http://www.nnseek.com/e/comp.sys.mac.games.announce/ Posts for comp.sys.mac.games.announce Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:47:43 PDT http://www.nnseek.com/ http://www.nnseek.com/img/64.png 64 64 NNSeek http://www.nnseek.com/e/comp.sys.mac.games.announce/usenet_abuse_someone_at_ip_address_205_145_214_189_100031237t.html http://www.nnseek.com/e/comp.sys.mac.games.announce/usenet_abuse_someone_at_ip_address_205_145_214_189_100031237t.html brunel.ac.uk> wrote:

> On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:02:26 -0700, Radium gmail.com>

> > When will those posts go away?

> When society goes back to madhouses rater than "care in the community".

I am asking a serious question. When will those posts go
away?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

It's annoying me as they are hindering my ability to see my REAL
posts.

I feel like infecting hip-crime with trojan horse that will steal all
their info -- including credit card numbers -- and give it to the rest
of the world. I want to burn hip-crime with oxyacetylene flames and
cause them grave-suffering. I want to burn the skins of whoever runs
hipcrime. I want to turn their skins into white foam by thermally-
denaturing their skins with oxyacetylene flames. I hope someone --
with less control over their anger than me -- sets hipcrime's
personnel on fire and gives them a slow, painful, yet sure way out of
existence.

Please tell me WhenTF these posts will disappear before I go insane
and do something that both I and everyone else will
regret!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi:

Hipcrime tortures good-hearted Usenet posters for the fun of it.

Hipcrime does this for pleasure. They gain cold-hearted pleasure,
perverse sexual-excitement, sick humor, and sadistic happiness from
impersonating Usenet posters and posting nonsense via the
impersonation

I want Hipcrime to be burnt alive. Death to Hipcrime. They defame
netizens for sport.

Hipcrime are sick scum. Any hipcrimer deserves to be punished. He/she
should be put through the following scenario on a hot and dry day --
in which the sky has few high white clouds [no grey or low clouds]
scattered around -- at about 11:00 AM of that day:

1. All his/her voluntary muscles [and their fibers] -- excluding
breathing muscles but including speech muscles -- should be relaxed to
a state of total paralysis [no amount of stimulation (whether neural
or direct electric stimulation of the muscle fibers) should be able to
cause these muscles to contract or "un-relax"]. This will make him/her
unable to move or vocalize.

2. While his/her breathing muscles should not be paralyzed, his/her
voluntary control of them should be totally lost [this means that his/
her autonomic nervous system will have complete control over his/her
respiration].

3. The motor nerves supplying his/her voluntary muscles - including
speech muscles but excluding breathing muscles -- should also be
relaxed into total paralysis [these motor nerves should be hyper-
polarized] and unable to "un-relax".

4. His/her entire autonomic nervous system [and their effectors], his/
her heart's natural pacemaker, his/her tear-production, his/her
natural pain-relieving -- and stress-relieving -- mechanisms, smooth
muscles [including those in the respiratory system], endocrine,
hormonal, inflammatory, lysosomal, and immune systems should remain
totally unresponsive to the infliction of even the most excruciating
pain, totally unresponsive to any type of injury [regardless of
severity], and totally unresponsive to any emotion or psychological
state [regardless of intensity].

5. The parts of his/her brain that deal exclusively with movement,
contraction/relaxation of all voluntary muscles [including speech
muscles but excluding breathing] muscles should also be relaxed into a
state of hyperpolarization.

6. The parts of his/her brain that deal solely with voluntary - but
not involuntary -- control of breathing should also be relaxed into
hyperpolarization.

7. All pain reflexes -- somatic and visceral - should be totally
paralyzed.

8. All psychological protective mechanisms should be completely
disabled.* [See notes on psychological protective mechanisms]

9. All mechanisms that decrease consciousness as a result of pain
should be disabled. Here is an example of that mechanism:

Quote from http://www.internetarmory.com/self_defense.htm :

"It is speculated that various organs of the body can send pain
impulses to the brain stem indicating a severe or overwhelming bodily
injury. The reticular activating system responds by producing a
functional "shut down", which results in loss of consciousness within
a second or two."

Once again this mechanism should be completely disabled.

10. Any mechanisms that specifically allow emotions, will, or
psychological states to alter any perceptions -- including pain
perception -- should be completely disabled.

