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- From: jfurr@nyx.cs.du.edu (JKF)
- Subject: Re: Dedication points
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.111934.6972@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 11:19:34 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec29.013425.27060@muddcs.claremont.edu> irilyth@fenris.claremont.edu (Josh Smith) writes:
- >Joel Furr (jfurr@nyx.cs.du.edu) writes:
- >
- >> I notice that the game "newbie" on the EFF judge has the listing
- >> "Dedication: -10" on the Access line. What does _that_ mean?
- >
- >A player can only join a game if his dedication is greater than the minimum
- >dedication requirement for the game. Dedication: -10 means that new players
- >(who have dedication 0) can join, but that players who are consistently late
- >(i.e. who have a high negative dedication) cannot.
- >
- >Of course, since the game has already started, this is all in the past
- >tense, but anyway, that's the idea: to let players who have never played
- >before join while still keeping out those who miss deadlines on a regular
- >basis.
-
- What are dedication points? I saw them explained -nowhere- ... not in the
- FAQ, not in the helpfile the adjudicator sends out, not in the EP house
- rules, nowhere. I assume they are a way of rewarding good players and
- punishing late ones, but other than that, I know nothing.
-