Mornington Crescent OpenMC release 0.1a update
endie
an update on the status of the open-source Mornington Crescent Port from to
a Java version.
To those of you who have asked, yes, it will require the Swing API, and it
uses JDBC for data-storage.
A distributed version running as a servlet on our server with a thin client
will be the next stage of the project, and we'll make an announcement when
we are ready to accept coding and design docs for that step. We're all a
bit snowed under with work on the station rendering engine right now.
We're very sorry that Joss Stevens felt he had to leave after the decision
to stick closely to the Strict London set of rules: he felt that his
OpenStation API would be better implemented as part of the BSD 3.54
Mornington release. So long as he doesn't join Richard Stallman's Gnu/Hurd
MC project, we don't mind! Best of luck, Joss.
As one door closes, another opens, and we're very happy to welcome Ally
Davidson on board. He'll be taking over the tricky Reverse Shift
implementations from Joss, as well as taking some of the heat off me in the
Kernel area as we move towards a firm release date.
Apologies to those of you caught up in the unfortunate aftermath of the
alpha testing of the game AI. We've spoken to Norton and Symantec, and
they've both released patches which should prevent anything similar occuring
again. The propagation of this little blighter in the field was an
unpleasant consequence of the shared S-Move algorithms we'd used. Again,
apologies to those of you who lost data, but it's a reminder to us all:
always back up, and never open attachments you don't trust!
One final Call For Submissions. We've been unable to determine the details
of Toksvig's Triple Cross manuevre, as used in Sunday's game on Radio 4.
This one has raised a bit of controversy. Does anyone have a copy of the
IMC committee ruling on whether the shift must always start with Hatton
Cross and end in Brent Cross?
Many Thanks
Keith Harrison
en...@softhome.net - OpenMC Project Co-ordinator
Nyk Tarr
endie appears to have said,
>
>One final Call For Submissions. We've been unable to determine the details
>of Toksvig's Triple Cross manuevre, as used in Sunday's game on Radio 4.
>This one has raised a bit of controversy. Does anyone have a copy of the
>IMC committee ruling on whether the shift must always start with Hatton
>Cross and end in Brent Cross?
>
middle move was liberalised to allow flanking moves and use of the whip.
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Kay Dickinson
As far as I am aware, the Crosses are completely interchangeable, and can
even utilise Kings Cross and New Cross (but not New Cross Gate) - unless, of
course, the Central Line is quartered in the meantime, which would obviously
place the whole game in poon.
Tim
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Interesting. Could you tell us more about this "poon". Is it a distant
variation of a similar style to nip or am I confusing with the 1618 Fording
Convention?
John A Fotheringham
>>of Toksvig's Triple Cross manuevre, as used in Sunday's game on Radio 4.
>>This one has raised a bit of controversy. Does anyone have a copy of the
>>IMC committee ruling on whether the shift must always start with Hatton
>>Cross and end in Brent Cross?
>>
>As I recall, the initial rules required cross->crescent->cross, but the
>middle move was liberalised to allow flanking moves and use of the whip.
Actually cross-crescent-cross was banned as it stirred up too many
religious Jihads
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John A Fotheringham
>details
>> >of Toksvig's Triple Cross manuevre, as used in Sunday's game on Radio 4.
>> >This one has raised a bit of controversy. Does anyone have a copy of the
>> >IMC committee ruling on whether the shift must always start with Hatton
>> >Cross and end in Brent Cross?
>> >
>> As I recall, the initial rules required cross->crescent->cross, but the
>> middle move was liberalised to allow flanking moves and use of the whip.
>
>As far as I am aware, the Crosses are completely interchangeable, and can
>even utilise Kings Cross and New Cross (but not New Cross Gate) - unless, of
>course, the Central Line is quartered in the meantime, which would obviously
>place the whole game in poon.
"poon"?!? The "s" is silent? Wow!
Tim
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> >>One final Call For Submissions. We've been unable to determine the
details
> >>of Toksvig's Triple Cross manuevre, as used in Sunday's game on Radio 4.
> >>This one has raised a bit of controversy. Does anyone have a copy of
the
> >>IMC committee ruling on whether the shift must always start with Hatton
> >>Cross and end in Brent Cross?
> >>
> >As I recall, the initial rules required cross->crescent->cross, but the
> >middle move was liberalised to allow flanking moves and use of the whip.
>
> Actually cross-crescent-cross was banned as it stirred up too many
> religious Jihads
And Kris Kross was just bad
Kay
You are confusing it a little but this is entirely understandable. Poon is
a deviation of the Knaresborough Rules, similar to Nidd, in that the whole
game, rather than a single player, is blocked and all players therefore
forfeit three moves. The aforementioned quartering of the Central Line,
thus allows this rule to be incorporated into Toksvig's Triple Cross
Manoeuvre.
Hope this helps.