11. All parts of his/her body contain VRL-1 nerve-endings -- in which
those VRL-1 functions as thermal pain receptors -- should be scorched
with smokeless, charless, sootless, ashless, emberless, non-toxic,
clean, non-polluting, orangish-yellow oxyacetylene flames until his/
her body is completely dehydrated from the flame's heat.** [See notes
on VRL-1 nerves]

The flame burn injuries will cause severe dehydration and loss of
blood volume by heating up the skin's water and causing it to
evaporate. Shock sets in as the blood continues to thicken. After 2
immeasurably-long hellish hours the hipcrime scumslime will most
likely die. The sick f--k will be in SO much pain and distress yet
totally unable to express any hint of it; not even a single tear drop
will be shed from his/her eyes. Such cold-hearts deserve such fates.
It's called "eye for an eye."

*Psychological protective mechanisms:

http://jnnp.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/71/suppl_1/i18 quotes :

"In psychogenic coma the eyelids are kept firmly shut and are
resistant to opening. Oculocephalic responses are unpredictable though
nystamus is evident on caloric testing. Motor tone is normal or
inconsistent and limb reflexes retained. Other physical signs based on
reflex self protection have been used in this syndrome though their
validity has not been formally assessed. The EEG shows awake rhythms."

Quotes from http://www.ttmed.com/dementia/text_books.cfm?ID_Dis=216&ID_Cou=237&ID_Book=1669&id_chapter...
:

"Pseudocoma, also known as psychogenic unresponsiveness or feigned
coma, is difficult to diagnose and should be based on a diagnosis of
exclusion because, if true coma is overlooked, the result could be
disastrous. Therefore, all patients with coma suspected of being
psychogenic in origin must undergo thorough evaluation until the
diagnosis is clearly established. A conversion reaction and
malingering are the most common causes of pseudocoma."

"It is important to remember that none of the historical data
absolutely include or exclude the possibility of pseudocoma. However,
there are some clinical findings suggestive of psychogenic origin,
such as conditions precipitated by stress. Pseudocoma usually begins
or persists when an observer is present. Patients with pseudocoma
slump to the floor and protect themselves from hitting their heads and
other body parts."

"During examination, patients with pseudocoma usually make
semipurposeful avoiding movements. They have normal pupils, corneal
reflexes and plantar reflexes. They may keep their eyes firmly shut
and resist the opening of the eye by examiners. Because eyelid tone
cannot be changed at will, in patients with true coma passive eyelid
opening is easy and is followed by slow eyelid closure. Blinking also
increases in feigned coma, but decreases in true coma. Passive eye
opening in a sleeping or an actually comatose person results in
mydriasis if the pupillary reflex mechanisms are intact. Conversely,
opening the eyes of a person who is awake produces miosis. The eyes
roll up when the lids are raised, known as Bell's phenomenon as
mentioned before, in patients with psychogenic pseudocoma, while the
eyes remain in the neutral position in patients with real coma. Roving
eye movements cannot be imitated and their presence indicates true
coma. In contrast, voluntary saccadic eye movements seen in feigned
coma are usually faster and briskly with a well-defined endpoint.
Pseudocoma patients may respond with purposeful movement to painful
stimulation and avoid unpleasant stimuli such as a nasal tickle. The
presence of nystagmus during cold caloric testing suggests that coma
is either feigned or hysterical, because nystagmus requires an intact
cerebral cortex and brainstem. Additionally, cold water caloric
stimulation is noxious and can induce nausea and vomiting, or
awakening in patients with psychogenic coma."

"Similarly to patients with pseudoparalysis, the hands of patients
with pseudocoma do not often hit their face when dropped. However, the
diagnostic validity of this kind of self-protection sign has not been
evaluated convincingly. Furthermore, unethical provocative maneuvers,
such as dropping alcohol in the nostrils or olfactory stimulation
using ammonium, should not be used to induce responsiveness in
patients deemed to be in feigned coma."

Quotes from http://www.memorylossonline.com/glossary/psychogenicamnesia.html
:

"Psychogenic amnesia (also called functional amnesia) is a form of
amnesia which occurs in otherwise healthy people -- i.e., it is not
the result of a brain injury. It involves loss of important personal
information. Another term for this condition is functional amnesia."

"In one form of psychogenic amnesia, called fugue state, individuals
may forget not only their pasts but their very identities. Despite the
many Hollywood movies depicting this phenomenon, fugue state is
extremely rare in real life. Fugue state normally resolves with time,
particularly with the help of therapy."

