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From: ez006626@boris.ucdavis.edu (David Clancy)
Newsgroups: rec.games.bolo
Subject: What preciesly is "Chets"?
Date: 23 Jul 1996 13:37:27 GMT
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So, I haven't read this group for a long while, but I had a long nite
of programming to do so naturally I thought i'd read a little and run
irc in the background, just for old times sake.  It seems like the group
may be picking up a little lately, especially now that I know syphillitic
has two l's, so I thought maybe I'd keep the group from actually getting 
interesting again by posting this.

The following is a conversation I had on irc with some poor fellow.  Ophalan,
if you ever read this please know that I luv you dearly and I just get
a little silly late at nite.  I wouldna posted this but goob made me.

IRC log started Tue Jul 23 06:04
*** Value of LOG set to ON
*** Lastlog:
<Ophalan> Want to play?
> you on modem?
<Ophalan> fiber optic!
> sorry, i only play people on modems
<Ophalan> why?
> just policy i guess
<Ophalan> ok
<Ophalan> do u know how to use Bolo Finder?
> yup
<Ophalan> how?
> double click
<Ophalan> yeah...
> choos prefs
<Ophalan> what do you put for a server?
> are you in north america?
<Ophalan> yup
> bolo.usu.edu
> port = 50000
<Ophalan> port?
<Ophalan> Thanks!
> no prob
> and if you ever get a modem, let me know
<Ophalan> i have one at home
<Ophalan> i'm at a university
<Ophalan> it couldn't find the domain name
> bolo.usu.edu
> ?
<Ophalan> it couldn't find it.
<Ophalan> gave an error
> that never happens with a modem
> try
<Ophalan> well fiber optics are faster.
> demise.cass.usu.edu
> yesh
<Ophalan> any other servers?
> so the packet gets there so quickly that it bounces back before it can find the name
<Ophalan> interesting
> if demise.cass.usu.edu doesn't work
> try 
<Ophalan> oh well
> 129.123.6.4
<Ophalan> it worked
<Ophalan> there are no games
> well, bolo's a game
> and i played something called "chest" or "chess" once
> and i'm pretty sure that's a game
> maybe it was "chets"
<Ophalan> there are no Bolo games right now
> you ever play anthing called chets?
<Ophalan> no
> hmmm
> i think it was chets
> what's ophalan mean?
<Ophalan> one sec...
> is that like "ophalan and i can't get up"  ?
<Ophalan> no.
> good thing for you
<Ophalan> it is Irish for Whelan
> i think someone trademarked it already
<Ophalan> which is my last name
> you could be in a load of trouble
> my roomate's last name is "Deal" (GG)
> you guys could hang out
> then i would call you 
> whelan and deal(in')
<Ophalan> want to play a game?
> sorry, i only play with modemers
<Ophalan> funny?
<Ophalan> i was talking to bluue
<Ophalan> bluue: Want to play?
<bluue> what?
<Ophalan> bolo
<bluue> oh, duh.
> if you decide against bolo and want to try chets, let me know
<bluue> whats chets?
> it's a ame
> game
> i played it once
> i think it's called chets
<bluue> anything like bolo?
> it coulda been chest tho
> or maybe chess
> i can't remember
<bluue> ahhh
> something like that
<Ophalan> so it's not like bolo
> well, they're both games i think
<bluue> i cant play bolo, im on a dialup line so the game would be unbearably lagged
<Ophalan> other than that fact
* bluue is away - smoking - messages will be saved.
> i'm not sure what else you can do with bolo besides play it
<Ophalan> i know that
> you can't smoke bolo can you?
<Ophalan> no
> maybe you can smoke chets
<Ophalan> nope...
> i knew a boloer named Smoke 
> i think that counts
> think so?
<Ophalan> Does anyone on this whole planet want to play Bolo!?!?!?!?!
-- ophalan get's kicked by goob's bot
> you could look it up if you don't think so
<Ophalan> goob: what was that for?
> but i'm pretty sure a player named Smoke counts
> in bolo anyway
<Ophalan> What is it with the Smoke guy?
> chets probably has its own rules
> well you said you couldn't smoke bolo
<Ophalan> not to mention Chets?
-- goob's bot kicks him again
<Ophalan> this is a Bolo channel
> yeah
> so smoking in chets isn't really relevant anyway
<Ophalan> yet you do not want to play bolo
<Ophalan> exactly
> i think goob is a mechanical robot
> and if you say stuff in bold
> it screws up his gears or something
