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From: blane@eskimo.com (Brian Lane)
Subject: Re: Competition: a consensus?
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Date: Wed, 17 May 1995 15:39:36 GMT
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Mathematical Institute, (01865) 2-73525 (nelson@vax.oxford.ac.uk) wrote:
: If I might presume to suggest that we have a consensus on rules for
: this competition, how about:

:   (a) Closing date: end of August (I think this is more reasonable,
:       and nicer since it means there will be games around on the net
:       for the start of the next academic year);

  Sounds reasonable! I may actually finish by then.

:   (b) At most 8 locations (I've tried this one, since 8 is about the
:       number of locations in Balances);

  Actually I think the 2 hour play limit is more reasonable than a room
limit. I have several locations that are really just for decoration which
may push me over the limit. Removing them would affect the 'feel' of the
game.

:   (c) Written in either TADS or Inform;

:   (d) With source code made public, all to be archived together.

: Perhaps, as a gesture of reconciliation in this schismatic world, the
: winning entry could be ported to both systems (a game this size can
: usually be ported in a couple of evenings' work, I think).

: I suggest that at the end of August, or thereabouts, executables
: (e.g. Infocom format story files, or TADS executables for Macs and PCs)
: are lodged in a special directory at ftp.gmd.de for the world to play
: as much as it can stand, and that someone collect votes by email;
: or perhaps, rather than votes (which would only be appropriate if you'd
: played all the games thoroughly), scores out of 10.

  Sounds good!

: It might be fun if the entries were anonymous during the judging period.

  Why?


     Brian
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