"A more common form of psychogenic amnesia is dissociative amnesia. In
this state, an individual may experience memory loss which is
restricted to a particular period of time, such as the duration of a
violent crime. This memory loss is too extensive to be explained by
ordinary forgetting, and instead may reflect the fact that the
information is too stressful or traumatic to be remembered.
Dissociative amnesia is a psychological phenomenon, rather than a
physiological one, and may often be resolved with the help of
therapy."

More on psychogenic blackouts [escapes] which must be prevented:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychogenic_amnesia

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3225/is_n1_v41/ai_8773339

http://www.psych.uic.edu/education/courses/behav_science2000/reed/behavscilimbic03132000/sld023...

**VRL-1 nerves: http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/P/Pain.html

TRPV2 (also called VRL-1) responds to temperatures above 52 Celsius.
"Painfully hot"

VR-1 responds to capsaicin. VRL-1 does NOT. There is a world of
difference.

VRL-1 responds only to "painfully hot"

VR-1 responds to hot, chili, and acids.

Once again, there is a BIG difference between VR-1 and VRL-1. Read
the quotes from http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/P/Pain.html
:

"TRPV1 (also known as VR1) = Hot (>43 Celsius). Also activated by
capsaicin, the active ingredient of hot chili peppers, by camphor, and
by acids (protons)."

"TRPV2 (also called VRL-1) = Painfully hot (>52 Celsius)"

http://www.islandnet.com/~yesmag/brain/brainbump.php?id=95

"VR1 for hot, and VRL1 for super hot."

In the skin, VRL-1 serves as a thermal nociceptor. However in the
viscera, lungs and other internal organs, VRL-1 has a totally
different purpose.

So dermal VRL1-excitation is significantly more painful than VR1
excitation. This is why thermal burns are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much more
agonizing than acid-burns of the same depth. This is also why
"temperature hot" is a lot more algogenic than "chili hot". All cuz of
those nasty VRL-1s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, these net-abusing hipcrime bullies deserve to roast alive over a
cheese-colored fire.

A flaming suit [device that aims flames at the bully's skin] should be
custom-built to fit the size and shape of the bully after he/she has
gone through the steps 1-10, I described.

The flame suit fits the entire body of the bully. Right after steps
1-10, the bully is stripped completely naked -- to prevent smoke-
inhalation from ignited clothing. Only then is he/she put into the
flame suit. Then the flaming starts and his/her skin turns to white
blistering foam, even if the bully is dark-skinned. In fact, the burn
wounds are far more apparent in a dark-skinned individual because his/
her skin is mostly dark while the burn wounds are white due to thermal
denaturation of the skin's pigments. The flames are made by smoothly
igniting oxyacetylene and then feeding it the through the flame suit.
Sodium ions are mixed with the oxyacetylene to give the flames a
terrifying orangish-yellow--reddish-pink color.

Once the body is completely dehydrated, the flames are turned off, and
the bullying-scumfoam is left to die under the afternoon sun outdoors.
Well, actually, all of this occurs outdoors in the type of weather I
described.

The bully will be in excruciating pain and will want to die. In about
120 minutes, his/her wish will surely be answered, as dehydration
reaches fatal extents. The area in which he/she suffers in dies should
be a sandy open area. So right after the fire, put him/her in the
dirty dusty sand.

The color of the flame, and the weather will only add to the horror of
the burn injuries. All other bull-teasers should be made to watch as
this bully dies his/her slow, painful, yet sure death before it's
their turn to be punished.

Not to mention, the burn wounds look like white foam. This
characteristic appearance is terrifying and sickening to most viewers.
However, these wounds still not nearly as scary as the color and shape
of the flames.

Any assistance, understanding, and cooperation on this matter are
highly appreciated.

Any questions/comments also welcome.


Thanks,

Radium

--
She'd debate anywhere than grant with Bert's disastrous feedback.

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Spiderweb Software, the maker of many fine fantasy role-playing
adventures for the Macintosh, has just upgraded Avernum 4 to v1.1.
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The Last Call for Comments (LCC) on 11 Dec 2006 initiated a five-day
period for final comments. Following the comment period, the Big-8
Management board has decided by consensus to remove the newsgroup
comp.sys.mac.games.announce.

This group will be removed on 15 Jan 2007.


