fowl               (at max instance)
#  6    Truthseeker
#  7    Fix My Gadget
#  8    Art Thief
#  9    Skeleton Key
# 10    Artic Explorer
#  -    Lay Off!                (at max instance)
#  -    Founder's Boon          (at max instance)
# 11    Roulette Wheel
# 12    Training Regime
#  -    Shield                  (at max instance)
#  -    ACME InstaGadget        (at max instance)
# 13    Felicitous Populi
# 14   Enslavement

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> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 11:15:09 -0800 (PST)
> From: JT <[email-masked]>
> To: Dice Server <[email-masked]>
> Subject: Acka: Chorg
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> #P [email-masked]
> #T Acka: SBoC Random Otzma Card determination
> #S 14
> #D 1
> #R 1
> #L 1
> 
> #C Player: K 2 (page 6)
> #C This is determining the Otzma Card aquired for reading a page in
> #C A Spellbook of Chorg.
> #C The determination is made according to the following table
> #C A value of - means that card cannot be selected for some reason.
> #C
> #C  1 Go Fish         
> #C  2 Map Shard
> #C  - Summon Tornado          (at max instance)
> #C  3 Share My Expenses
> #C  - Share Your Income       (at max instance)
> #C  4 Swinging Sale
> #C  - Tactical Retreat        (at max instance)
> #C  5 Paratroop
> #C  - Foul Fowl               (at max instance)
> #C  6 Truthseeker
> #C  7 Fix My Gadget
> #C  8 Art Thief
> #C  9 Skeleton Key
> #C 10 Artic Explorer
> #C  - Lay Off!                (at max instance)
> #C  - Founder's Boon          (at max instance)
> #C 11 Roulette Wheel
> #C 12 Training Regime
> #C  - Shield                  (at max instance)
> #C  - ACME InstaGadget        (at max instance)
> #C 13 Felicitous Populi
> #C 14   Enslavement
> 
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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 14:17:54 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: RFC: merging some lists together

On Sun, 15 Nov 1998, Jonathan David Amery wrote:
>> acka-finance can go.
>> I'd prefer to keep acka-research seperate, as it is now, for filtering
>> purposes. I'd like to keep acka-chess seperate from acka-games, I filter
>> them seperately, and I wouldn't like to mix up all those other games with
>> Party Chess mail.
>
> Possibly create acka-duels for duels and keep acka-games for normal
>games.

That's actually not a bad idea.  What do other folks think?

- --JT

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 14:25:06 -0500 (EST)
From: "bacon" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: A second new player today.

> >i like the way you decide that for me, after all i am you who is me?

> Sorry, I thought you were controlled by smallpox blanket's mind control
> laser...uh, i mean <cough> oh look, cheese...

mmmmm cheese

> >bacon....animal or vegtable...who knoes and who kares
 
> aye aye kaptain

birds eye?
 
> >>p.s. infinity to the power infinity and then some.
> >need i say infinity to the power of (infinity*infinity)
 
> apparently so...

can i say that again....just for effect?
 
> sIRE
> p.s. like, a whole bunch of numbers all sort of multiplied together

really?

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 14:25:28 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: End of Cycle

At 08:01:24 this morning, Cycle 26 ended.

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.

       JT is given the title of winner of the cycle and a RHG.
       He is given a champion's cloak.

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

       I will await the Scorekeeper providing this information since I know
       there were a few score transactions (props and bv creations and
       stuff) 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 people 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 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 not won by points, but the previous one was.
        Nothing occurs

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

        Welcome to cycle 27.  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.

	I don't believe anyone was in either place.

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, JT gains 1 point of 'Order'.
        By rule 550.1, JT 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: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 14:30:53 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Illuminatus

As granted by rule 607, I hereby announce that I desire to become
Illuminatus.

