Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 22:01:27 +0200 (CEST) From: Orjan Johansen To: Fantasy Rules Committee Subject: Round 114 OK then. As I told I am probably going away for a week so I propose the following Overrule (and vote FOR): 114:A The FRC will take a break from May 12 to May 18. If not, someone better take over as Judge. My theme suggestion for Round 114 is Advertising The Round will start when Wizard Jesse posts the first Rule, or at 3:00 PM Troll time May 6. Greetings, Ørjan. -- Hmmm... Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 22:42:45 +0200 (CEST) From: Orjan Johansen To: Fantasy Rules Committee Subject: 114:1 VALID, +1 style On Thu, 6 May 1999, Aron Wall wrote: > >>>>> > Each player has one or more FRCProducts(tm) which they are trying to > sell. Each time a player's product is mentioned in a rule, they gain > %100 (FRC Currency(tm)) for each product so named. In order to get > enough funding to construct a valid fantasy rule, one must mention at > least 2 products that are not one's own in evey rule. In this rule I > mention the Judge's free bubblegum, the Wizard's Wiz-o-matic (on sale > for %1000), and my own Spellchecker. Buy it now for %50. Perfect > spelling accuracy is not possible without it. Eour zpellinu mikt loook > lik fis witout de Spellchecker. > >>>>> Looks OK (ezept fa thu spelinf) and a nice first rule to me. +1 style points. Greetings, Ørjan. -- Hmmm... Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 19:43:45 +0200 (CEST) From: Orjan Johansen To: Fantasy Rules Committee Subject: 114:2 VALID, +1 style On Thu, 6 May 1999, Andrew Stefanski wrote: > 114:2 > > I'd like to thank Aron for donating to me the one Spellchecker(R) he had > specifically set aside for giving away. I heard he may also have an extra > Veggy-Flinger(R), but I'm not sure about it - besides, I think that no future > rules may give any player a product they haven't paid for, unless the product > was invented by the player authoring the rule. > > There has been a terrible lack of products available lately, but that is > likely due to the lack of patent and trademark laws. This has recently been > remedied, however. No longer may a rule offer up a product that is similar in > function to an existing product, and usage of product names is restricted - > failure to include an (R) symbol with a product will result in person guilty > of the infraction owing %100 to the party who invented the product, and all > future mention of that particular product will invalidate the rule. > > My own first product offering is something rather simple, actually. Just a > simple Battery Pack(R), only %10, for use with any device that required > FelectRiCal power. These FelectRiCal devices include the Spellchecker(R), > Veggy-Flinger(R), Wiz-O-Matic(R), Speed Dimpler(R), Sex Changer(R), and many > other fine products available at a FRC store near you! Validity: I wondered about the first paragraph and the "Buy it now for %50" in 114:1, but I think that given the theme it seems appropriate not to consider that to be an actual requirement to buy the Spellchecker(R). Style: +1. Greetings, Ørjan. -- Hmmm... Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 19:52:41 +0200 (CEST) From: Orjan Johansen To: fantasy rules committee Subject: 114:3 VALID, +1 style On Fri, 7 May 1999, Jeremy D. Selengut wrote: > >>>>>>>> > > Hail honest salespeople of the FRC! > > I would like to introduce you to my line of Health Care and Personal Beauty > products. First up is my newly patented CornRemover(R) your toes will > thank you and tap your praises across the floor after one use (remarkable > extra function! will remove corn stuck between your teeth with a push of a > button); no Battery Pack(R) required. > > As you all know, we each have our own niche in the world of sales, all of > the products each of us has developed on our own falls into this > (self-defined) business area (if not already explicitly stated we each must > make our product line clasification known as soon as possible after the > first week of the round). > > Collaboration between businesses is a highly successful way of developing > novel products and new business areas (Just look at the success of the Sex > Changer(R) co-developed by the Alternative Lifestyle and TV Remote Control > industries!). In order to initiate a joint business venture a salesperson > must post an "FBIR" (Fantasy Business Initiative Request) which may, in > subsequent rules, be responded to with a "PFRC" (Proposal of Future > Research Cooperation) by other, non-affiliated salespersons. The process > is concluded by the poster of the FBIR accepting one of the applicants and > the terms set forth in the applicant's PFRC. After that time, new hybrid > business-area products may be brought to the market by either party to the > agreement. > > FBIR: Interested salespeople are encouraged to apply for a joint venture > with the Health Care and Personal Beauty industry. The accepted applicant > will not post rules putting the Health Care and Personal Beauty industry at > competetive disadvantage relative to other industries, nor will said > partner produce products, singularly or as a joint venture, which would > cause negative effects on the health or beauty of purchasers of those > products. Representatives of the Alcohol, Tobacco or Firearms industries > need not apply. > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Validity: OK. Style: +1 for basic novelty, +0.5 for humor, -0.5 for length, -0.5 for bureaucracy, and +0.5 for promoting alcohol-free products (the Judge has sensitive skin.) Greetings, Ørjan. -- Hmmm... Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 11:21:41 +0200 (CEST) From: Orjan Johansen To: Fantasy Rules Committee Subject: 114:4 VALID, +1.5 style On Sat, 8 May 1999, Aron Wall wrote: > Having been the only player to bring in money of my own into the > game (a hefty sum of %10000), I am able to afford a Wiz-0-Matic (R) and > a Battery Pack (R). Let's see, the label says "Guaranteed to improv the > style of your rule, or double your money back" Okay, I'll try it on > this one. Future rules must give the total money they have (%9290 for > example, is- > ***RULE TRUNCATED TO PRESERVE BREVITY POINTS*** Validity: OK. Style: +1 for novelty, +0.5 for humor (or was that brevity?). Greetings, Ørjan. -- Hmmm... Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 19:27:17 +0200 (CEST) From: Orjan Johansen To: Fantasy Rules Committee Subject: 114:5 UNSUCCESSFUL On Wed, 12 May 1999, Ed Murphy wrote: > [The following announcement has been paid for by the New World Order.] > > Here are the latest offerings in Personal Firearms, direct from the > best brains at the Distinguished Collegium of Interspatial Physics: > > * Electrostatic Pump Gun(R). Holds up to three Battery Packs(R) at a > time, for maximum power and flexibility. > > * Noisy neighbors? Try the Sonic Destabilitization Ray(R). > > * Dynamite Launcher(R). Now even the simplest of folks can experience > first-hand the joys of wholesale property damage. > > * And the Ectoplasmic Calcifier(R), which requires no explanation. > > Not to mention the Ray Gun(R), Air Gun(R), Acid Gun(R), and Holy Wheel > Gun(R), all of which are still available for a limited time. > > Order now. (Really. I mean it. The Collegium has already earned %800 > from this ad, and I don't get a % of it.) > > [The preceding announcement has been paid for by the New World Order.] 114:A passed, as there were no votes against that I could see. The above message was posted during the break, so I will consider it to be UNSUCCESSFUL. It seems the first week (actually prolonged to two weeks) has ended. I will try to get out a summary soon. Greetings, Ørjan. -- Hmmm...