Round 10

Judge: theevilfridge 

 

9.0 deced VALID Each FR contains an accurate but incomplete description of itself. This FR refers to itself.

 

9.1 theevilfridge VALID Each FR includes at least one interesting fact about the location found under 'Location' on the public profile of the poster of the FR. This FR features the letter a 11 times. Portsmouth, Hampshire, is the UK's only island city. 

 

9.2 deced VALID Cardiff has one of the longest-established Muslim populations in the UK, started by Yemeni sailors who settled in the city during the 19th century. The land of Hoorah!, conversely, is to this day populated almost entirely by creatures indistinguishable from rather silly posh old Etonians.

 

This FR purports to give information about a fictional place.

 

Every FR from now on ends with an express decision to 'cooperate' or to 'defect'. Every FR that is submitted at a time when there exists at least two possible most recent valid FRs (whether because one or more of them is awaiting judgment, or because one or more of them is under vote to have their judgment overruled) is 'in prison', and also starts with an express decision to 'cooperate' or to 'defect'. The author of the FR in prison and the author of the most recent valid FR (as soon as that is resolved) are considered to have earned points, thus: if only one of them defected, they gain 4 points, and the other gains 1; if both of them defected, they each gain 2 points; and if both of them cooperated, they each gain 3 points.

 

I cooperate.

 

9.3 theevilfridge VALID I defect.

 

A significant naval port for centuries, Portsmouth is home to the world's oldest dry dock still in use and home to many famous ships, which includes Nelson's flagship HMS Victory.

 

Now and hence every FR mentions the text of a humourous sign which actually exists.

 

No dogs

smoking

ice creams.

 

This FR starts with the letter I.

 

I defect.

 

9.4 themink VALID This FR is comprised of multiple sentences. Large areas of San Francisco are built on top of some of the hundreds of ships that were abandoned in the Bay during the Gold Rush. The largest cove was turned into land by filling the whole thing with sand -- ships and all. Some became cellars of new buildings.

 

This and all future FRs mention ships or sailors.

 

On a restaurant: "We Also Served Thai Food".

 

I cooperate.

 

9.5 theevilfridge VALID This FR begins with the letter T.

 

At the 2001 census Portsmouth was the only city in England with a greater population density (4,639/km² (12,015/sq mi)) than London as a whole (4,562/km² (11,816/sq mi)).

 

The longest ship ever is the Knock Knevis at 458.45 m (it is now a floating storage and offloading unit, but was originally a supertanker, allowing it to take the title). When fully loaded it has a draft of 24.6m, which makes it impossible for it to navigate even the English Channel or the man-made canals at Suez and Panama.

 

'This sign not in use'.

 

This FR and all that follow mention an event in history which occurred on the date of the posting of the FR.

 

16 August 1780 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden - The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.

 

I defect.

 

9.6 deced INCONSISTENT I defect.

 

Cardiff is home to Doctor Who and Torchwood and, as such, is home to the Rift: interestingly, the perception filter appears to be broken, as there is no position in the vicinity of the supposed entrance to Torchwood from which one may shout at passers by without being noticed.

 

"Caution: Do NOT Touch This Sign - This Sign Has Sharp Edges"

 

Every explicit statement about this FR that this FR contains could equally be placed in any future FR and remain true.

 

I recall enjoying a book called 'The Ship That Flew'.On 16th August 1940 the Communist Party was banned in German-occupied Norway.

 

I cooperate.

 

9.7 deced VALID Cardiff's dominant language has, at various times, been Welsh, English, Latin, and Norse. A recent study suggests that more than 93 languages are spoken in Cardiff these days.

 

'Any persons (except players) caught collecting golf balls on this course will be prosecuted and have their balls removed.'

 

Every explicit statement about this FR that this FR contains could equally be placed in any future FR and remain true.

 

On 17th August, 1807, the first American commercial steamboat left New York.

 

I defect.

 

9.8 theevilfridge VALID August 18 1920 - Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.

 

Marc Isambard Brunel, the father of famed Portsmouth engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, established in 1802 the world's first mass production line at the Portsmouth Block Mills, to mass produce pulley blocks for rigging on the Royal Navy's ships.

 

This FR ends with a full stop.

 

Secret Nuclear Bunker ------>

 

Now and hence FRs mention a world first.

 

I defect.

 

9.9 themink CONTRADICTORY I defect.

 

The town of Eastham includes First Encounter Beach, the site of the first encounter between pilgrims from the Mayflower and native American Indians. They shot at each other, but no one was hit.

 

On August 18, 1958, Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita was published in the United States.

 

James Clerk Maxwell, usually known for his theory and equations for unified electromagnetism, also took what's considered to be the world's first true color photograph in 1861.

 

"Jesus" Is Coming

 

This FR introduces no new restrictions.

 

I defect.

 

9.10 deced VALID (by vote) 2005: unprecedented joint sinorussian exercise with naval vessels.

 

This fantasy ordnance? Perfunctory.

 

'Kiss and Ride'

 

Cardiff's government building has mushroom-like qualities.

 

I defect.

 

9.11 themink VALID I defect.

 

Eastham has First Encounter Beach -- 1620: Mayflower pilgrims, Indians initially met, fired; none hurt.

 

1782: Battle of Blue Licks.

 

J. Maxwell took first true color photograph.

 

"Jesus" Is Coming

 

This FR and future FRs have no apostrophes.

 

I defect.

 

9.12 theevilfridge CONTRADICTORY 1991 - Estonia secedes from Soviet Union

 

1800s - Portsmouth most fortified European city

 

SS Great Britain - First ocean-going ship with iron hull, screw propellor

 

This FR: letter e 16 times

 

CAUTION: Banana slug crossing

 

I cooperate.

 

9.13 theevilfridge VALID 1991 - Estonia secedes from Soviet Union

 

1800s - Portsmouth most fortified European city

 

SS Great Britain - First ocean-going ship with iron hull, screw propellor

 

This FR: letter e 18 times

 

CAUTION: Banana slug crossing

 

I cooperate. 

 

9.14 deced INCONSISTENT  Unlike in Bristol, medication is free in Cardiff.

 

1849: World first air raid: Austria threw balloons at Venice. Balloons harm ships?

 

"This wall is transparent to electromagnetic radiation at 430 nm.Well. Except for this bit here... It is actually translucent."

 

This FR merits points in aPTo!

 

I cooperate.

 

9.15 deced VALID Unlike in Bristol, medication is gratuitous in Cardiff.

 

1849: World first air raid: Austria threw balloons at Venice.

 

Balloons harm ships?

 

"This wall is transparent to electromagnetic radiation at 430 nm.Well. Except for this bit here... It is actually translucent."

 

This FR is consistent with the FR its author is on in aPTo! (if any).

 

I cooperate.

 

9.16 theevilfridge INCONSISTENT 1950: Althea Gibson first black international tennis competitor.

 

Southwick House (just north of Portsmouth) was President Eisenhower's D-Day headquarters.

 

Many ships took part in D-Day.

 

"Moose parts available."

 

This FR mentions an animal with antlers.

 

If an FR says I defect

.

 

9.17 theevilfridge VALID 1948 - First ever televised congressional hearing

 

Southwick House (just north of Portsmouth) was the D-Day headquarters of Eisenhower.

 

Many ships took part in D-Day.

 

"Moose parts available."

 

This FR mentions an animal with antlers.

 

I play King of Wands.

 

I defect.

 

Winner: deced