K
Laury
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|
| You are confusing it a little but this is entirely
understandable. Poon is
| a deviation of the Knaresborough Rules, similar to Nidd, in
that the whole
| game, rather than a single player, is blocked and all players
therefore
| forfeit three moves. The aforementioned quartering of the
Central Line,
| thus allows this rule to be incorporated into Toksvig's Triple
Cross
| Manoeuvre.
|
| Hope this helps.
| K
|
|
Rules is a boating term which came about because someone was
drunk in 'The World's End' one night and, overhearing an MC
conversation and mention of reverse Knip and Poon, thought it
referred to the river (Nidd) and implied shooting the rapids at
the top end of town in reverse in a punt. (or in't poont, as
they say locally). This sport has been a popular event for at
least 40 years and certainly beats watching miscellaneous object
turn to stone in Mother Shipton's Cave.
Nyk Tarr
John A Fotheringham appears to have said,
>>>One final Call For Submissions. We've been unable to determine the details
>>>of Toksvig's Triple Cross manuevre, as used in Sunday's game on Radio 4.
>>>This one has raised a bit of controversy. Does anyone have a copy of the
>>>IMC committee ruling on whether the shift must always start with Hatton
>>>Cross and end in Brent Cross?
>>>
>>As I recall, the initial rules required cross->crescent->cross, but the
>>middle move was liberalised to allow flanking moves and use of the whip.
>
>Actually cross-crescent-cross was banned as it stirred up too many
>religious Jihads
>
Naah, you're thinking of the Middle East variation, which has problems
with cross->cross->cross, or the so-called 'Crusades' varient, which bans
crescent->crescent->crescent.
Nyk Tarr
Kay appears to have said,
As I said earlier, cross->crescent->cross is the simplest form. Exactly
/which/ crosses can be used is dependant on the mode of play. It'd hardly
be fair otherwise.
Kay
Of course *hits head on wall* - I do apologise, you're right. But you can
see now how easily you can become confused if you don't pay attention, even
when employing the, as you say, simple form of cross>crescent>cross. Not a
move for the beginner...
Laury
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rule which allows Cross-Circus-Cross
Laury
| >>>One final Call For Submissions. We've been unable to
determine the details
| >>>of Toksvig's Triple Cross manuevre, as used in Sunday's
game on Radio 4.
| >>>This one has raised a bit of controversy. Does anyone have
a copy of the
| >>>IMC committee ruling on whether the shift must always start
with Hatton
| >>>Cross and end in Brent Cross?
| >>>
| >>As I recall, the initial rules required
cross->crescent->cross, but the
| >>middle move was liberalised to allow flanking moves and use
of the whip.
| >
| >Actually cross-crescent-cross was banned as it stirred up too
many
| >religious Jihads
| >
|
| Naah, you're thinking of the Middle East variation, which has
problems
| with cross->cross->cross, or the so-called 'Crusades' varient,
which bans
| crescent->crescent->crescent.
Surely, Toksvig's Triple Cross manoeuvre was named after a
Danish pastry as a counterploy to Croissant En-passant.
Nyk Tarr
Laury appears to have said,
Well, yes, but that hardly makes it schismatic.
Nyk Tarr
Laury appears to have said,
>Triple Cross
>| > >Manoeuvre.
>| > >
>| > T'other way round surely!
>| >
>| > As I said earlier, cross->crescent->cross is the simplest
>form. Exactly
>| > /which/ crosses can be used is dependant on the mode of
>play. It'd hardly
>| > be fair otherwise.
>|
>| Of course *hits head on wall* - I do apologise, you're right.
>But you can
>| see now how easily you can become confused if you don't pay
>attention, even
>| when employing the, as you say, simple form of
>cross>crescent>cross. Not a
>| move for the beginner...
>|
>|
>Now this is really just an incomplete variant on the Tick-Tock
>rule which allows Cross-Circus-Cross
Now you're bringing Johnny-come-lately moves into it. You may
be thinking of cross-circle line-cross, but that's just an example
in Everyman's.
Blippie
> >Triple Cross
> >| > >Manoeuvre.
> >| > >
> >| > T'other way round surely!
> >| >
> >| > As I said earlier, cross->crescent->cross is the simplest
> >form. Exactly
> >| > /which/ crosses can be used is dependant on the mode of
> >play. It'd hardly
> >| > be fair otherwise.
> >|
> >| Of course *hits head on wall* - I do apologise, you're right.
> >But you can
> >| see now how easily you can become confused if you don't pay
> >attention, even
> >| when employing the, as you say, simple form of
> >cross>crescent>cross. Not a
> >| move for the beginner...
> >|
> >|
> >Now this is really just an incomplete variant on the Tick-Tock
> >rule which allows Cross-Circus-Cross
>
> Now you're bringing Johnny-come-lately moves into it. You may
> be thinking of cross-circle line-cross, but that's just an example
> in Everyman's.
... not to be confused wirth the Go-Johnny-go-go-go-go ruleset from Royston
Vasey's manual
Cheers
Blippie
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Tim
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Do you mean Niklaus Wirth