Re: [pbmserv] Broadcast from kiwibill via PBM Server

[Randall Bart <barticus@att.net>]

'Twas 08:57 PM -0500 on Thursday 11/18/2004 when pbmserv@gamerz.net wrote:
> BEAT IT OR EAT IT

I suggest the following variation.  For simplicity, I will abandon suits, 
and use simple numbers one thru n.  To beat the card in play you need to 
cover it with a card higher, but by no more than m.  Furthermore, it wraps 
around, so every card is beaten by exactly m cards.  The values of n and m 
are arbitrarily selected when the game starts.

Say the size of the deck is 12 and the covering number is 3.  Cards are 
randomly dealt to start the game:

Me:   1  5  7 10 11 12
You:  2  3  4  6  8  9

I start with 1.  You can cover with 2, 3, or 4.  You play 3, I play 5, you 
play 8, I play 11, you play 2 (11 is beaten by 12, 1, or 2), I eat it.

I am sure there are values for n and m where this game is intriguing.  No, 
I don't want to play.  I hate games like this.

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