ARENA: Challenge processing From: etxaha@eua.ericsson.se (Anders Hallberg) Date: Sun, 20 Feb 1994 13:08:12 +0000 As always, all kinds of praise to Scott for providing ARENA for free! There is a slight problem with challenge processing. Six out Ziplocks seven last fights have been against Gunga Din. Ziplock has a fair list of challenges. Flower and Litimo has been on it for a couple of turns by now. For some reason Gunga Din have always squeezed in before the other challengers. This is conjecture, but I have the impression that challenges are processed in the same order that the mails arrive. I think it would be a good idea to place a time stamp on each challenge and always process the oldest challenges first. This way a challenge will always be processed sooner or later. I think a challenge could be postponed indefinitely as things work now. Anyway, the latest turn featured the last fight between Ziplock and Gunga Din: Round 1. Gunga Din makes his move. Gunga Din performs an audacious upward smash! Ziplock gracefully jumps out of the way. Ziplock makes a bold downward gash! Ziplock's longsword connects with a trivial strike to the right leg. Gunga Din hammers his weapon on the Arena floor. Gunga Din poises to attack. Gunga Din strikes at Ziplock. Gunga Din hits with his mace. It's an inconsequential attack to the hip. Ziplock whirls his weapon over his head. Gunga Din launches an attack at Ziplock. At the final instant, Ziplock twists away. Ziplock executes a fearless downward blow! Ziplock's longsword does a tremendous amount of damage! Ziplock's longsword brings down a sensational blow to Gunga Din's shield arm! Gunga Din drops his shield! Gunga Din collapses! Ziplock is victorious! The fight officials hand over a 5 gold piece trophy to Ziplock. Gunga Din has died! That was Ziplocks third kill. Now the rest of you can have a go at him :) -- \Anders Hallberg - + ) Up