RE: 197:12

From: Nathan Russell (nrussell_at_acsu.buffalo.edu)
Date: Wed Dec 04 2002 - 09:16:37 PST


--On Wednesday, December 04, 2002 10:48 AM -0500 "Leonhard, Christian" 
<Christian_Leonhard_at_ADP.com> wrote:

> In defense of my own rule:
> Regarding your first question, 197:2 merely requires that rules "specify
> the cash price of their author's gifts," and does not require that this be
> done in terms of a particular currency. The second issue is, of course, a
> matter of taste, but bear in mind the following:
> a) If the round is not in fact already over, there can only be at most two
> of us remaining (myself and J. Bearden), a full week having passed since
> any other player's last submission, so only one other person is being
> stuck with creating an anagram. Once he does so, however, he gets to put
> me in the position of having to create one for whatever he likes, so the
> burden is on me as well.

True enough.  You are counting the 3-4 rules that became valid by default, 
though, correct?

> b) I went out of my way to supply a gift for which I was able to quickly
> construct a half dozen or so decent anagrams; it's not like I saddled the
> poor guy with SIXTY ZULU SAXOPHONES (the only decent anagram for which I
> could come up with was a LUSH, ZANY SIOUX SEXPOT). So, really, one could
> say the greater burden was on me, since I tossed my opponent a softball
> and left myself open to anything he might care to throw at me.

Fair enough.  I like the creative defense and rule.

Valid +2.5

J. Bearden, the ball is in your court.  

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Rule Date: 2002-12-04 17:16:24 GMT


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