Craig on 19 Jul 2003 05:19:01 -0000


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RE: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Whee!


>>>>> I hereby win.
>>>>
>>>> Gee, I did that on the worng list.
>>>>
>>>> I hereby win. On the PF this time.
>>
>>> Just out of curiosity, has anyone else in this game actually *read* 
>>> the
>>> ruleset? "Players may not change the gamestate." -- r393.
>>
>> Victory is not a change to the gamestate. The gamestate changes in 
>> response,
>> but nowhere do the rules say that whether the game has been won or 
>> lost is
>> part of the gamestate. I checked before trying this.

>The number of wins in a player's possession is part of the gamestate, 
>so it's not legal.

>But just in case, I award myself a Win.

Mine was first, remember. The Circuit Breaker has been flipped.

>Remember, 'winning' is not defined. 'Being awarded a win' is.

>So I suppose your action was legal, because 'winning' isn't part of the 
>gamestate at all. But your action doesn't do anything, any more than 
>painting yourself purple would.

I don't look good in purple. So I hereby paint myself pink.

 -- Teucer

"Well, perl can do pretty much anything as long as it is hard to read."
 -ShawnF

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