So do I, so do I. In fact, as nostalgia settles in, I've found myself toying more and more these days with a type of competition that would both encompass the Hermetic arts of golfing and allow for vicious interaction between players. What I came up with is a Perl variation on the old venerable Corewar game that, I think, might be great fun. For some demented definition of fun, it goes without saying.
In all cases, I have attached to this post a draft of the rules of the game. I hope to have the game engine (plus a web / email interface) ready by mid-April. So if anyone's curiosity is piqued by the thing, I might try to organize a public tournament then...
Yes, we all have to play this game! But have you considered a variant in which the maximum snippet length decreases as the game goes on? This would make the game progressively harder as you get towards the end.
-- Stephen Turner, Cambridge, UK http://homepage.ntlworld.com/adelie/stephen/ "Low Priced Cambridge Clare College. Big selection at eBay UK!" (Ad after Google search for Clare College Cambridge)
