From: poslfit@gmail.com (John J. Chew III)
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 00:51:00 -0500
Subject: Consensus Game #1, Turn #4
Message-id: <199801250551.AAA17253@coxeter.math.toronto.edu>
Thirty-seven players voted for the third move of this first CGP consensus game, and for the first time the collective wisdom of the net disagreed with Maven's simulations (which favoured JEANS). This turn has me considering more sophisticated voting systems for future games, possibly allowing players to express ranked and/or weighted preferences, because I was worried at one point that JEANS and JANES might split an otherwise majority pro-DL-leave vote. It didn't happen though, and bearing in mind though that it's mathematically impossible to design a fair voting system, I won't make any changes for this game.
Anyhow, thank you all for your continuing participation. The move chosen was 12a JADES (58), you draw DNSW? to your leave of LN, and opponent has replied b10 PLAZA (44).
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o ----------------------------- Player Tiles Score Time 1|= ' = ' =|1 2| - " " - |2 cgp DLNNSW? 113 --- 3| - ' ' - |3 opp ------- 125 --- 4|' - ' - '|4 5| C - |5 Waiting for cgp to play. 6| " H " " " |6 The bag contains 61 tiles. 7| ' A B O G ' |7 The clock is running. 8|= H Y O I D ' =|8 9| ' O F T ' ' |9 Time penalties are not in effect. 10| P T " " " |10 This game does not count for ratings. 11| L E - |11 12|J A D E S ' - '|12 Votes are due midnight EST, 1998-01-31 13| Z - ' ' - |13 14| A " " - |14 15|= ' = ' =|15 ----------------------------- a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o cgp opp DEFHIOY 8d HYOID +32 32 ------- 7g BOG +21 21 DEFLOST 9e OFT +23 55 ------- e5 CHAYOTE +60 81 ADEJLNS 12a JADES +58 113 ------- b10 PLAZA +44 125
E-mail your vote for cgp's next move to the list if it comes with interesting commentary, or privately to me otherwise. I will send an acknowledgement message to private votes unless they arrive right before the deadline, but not to cgp votes unless specifically requested. Don't forget to include your rating, and be clear that you're voting. That is, say "I vote for X and my rating is Y" somewhere in your message rather than "I think X looks like the best play, especially after reading about it all week".
John Chew (poslfit on MD/WD/PD) poslfit@gmail.com * http://www.math.utoronto.ca/~jjchew
6289 12a JADES
1973 Randy Hersom (RandyH) <randyhersom@hc1.hci.net>
1942 Rich Baker <rgb5@cornell.edu>
1916 Bob Lipton (BLipton) <blipton@sunet.net>
1908 Chris Lennon (clennon) <clennon@teleport.com>
1885 Mike Baron <MBaron1949@aol.com>
1880 Zev Kaufman (Wolf) <zev@interlog.com>
1868 Michael Baker <mikebob@pacifier.com>
1852 Stu Goldman (Stu) <stu@netcom.com>
1850 Steven Gordon (sgordon) <SAGordon@primenet.com>
1846 Rose Kreiswirth (RoseK) <RoseDon@earthling.net>
1840 Richard Silberg <Drgerbils@aol.com>
1831 Alan Stern (homerun) <homerun@sure.net>
1600 Jeff Parsons (Newfy) <jeffreyp@morgan.ucs.mun.ca>
1580 Lawren Freebody <vividsky@MCIONE.com>
1561 Pam Grazette (Pam) <PamGee811@aol.com>
1541 John Van Pelt (jvp) <jvp@opensesame.com>
1500 Ron McGill (Zax) <zax@slip.net>
1483 Aaron Long <mcl1@email.psu.edu>
1460 Lee Cooper (coop) <lcooper@capecod.net>
1460 Stephen Schwitzer (schwitze) <schwitze@sprynet.com>
1455 Fern Lindzon (plant) <lindzon@rogers.wave.ca>
1386 Ken Smith (mauiboy) <kensmith@maui.net>
1256 Clay Colwell (StealthSmurf) <eris@bga.com>
3155 12a JANES
1971 Jere Mead (shmuxti) <mead@mdc.net>
1921 Lisa Odom <Asilmodo@aol.com>
1908 Chris Cree <ccree@onramp.net>
1900 Jerry Lerman <jerry_lerman@compuserve.com>
1869 Steve Pellinen <Pellinet@aol.com>
1832 Mike Wise <mikewise@interlog.com>
1800 Phil Appleby <phil_appleby@uk.ibm.com>
1700 Jim Bodenstedt <jboden@hal-pc.org>
1583 Robin Lewis (relewis) <relewis@flash.net>
1507 Walker Willingham <wwilling@Adobe.COM>
1213 12a JEANS
2051 Joel Sherman (Joel) <icenine@panix.com>
1950 Randy Greenspan (panchax) <panchax@ix.netcom.com>
1689 Tracy Cobbs (MadMax) <TCobbs@aol.com>
1476 Paul Winke (Winke) <zoeae@hotmail.com>