> i not really sure
> this whole interweb thing is real confusing
> oh i want to play bolo
> especially since i can't smoke it
> and my nick is xav
> i just don't play agasint anybody but modemers
<Ophalan> why not?
<Ophalan> that really sucks
> just policy i guess
> do you play against modemers?
<Ophalan> what is that "just policy i guess" thing?
<Ophalan> yeah
> so why do you say it sucks?
* bluue has returned.
<Ophalan> it sucks that u won't play
> sure i will
<bluue> why?
<Ophalan> that u wonb't play me
> cuz he doesn't like the smoking thing
> i would play with you if you were on a modem
<bluue> im on a modem
<Ophalan> well i'm not so ut sucks
> i think it sux that you won't get on a modem to play
<Ophalan> i can't
> hey, i just got an incredible idea
<Ophalan> i'm at a university
<Ophalan> what?
> why don't you play bluue?
> yeah, my university banned modems too
<Ophalan> bluue won't play
<bluue> modem play is too slow
> cuz of the microwaves or something
<Ophalan> bluue will u plau?
--- LONG PAUSE ---
<Ophalan> does anyone in the world want to play?!?!??!
> i do
<Ophalan> against me i mean
> sure
> you on a modem?
<Ophalan> NOOOOOOOOOOO!
> oh
> there's some other guy around here who's not on a modem
> you should play him
<Ophalan> who
> he's on fiber optic or something
<Ophalan> who?
> but don't talk about playing chets
> he doesn't like that
<Ophalan> who?
> oh shit
> sorry
<Ophalan> who?
> i got confused
> you're the same person
<Ophalan> when is a time when more people are on?
> on time?
<Ophalan> caus I only have 30 mins left
> what do you mean?
<Ophalan> when are there people who will play me here?
> at your university?
> how would i know?
> you might try coming on here when there are more people, and asking them if they know anybody from your university
<Ophalan> what are u talking about?
> you asked if there were "people who will play me here?"
<Ophalan> there is a game running!
<Ophalan> how do i play?
> bolo or chets?
<Ophalan> i saw a game in bolo finder
<Ophalan> how do i play it?
> was it a bolo game?
<Ophalan> yeah
> you use bolo i think
<Ophalan> but what do i do?
> you can use bolo too
<Ophalan> how?
> by playing it
<Ophalan> what do i do to play?
> um
> do you have bolo?
> cuz if you try to play bolo
> but only have chets
> i don't think that works
<Ophalan> shut up about the chets~!!!!!!!!
<Ophalan> I don't know how to configure bolo
> that's funny
> the FAQ lists exactly how to do it
> oh wait
> have you read the FAQ?
> the one for bolo, not chets
> the chets one isn't very helpful
> unless you're trying to play chets
> but for playing bolo
> it's best to read the bolo one
> and just skip any parts about chets
> if you see any
<Ophalan> someone join the game i'm on
<Pins> hey axav
<Ophalan> it is through stanford
<Ophalan> please
> is it a chets game??
> hi ipins
<Ophalan> no.
<Ophalan> it is bolo
> are you on a modem?
<Ophalan> pins, want to play bolo
<Ophalan> shut up, xav
> i don't think you can do much else with bolo but play it
> we already ruled out smoking
<Ophalan> come on
<Ophalan> you can play from your modem
<Pins> phalan - I am on a modem
> i'm not on a modem
<Ophalan> do u want to play?
<Pins> not now just woke up 
<Ophalan> how about xav?
<Pins> besides the battle would be a little one sided.. not really into that this morning
<Pins> xav is not on a modem cause he rox 
<Pins> xav - you seen the terrifying return of SBCM?
<Ophalan> then why won't he play?
<Pins> he was playing bolo last night over his 14.4
> no pin
<Ophalan> xav, will you play bolo w/ me now?
> are you on a modem?
<Ophalan> yes. ;-)
> pins: but i am shuddering to think of it
<Ophalan> what do u think?
<Ophalan> i haven't been on a modem this whole time!!@!
> hold on 
> i'll start up bolo
> what?
> you're not on a modem?
> sorry, i only play modemers
<Ophalan> vuts up?
<Ophalan> sorry
> what's vuts?
<Ophalan> some guy typed at my computer
<Ophalan> i didn't type that
<Ophalan> pins, do u want to play later?
> ophalan: you should try playing bolo.  later is way too much like chets i think.
<Ophalan> i'll check back later
<Ophalan> hopefully someone will want to play then?
> i've never even heard of then
> but lots of people here like to play bolo

_____

--xav