Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 16:25:26 +0100 (MET) From: Orjan Johansen To: Fantasy Rules Committee Subject: Final Summary Round 72 Yet another Round killed by the Judge disappearing. Let us hope this does not become the norm. Summary format inspired by Harlequin's excellent summary of Round 73. The Theme of Round 72 was "Obscure card games". The Judge and Wizard was Dan Knapp (A.K.A. TheWiz). Times are when received by sabre-wulf@nvg, GMT. Player Last Rule Style ----------------------------------------------------- Doug Chatham 72:4 +1 Winner and new Wizard Harlequin 72:2 Swann 72:3 Rule Poster Validity Style Time Posted ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72:1 Doug Chatham VALID +1 Fri, 31 Jan 1997 21:13:02 72:2 Harlequin VALID (TIMEOUT) Sun, 2 Feb 1997 05:28:25 72:3 Swann VALID (TIMEOUT) Sun, 2 Feb 1997 05:30:40 72:4 Doug Chatham VALID (TIMEOUT) Thu, 6 Feb 1997 01:14:09 Doug Chatham ceded his Judgeship to Harlequin, who was the Judge for Round 73. Rule: 72:1 Poster: Doug Chatham Style: +1 Validity: VALID >Each valid fantasy rule in this round shall include at least one rule of >the card game created by this round. The name of this card game is >Fizzbin. One rule of Fizzbin:"The game shall be played with a standard >52-card deck, except on Tuesdays, when a Pinochle deck shall be used." VALID. 1 style point. I'm afraid I don't catch the reference, though. ------------------------------------------- Daniel Knapp Head Programmer dankna@bergen.org FeatherWate Software http://www.bergen.org/~dankna/FWS ------------------------------------------- Rule: 72:2 Poster: Harlequin Style: N/A Validity: VALID BY TIMEOUT > Long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away...oh, wait, wrong universe. > > Long ago, a group of five gathered every week in their local tavern for the > meeting of the Fizzbin-Players Local 141. They loved their little club -- it > provided a wonderful release valve for their aggressions toward the world. > But one day, a member almost brought the club to ruin. > > He claimed, after winning the fifth straight hand by utilizing the rule > which allows you to play your entire hand if you're holding a 6 of spades at > 3:00, "Yee-ha! I am the best Fizzbin player here!" Naturally, the other > players would not stand for that -- and only by the intervention of a > non-player was serious bodily harm averted. He made an obvious suggestion -- > "Why not have a tournament to see who's the best? And hold it every year." > > And so with that rather pedestrian origin was the Annual Fizzbin Tournament > begun. Since then, each Annual Fizzbin Tournament has been held every year > without fail, and after each AFT, Fizzbin players from around the world > share in the stories brought back by the participants. Each AFT is home to > many tales of humor, intrigue, drama, and romance. Therefore, each future > fantasy rule shall tell of an incident which occured at an Annual Fizzbin > Tournament. Rule: 72:3 Poster: Steven "Swann" Swiniarski Style: N/A Validity: VALID BY TIMEOUT > A Rule of Fizzbin; > > "Suits in Fizzbin are ranked in the order 1)Spades, 2)Clubs, 3)Hearts > and 4)Diamonds, > except on Thursdays when suits are ranked in the order 1)Hearts, > 2)Spades, 3)Diamonds and > 4)Clubs." > > Every rule in Fizzbin has a specific explicit exception occuring on some > paticular day of > the week. Further, every valid fantasy rule in this round shall state > some general truth about all > Fizzbin Rules. Rule: 72:4 Poster: Doug Chatham Style: N/A Validity: VALID BY TIMEOUT > During the third annual Fizzbin Tournament, held on the cruise ship > _Gloria_, the final round started just as the ship was crossing the > International Date Line. A fight soon ensued over whether the game should > be played with a pinochle deck or with a poker deck. The brawl soon spread > throughout the tournament area, and didn't stop until the Gloria's captain > fired three shots into the air. Soon after this incident, the following > rule was adopted:"If there is confusion as to what time it is or what day it > is, the dealer shall determine the official time, except on Wednesdays when > it shall be determined by popular vote." Incredibly enough, there have been > no other disputes in any Fizzbin Tournament since the Third Annual > Tournament Incident.