[s-d] Re: [s-b] [auto] RainbowWolfe submits p16

[Daniel Lepage <dpl33@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Apr 23, 2005, at 7.13 PM, automailer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> RainbowWolfe has submitted a new proposal, p16.
>
> ---------------------------------
> Proposal 16/0: alliances
> A Standard Proposal by RainbowWolfe
> Last modified on nweek 86, nday 5
>
> If _scoring_ passes then
> create a new rule in Section VI: Tiles
>
> {{
> _declare alliances_
>
> A player can align with another player(s) for word play. Aligned 
> players must declare such an alliance before playing together.
>
> Aligned players may play a complete word across two or more 
> consecutive zones. Each play must be posted within an nDay of the 
> previous play or the play remains invalid.

I'm not sure exactly what this means. So I could play "interd" and then 
my ally could play "iscipl" and then I could play "inary" to make 
Interdisciplinary across three consecutive spaces? How does that fit 
with the words that are already on the Zones in question?

> If an aligned play becomes invalid then the relevant tiles are removed 
> from the board and placed in the bag.
>
> A successful play gives points/players. Any remaining points are to be 
> saved and added to the next successful alligned word play.

What's "points/players"? Do you mean that the total points for the play 
are divide amongst the players who made it, or each player receives all 
the points for the play, or the total points are divided by the total 
number of players and only the players who made the play get them, or a 
bunch of points is arbitrarily created and gains the attribute "given" 
without anyone actually getting them?

> Players share co-ownership of zones, and no points may be gained by 
> simply dropping or forming an alliance.
> }}
>
> amend rule 6-5: Playing to include:
> {{
> *declaring alliances.
> }}

You're using the words "Alliance" (allied, allies, alliance) and 
"Alignment" (aligned, aligned players, alignment) interchangeably, 
though they don't mean quite the same thing. I think "allies" is closer 
to the sense you want.


I've been out of town the past two days, so expect a bunch of prop 
comments from me in the next few tens of minutes.

--
Wonko

Velilind's Laws of Experimentation:
1. If reproducibility may be a problem, conduct the test only once.
2. If a straight line fit is required, obtain only two data points.

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