- --JT

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 18:37:52 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Dice server)
Subject: acka: Altra's regime roll 

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# 5 Con
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No. of dice rolls requested:    1
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> #P [email-masked]
> #S 6
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> #C Altra's regime roll (choice 2)
> #C 1 Str
> #C 2 Int
> #C 3 Wis
> #C 4 Dex
> #C 5 Con
> #C 6 Cha
> #T acka: Altra's regime roll 
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> --Pol Pot
> 
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> Weird --  Rule-Harfer -- Warrior Caste

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 18:46:44 -0500 (EST)
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: End of Cycle

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

She must be getting rather hoarse by now.
- --Pol Pot

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

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 19:02:38 -0500 (EST)
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Gold Digger

I am calling for a Hostile Takeover on treasure 263b

the valid responses are: "Right up there with the Jukkasjarvi Treasure" and
"the accumulation of money is a great evil and a burden to the soul" 

I am the Gold Digger (hearing harfer). Respond to this message to vote

In the event that the verdict of the Hostile Takeover is "Right up there
with the Jukkasjarvi Treasure", the Gold Digger shall transfer The Standard
Harfer Fee to the
map writer. 

In the event that the verdict is "the accumulation of money is a great evil
and a burden to the soul"  then all entities in The Motherload, which the
museum would accept if donated normally, are transferred to the North Wing
of the Museum with the map writer as beneficiary. Any entities in the
Motherload which were not transferred to the Museum's North wing by the
previous sentence are transferred to the Treasury. Additionally the map
writer shall pay The Standard Harfer Fee to the Gold Digger. 

- --Pol Pot

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

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 19:33:52 -0500 (EST)
From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Signing

	If I haven't, I sign On the Dotted Line.

- --
- -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: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 22:40:59 -0500 (EST)
From: John Frederic Mc Coy <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Why not?

I buy the unowned Kaa of Land at coordiantes S3 W3, which is adjacent to
my house. I then expand my house into a Cosy building, occupying S3 W3 and
S4 W3. For now, its description remains the same.

Vynd

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 23:23:36 -0500 (EST)
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Attn Org-Harfer

I create a trinket worth A$17 called "Alice in Wonderland" with description
"One pill makes you taller, one pill makes you small, and the ones that
mother gives you don't do anything at all..."

I declare the Church Policy of They Might Be About to Win a Cycle to be the
following SCHRODINGER-delimited text

SCHRODINGER
Whenever They Might Be About to Win a Cycle has any members, it changes its
policy by swapping the first occurrences of the words 'golden' and 'frog'
that occur within it.  Whenever the first occurrence of 'golden' within
They Might Be About to Win a Cycle church policy comes before the first
occurrence of 'frog', no member of the church may donate a trinket worth
A$17 to the church.  Whenever the first occurrence of 'frog' within They
Might Be About to Win a Cycle church policy comes before the first
occurrence of 'golden', members should donate all trinkets they own worth
A$17 to They Might Be About to Win a Cycle.  The Founder of They Might Be
About to Win a Cycle may change church policy as a puclic action.
SCHRODINGER

I attempt to donate Alice in Wonderland to They Might Be About to Win a Cycle.

I submit the following CFJ:

Statement:

The legality of Pol Pot's donation of Alice in Wonderland to They Might Be
About to Win a Cycle cannot be determined with finality. (This is a Paradox
Win CFJ)

Reasoning:

Rule 1301 says:

c. A Player who disobeys the Church Policy of a Church of which he or she
is a member is guilty of Iconoclasm, which is a Crime. It is impermissible
for a Player to take a game action which constitutes Iconoclasm if he or
she has any legal alternative which would not constitute Iconoclasm. [That
is, Iconoclasm normally doesn't
happen unless there is no alternative. It is possible for a player to
commit Iconoclasm by inaction, though.] 

Because the Church Policy is continually flipping back and forth between
requiring and not allowing its members to donate such trinkets to the
Church, it is impossible to determine with finality which state the game
was in when I attempted to donate the trinket.
- --Pol Pot

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

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