Re: [s-b] A win and a loophole.

["Daniel Peter Lepage" <dpl33@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I submit the following CFI:
>
> {{ __DQT and the English Language__
>
> Plaintiff: The Voice
> Defendant: Dyslexic Q-Thief
>
> Statement: The purchases of 100 fort sections, 10^100 sentry guns, a
> Capacitors, an Advanced Targeting, a Shield Overload, and Steam Tower
> Upgrade made by DQT fail because e did not have enough genechips.
>
> Analysis by Plaintiff:  DQT's reasoning was that nowhere in the rules
> did it say that players had to pay for add-ons they buy.  Buy is
> defined by the M-W dictionary as "to acquire possession, ownership, or
> rights to the use or services of by payment especially of money ."  I
> argue that this definition of the English word 'buy,' given that there
> is no other definition of the word in the B Nmc Unbrdgd Dctnry,
> implies that some sort of financial or monetary compensation is
> required to 'buy' something.  Therefore, it does not need to be said
> in the rules that a player needs to pay for something e buys, and
> DQT's purchase fails.
> }}
>
> This CFI is recognized, and is now Open.

I rule YES on this CFI. The phrase "purchasing cost" clearly indicates
that it's the cost of purchasing it, and the rule should be interpreted
accordingly.

-- 
Wonko

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