RATIONALE: remove comp.sys.mac.games.announce

comp.sys.mac.games.announce was always a low volume group, but then all
approvals ceased for two years. I contacted Christina Schulman,
proponent for the comp.sys.mac.games.* reorganization and moderator at
that time, and she agreed to turn moderation over to me. Since I took
over moderation in December 2001 there have been fewer than 10
acceptable submissions in the best month, and many months there are no
submissions. Christina Schulman agrees that since the group is not being
used it should be removed cleanly and noted that most Mac game
announcements are probably being made via RSS feeds rather than through
newsgroups. Users would be better served to post their announcements to
whichever of the following is most appropriate to the announcement:

comp.sys.mac.games.action
comp.sys.mac.games.adventure
comp.sys.mac.games.flight-sim
comp.sys.mac.games.marketplace
comp.sys.mac.games.misc
comp.sys.mac.games.strategic


HISTORY:

The comp.sys.mac.games.* groups were created after passing their vote,
with the RESULT posted on 2 May 1995. csmg.announce was fairly active
for the first 5 years, with an average of approximately 10 posts per
month. From approximately Jan 2000 until December 2001, no posts were
approved and the group never again picked up steam when active
moderation resumed. Over the past couple of years, almost all of the
mail to the submission address has been email spam unrelated to Mac
games.


DISTRIBUTION:

This document has been posted to the following newsgroups:

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comp.sys.mac.games.announce
comp.sys.mac.games.misc

The proponent will also post pointers to:

comp.sys.mac.games.action
comp.sys.mac.games.adventure
comp.sys.mac.games.flight-sim
comp.sys.mac.games.marketplace
comp.sys.mac.games.strategic


PROPONENT:

Kathy Morgan aptalaska.net> - Current Moderator, csmg.announce


CHANGE HISTORY:

2006-12-19 Results (passed)
2006-12-13 2nd RFD/LCC
2006-11-20 1st RFD

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This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated
newsgroup comp.sys.mac.games.announce.


PROCEDURE:

The B8MB plans to begin voting on this proposal after five days. Please
offer any final discussion or comments before the end of this waiting
period. Voting may take up to one week (7 days); a result will be posted
following the end of the voting period.

All discussion of this proposal should be posted to news.groups.proposals.

The full group removal procedure is documented here:

http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:rmgroup


SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION:

No comments were received, either posted or in email. During the
RFD, two submissions acceptable for posting were received and posted,
bringing the total for the past 6 months to eight.


RATIONALE: remove comp.sys.mac.games.announce

comp.sys.mac.games.announce was always a low volume group, but then all
approvals ceased for two years. I contacted Christina Schulman,
proponent for the comp.sys.mac.games.* reorganization and moderator at
that time, and she agreed to turn moderation over to me. Since I took
over moderation in December 2001 there have been fewer than 10
acceptable submissions in the best month, and many months there are no
submissions. Christina Schulman agrees that since the group is not being
used it should be removed cleanly and noted that most Mac game
announcements are probably being made via RSS feeds rather than through
newsgroups. Users would be better served to post their announcements to
whichever of the following is most appropriate to the announcement:

comp.sys.mac.games.action
comp.sys.mac.games.adventure
comp.sys.mac.games.flight-sim
comp.sys.mac.games.marketplace
comp.sys.mac.games.misc
comp.sys.mac.games.strategic


HISTORY:

The comp.sys.mac.games.* groups were created after passing their vote,
with the RESULT posted on 2 May 1995. csmg.announce was fairly active
for the first 5 years, with an average of approximately 10 posts per
month. From approximately Jan 2000 until December 2001, no posts were
approved and the group never again picked up steam when active
moderation resumed. Over the past couple of years, almost all of the
mail to the submission address has been email spam unrelated to Mac
games.


DISTRIBUTION:

This document has been posted to the following newsgroups:

news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
comp.sys.mac.games.announce
comp.sys.mac.games.misc

The proponent will also post pointers to:

comp.sys.mac.games.action
comp.sys.mac.games.adventure
comp.sys.mac.games.flight-sim
comp.sys.mac.games.marketplace
comp.sys.mac.games.strategic


CHARTER:

The newsgroup line is:

comp.sys.mac.games.announce Announcements for Mac gamers. (Moderated)

comp.sys.mac.games.announce was created in a reorganization of the
old comp.sys.mac.games. The charter for comp.sys.mac.games.announce was:

NEW GROUP: comp.sys.mac.games.announce

This moderated group is for informative posts of general
interest to the Mac gaming community. Examples include announcements of
new game releases, new ftp sites, game reviews, and FAQ's. Followups
will be redirected to csmg.misc (should it pass) or another appropriate
subgroup at the moderator's discretion.

