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Subject:	Re: rtlToronto19: Balance of Power and other upcoming events
Newsgroups:	lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
Date:	Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:26:37 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Rob Antonishen wrote: > On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 19:34:57 GMT, Calum Tsang <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote: > > In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote: > > > > > Nicely drawn as usual. I like this idea for a game a lot. > > > > Thanks! I think this game will be a lot of fun. > > > Hey Calum... is the broomstick thingy supposed to be directly under > the beam? In the drawing it looks like it would be offset... You know, I didn't realize that it doesn't make any sense at all :) (or was I trying to make it look like an Escher drawing? you decide!) I guess it would be immediately below the beam itself. I think, it was either Iain or John, who said if we put the broomstick thingy in the base, it would make everyone need to use it and would basically force a given strategy. I guess it is overwhelmingly attractive as a strategy to grab the broomstick. Would you want it there? I think Iain (or John?) didn't think it was a good idea. Calum

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		Re: rtlToronto19: Balance of Power and other upcoming events
(...) I liked the tray of loose stuff idea. Steve's balls, rice, something like that. You can't grab on to it, but you can collect it to add to your weight. I fear the broomstick would just turn this into a tug of war. Derek (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

		Re: rtlToronto19: Balance of Power and other upcoming events
(...) That'd be ideal, offsets is nasty foo. (...) I was just saying it should be oriented the way you've shown it, vs. 90 degrees to that, because if it's the other way then you have to traverse a fixed amount of beam before you can reach down and (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

		Re: rtlToronto19: Balance of Power and other upcoming events
(...) By process of elimination, I guess it was me then who mentioned it :) Grabbing the broomstick, which is like a few feet (maybe even a meter) below the beam, would be quite hard I think. However, if it could be done, it would almost guarantee a (...) (20 years ago, 4-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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		Re: rtlToronto19: Balance of Power and other upcoming events
(...) Hey Calum... is the broomstick thingy supposed to be directly under the beam? In the drawing it looks like it would be offset... -Rob A> (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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