Re: (TFT) slide rules

["Jay Carlisle" <Jay_Carlisle@charter.net>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Hartley"
> > A gaming "Calculator"?
>   .  .  .


> I have a small collection of slide rules and various other calculating
> devices, so this idea intrigues me.
>
> I'd love to see this original post without all the odd replacement
> symbols in it, any chance of getting that from you?  (If you need to,
> email me the Word document and I'll convert it.)  If you've got some
> ideas on constructing this, let me know, I would love to build something
> like this.  I've build a few such things out of stiff paper that I've
> printed on, I'd love to work on a TFT calculator!

uhhhh...
Origional cut-n-pasted into notepad...
That ought ta work I'd think... but then again, when I get thinking...
Thoughts after if'n I skip the squerally characters...


A gaming "Calculator"?

Direct Checks
ST - DX - IQ
Stat = Base
Breaking a board with a punch is a ST Check
Performing a maneuver ('juke') while running a pass-route is a DX Check
Performing a complex calculation quickly is a Check vs. IQ
These Checks tend to describe highly specific Actions of very short 
duration.
Exerting as much force as quickly as possible.
Touching a specific location as quickly as possible.
Producing a specific datum as quickly as possible.

Combined Checks
ST, DX - ST, IQ - DX, IQ
Stat + Stat / 2 = Base
Breaking a board with a karate-chop is a Check vs. ST, DX
Fighting off an opposing maneuver ('bump and run' coverage) while running a 
pass-route is a Check vs. ST, DX
Performing a complex calculation quickly with a calculator is a Check vs. 
DX, IQ
These Checks tend to describe a group of specific Actions commonly 
associated with a larger scale Action.
Blocking an opponent over the course of a 'play'.
Playing a 'song' on an instrument.
Producing the correct answer first on an abacus.

Whole Checks
ST, DX, IQ
ST + DX + IQ / 3 = Base
Developing 'springboard chopping' is a whole Check
Attempting a maneuver that hasn't been practiced is a whole Check
Cramming for an exam is a whole Check
These Checks tend to describe long-term, or large scale Actions.
All of these tend to involve long-term effort to push the Figures 
'bell-curve' past the standard distribution.

Compound Checks
Combinations of any of the above.

Joe Average @ 10,10,10 sets standard distribution.

Cap'n Sharp says:
"Gentlemen! This way, please, for briefing on YOUR MODERNIZED Jeppesen 
Computer model 'CSG' "
- Jepco briefing booklet BG-2

(Actually my oldest 'pocket calculator' is Ropp's commercial calculator 
circa 1887. I assume I'll have to do a combo of the two approaches to get a 
functional deal w/o a bunch of "You write like Cory Doctrow junk")
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