The moderator will be Mathew Mills, mills@csus.edu. The
alternate moderator in case of vacation or periods of heavy traffic (the
Marathon release, for example) will be Christina Schulman,
schulman+@pitt.edu. Several backup moderators are also available. The
submission address will be csmga@csus.edu.


PROPONENT:

Kathy Morgan aptalaska.net> - Current Moderator, csmg.announce


CHANGE HISTORY:

2006-12-13 2nd RFD/LCC
2006-11-20 1st RFD

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2006 may have been a challenging year for Mac games, but there's plenty
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Geneforge 4: Rebellion
A Fantasy Role-Playing Adventure for Macintosh

Spiderweb Software, makers of the award-winning Avernum and Geneforge
series, announces the release of Geneforge 4: Rebellion, the next
chapter in their fantasy epic. Once again, return to the world of the
Shapers, where you will explore a vast world, choose what side you
will fight for, and create and mold your own army of strange,
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They can make plants to grow in harsh wastelands, living tools that
obey their commands, and powerful monsters to crush any who oppose
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Some of their creations, tired of bondage, rose up. Jealous humans,
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Prior experience with the Geneforge series is completely unnecessary
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System Requirements: Macintosh running System 10.1 or later, 50 MB
free RAM, 150 MB hard disk space, 1024x768 screen resolution with 16
bit color. Geneforge 4: Rebellion runs natively on Intel Macintoshes.

Screenshots and more information are available at

http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/geneforge4/index.html

Contact: Spiderweb Software, Inc., PO Box 85659, Seattle, WA 98145
E-mail: Spidweb@spiderwebsoftware.com Phone: (206) 789-4438
FAX: (206) 789-6016 URL: http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com

###

Press kits and CDs available upon request.
--

- Spiderweb Software, Inc
http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com

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This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated
newsgroup comp.sys.mac.games.announce.


RATIONALE: remove comp.sys.mac.games.announce

comp.sys.mac.games.announce was always a low volume group, but then all
approvals ceased for two years. I contacted Christina Schulman,
proponent for the comp.sys.mac.games.* reorganization and moderator at
that time, and she agreed to turn moderation over to me. Since I took
over moderation in December 2001 there have been fewer than 10
acceptable submissions in the best month, and many months there are no
submissions. Christina Schulman agrees that since the group is not being
used it should be removed cleanly and noted that most Mac game
announcements are probably being made via RSS feeds rather than through
newsgroups. Users would be better served to post their announcements to
whichever of the following is most appropriate to the announcement:

comp.sys.mac.games.action
comp.sys.mac.games.adventure
comp.sys.mac.games.flight-sim
comp.sys.mac.games.marketplace
comp.sys.mac.games.misc
comp.sys.mac.games.strategic


HISTORY:

The comp.sys.mac.games.* groups were created after passing their vote,
with the RESULT posted on 2 May 1995. csmg.announce was fairly active
for the first 5 years, with an average of approximately 10 posts per
month. From approximately Jan 2000 until December 2001, no posts were
approved and the group never again picked up steam when active
moderation resumed. Over the past couple of years, almost all of the
mail to the submission address has been email spam unrelated to Mac
games.


PROCEDURE:

The full group removal procedure is documented here:

http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:rmgroup

Those who wish to comment on this request to remove this newsgroup should
subscribe to news.groups.proposals and participate in the relevant threads
in that newsgroup.

To this end, the followup header of this RFD has been set to
news.groups.proposals.

All discussion of active proposals should be posted to news.groups.proposals.

If desired by the readership of closely affected groups, the discussion
may be crossposted to those groups, but care must be taken to ensure that
all discussion appears in news.groups.proposals as well.


DISTRIBUTION:

This document has been posted to the following newsgroups:

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The proponent will also post pointers to:

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comp.sys.mac.games.adventure
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2006-11-20 1st RFD

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]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:36:08 PST http://www.nnseek.com/e/comp.sys.mac.games.announce/pr_spiderweb_software_s_force_of_habit_sale_10375429t.html http://www.nnseek.com/e/comp.sys.mac.games.announce/pr_spiderweb_software_s_force_of_habit_sale_10375429t.html Contact: Jeff Vogel
(206) 789-4438

We at Spiderweb Software are simple people. Creatures of habit. It
takes a lot of work and concentration to make fun role-playing games
year in and year out, and we just can't work up the energy for cool
marketing ideas. So, every year, we just have the same old sale and
hope that it makes people like us more.

