On 9/24/07, Peekee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoting Ian Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On 9/24/07, Peekee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Patterns: > >> 1) Line-Pattern: 3 or more contestant of the same party with distinct > >> collinear coordinates. Provided no item on the Agoran map breaks their > >> line. > > > > What does it mean for an item on the map to break a line? > > To be on a coordinate that is also collinear but in between 2 of the > contestants. I thought "breaks the line" reads more easily though or > do you think it is too ambiguous?
That part is reasonable, although it is a bit ambiguous. Mostly I'm just not sure what constitutes an item on the map. > >> Points: > >> 1) Upon a contestant's correct announcement that e in a pattern, the > >> Contestmaster shall award a point each contestant in the pattern (if > >> possible), provided e has not already done so that week for the same > >> pattern. > > > > This no longer allows contestants to mooch off of a pattern created by > > contestants of another party. I liked that subtlety. > > You want contestants not in the party to be part of the pattern? I think it's potentially more interesting. But it's your contest. -root
