From: Chris Huston (cmhuston_at_mts.net)
Date: Sat Aug 16 2003 - 18:15:39 PDT
Yes, it was a quite round, but there were three rules submitted. That is a 300% increase over the previous round. Next thing you know, we may have a round with 9 rules! 214:1 Chris Huston Style = 0 Invalid 214:2 Joshua Bearden Style = 2.5 Valid 214:3 Nathan Russell Style = 2.5 Invalid Judge for round 215 is Joshua Bearden with the only Valid rule. He shares Wizardness with Nathan Russell. ----------------- (The following is ordered logically, and not timewise) ----------------- In a desperate attempt to have a round that last for longer than 1 or 2 submissions, I'm going to try something odd. The theme for this round is: Cat Wrestling Let's get ready to ruuuummmmmmbbbbblllleee! -------------------- Chris Huston wrote: > > Rule 214:1 > ALL WORDS IN THIS ROUND MUST BE CAPITALIZED EXCEPT robot , spam, AND > battle, UNLIKE THE USAGE IN ROUND 213. For the record, 214:1 is Invalid because it appeared prior to the official start of this round. Style for 214:1 is +3 for trying to get something started early, and -3 due to a conflict of interest. ------------------- Joshua Bearden wrote: > > An important distinction between cat wrestling and mere "cat fighting" is > the use of claws. Wrestling is more sporting and (dare I say) 'manly' > contest in which the opposing felines vie for dominance using throws, > holds, grips and fancy paw-work. At no point in any cat wrestling match is > it appropriate for "the claws to come out". Any little kitty who so much as > scratches another within sight of "the ring" will be judged invalid and > disqualified from further wrestling. > > Do I make myself clear? NO CLAWSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! (for the rest of this round > anyways). > > Yours truly, > > Old Deuteronomy Good start to this round. Already two rules submitted (okay, so the first one didn't count, but it sounds better this way). Valid: On topic, and it hasn't violated any rules. Stlye: Interesting restriction that will be easy to enforce. +1 A second restriction that may be more difficult +0.5 Sets up a few ground rules for any future matches. +1 -------------------- Nathan Russell wrote: > > Submission for 214:2 > > THIS ROUND > > (note that all words in THIS ROUND were capitalized above) > > During THIS ROUND, all rules must either put a cat in the > wrestling rink, and may attempt to wrestle a cat placed by a > previous rule. A rule may not declate its own cat unbeatable, > or set conditions making said cat effectively unbeatable. A cat > remains in the ring until defeated. Every cat must be named and > described. > > I place the cat Mouser on the field; Mouser is declawed and not > particularly strong, but he will defeat any cat whose name > contains consonants, since his fur causes severe consonant > inflammation in other cats. > > Nathan (According to FRC tradition, this rule submission is being renumbered as 214:3) Since Mouser is declawed, he cannot violate the earlier rule. However, the rule is inconsistant with itself, so I must rule it invalid. Specifically, the phrase "...either ...and..." If that AND had been an OR, then it would make sense. That is too bad, because I liked the rest of the rule. Invalid Style: +1 for Mouser, +1 for a declawed cat with an unusual defense. +1 for being on themed with good restrictions. -0.5 for misspelling -0 for logic(being rule invalid is enough of a penalty for the logic flaw) Style:+2.5 ------------------------------ Submitted by Chris Huston, Judge/Wizard for Round 214
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