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This game sounds less a test of language ability than of game-playing or
negotiating ability.

stevo

On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Robin Lee Powell <
rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote:

>
> So we've started a Diplomacy game (
> http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=80849 ).  Diplomacy is
> a game with extremely simple rules, where winning the game is based
> more-or-less entirely on your ability to negotiate with the other
> players (and then betray them at the best time :D).
>
> I think this is a very good format for demonstrating proficiency, in
> a manner similar to my commentary earlier about "if you can figure
> out co-operative puzzles, you are competent".  I imagine that
> whether or not you can win at diplomacy with turns of a given length
> says quite a bit about your proficiency with Lojban.  Turns of, say,
> two minutes long would push your Lojban ability to the limit, I
> imagine.
>
> -Robin
>
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This game sounds less a test of language ability than of game-playing or ne=
gotiating ability.=A0<div><br></div><div>stevo<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_q=
uote">On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Robin Lee Powell <span dir=3D"ltr">&=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org">rlpowell@digitalkingdom.o=
rg</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
So we&#39;ve started a Diplomacy game (<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=3D80849" target=3D"=
_blank">http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=3D80849</a> ). =A0Dipl=
omacy is<br>
a game with extremely simple rules, where winning the game is based<br>
more-or-less entirely on your ability to negotiate with the other<br>
players (and then betray them at the best time :D).<br>
<br>
I think this is a very good format for demonstrating proficiency, in<br>
a manner similar to my commentary earlier about &quot;if you can figure<br>
out co-operative puzzles, you are competent&quot;. =A0I imagine that<br>
whether or not you can win at diplomacy with turns of a given length<br>
says quite a bit about your proficiency with Lojban. =A0Turns of, say,<br>
two minutes long would push your Lojban ability to the limit, I<br>
imagine.<br>
<br>
-Robin<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
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<a href=3D"http://singinst.org/" target=3D"_blank">http://singinst.org/</a>=
 : =A0Our last, best hope for a fantastic future.<br>
.i ko na cpedu lo nu stidi vau loi jbopre .i danfu lu na go&#39;i li&#39;u =
.e<br>
lu go&#39;i li&#39;u .i ji&#39;a go&#39;i lu na&#39;e go&#39;i li&#39;u .e =
lu go&#39;i na&#39;i li&#39;u .e<br>
lu no&#39;e go&#39;i li&#39;u .e lu to&#39;e go&#39;i li&#39;u .e lu lo mam=
ta be do cu sofybakni li&#39;u<br>
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