So, for the whole month of October, we are having our Force of Habit
Sale! Everything we sell, the games, the hint books, the bundles,
it's all ten percent off. The stuff that's on sale is now more on
sale. The award-winning Avernum and Geneforge games, all on the cheap!

Not only that, but all of our games are available on CD. Think of it!
Get the holiday shopping for your gamer friends done early!

As always, you can find all of the fun at

http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com

Big, free demos of all of our games are available. And hopefully you
can forgive us for being so predictable.

Contact: Spiderweb Software, Inc., PO Box 85659, Seattle, WA 98145
E-mail: Spidweb@spiderwebsoftware.com Phone: (206) 789-4438
FAX: (206) 789-6016 URL: http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com
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- Jeff Vogel
Spiderweb Software, Inc
www.spiderwebsoftware.com

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]]> Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:54:17 PDT http://www.nnseek.com/e/comp.sys.mac.games.announce/pr_blackjack_gold_on_sale_1797t.html http://www.nnseek.com/e/comp.sys.mac.games.announce/pr_blackjack_gold_on_sale_1797t.html
Sale price: $14.99

Normal price: $19.95

Get it while it's hot!

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Info and screenshots:
http://www.gypsyware.com/gold.html

Buy it:
http://www.gypsyware.com/buyNow.html

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Newly added: Double Exposure variation

Blackjack Gold is a full featured blackjack game loaded with options
that let you simulate virtually any casino. Animations, a genuine
blackjack dealer's voice, keyboard shortcuts, over 80 different card
back images, king and queen faces include leaders from many different
countries, and blackjack variations offer a realistic blackjack game for
both novices and pros.

Play the popular blackjack variations of Spanish 21, Super Sevens, Over
Under 13, Double Exposure and the blackjack wheel. Choose from preset
casino conditions including Atlantic City, Mississippi Gulf Coast,
various Las Vegas options, or Easy, Medium, Advanced. Blackjack Gold
offers several card counting systems and the ability to add your own.

Highly customizable. Configure the players, cards, betting options, and
casino conditions. Set your own bankroll, table minimums and maximums,
card shuffling options, penetration, and choose your own seat at the
blackjack table. Up to 7 players can be set to human/computer with
customizable blackjack strategies for the computer players.

You can set the dealer hit and peek options, along with the table rules
for splitting, doubling, and surrendering. Options include some of the
harder to find game rules such as Double Down Rescue, Split Rescue,
doubling on more than 2 cards, and surrendering at any time. Blackjack
payouts are configurable, as well as allowing the dealer to win ties,
and whether to allow 5-6-7 card Charlies.

Pros can configure blackjack strategies for any player, set the game to
an all computer player game and let it play by itself to test your
favorite strategies. Progressive betting is supported, hard and soft
hand strategies, insurance, surrender, split, double, even money,
win/loss limits, the last two cards played, and other factors let you
set detailed strategies for your computer players. The top 100 scores
are saved and can be sorted by hands played, cumulative wins/losses, and
other categories.

Screenshots and download links for Macintosh and Windows:

http://www.gypsyware.com/gold.html

Gypsy King Software

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]]> Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:19:21 PDT http://www.nnseek.com/e/comp.sys.mac.games.announce/boka_battleships_2_1_released_1541t.html http://www.nnseek.com/e/comp.sys.mac.games.announce/boka_battleships_2_1_released_1541t.html
Improvements include: hidden ships are now revealed at the end of the
game; the keyboard can now be used to enter a guess; shortcut keys for
the Done and Random buttons; and bug fixes for the Connect to Server
dialog (under Mac OS X).

Battleship is a strategy game where two enemy players attempt to
destroy each others' fleets, by guessing the position of their enemy's
ships. Boka Battleships is a Macintosh implementation of this classic
strategy game. It includes 7 different levels of computer opponents (4
if unregistered), ranging from 'Little Johnnie' to 'The Grand Master'.
It also allows two human opponents to play each other, either on the
same computer or two Mac OS X computers connected by a Local Area
Network.

It can be downloaded from:
http://www.boka-software.com/Software/Battleships/index.html

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Marc Boxall
http://www.boka-software.com

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