From: dtlai@srv.PacBell.COM (Danh Lai)
Subject: Re: [misc] tro` cho+i   
Organization: Pacific * Bell
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 16:52:22 GMT

In article <1992Jul24.021852.1619@ccd.harris.com> dht@ccd.harris.com (Danh Tran) writes:
>In article <1992Jul23.235143.8144@u.washington.edu> aria@hardy.u.washington.edu writes:
> ... deleted
>
>>dda'nh kha(ng (no longer play! due to high cost of insurance)
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Ca'i na`y co' pha?i la` o'c ta'n o'c vi't kho^ng va^.y ?
>
>Danh Tran
>

Ne^'u tui kho^ng la^`m thi` tro` cho+i na`y ddu+o+.c da^n Nam Ky` go.i la` 
"Ta'n U" (co' le~ la` ne^'u ta'n tru'ng thi` bi. u dda^`u => the name :)).

Tho^ng thu+o+`ng chi? co' con trai thi'ch cho+i ta'n u nhu+ng ddo^i khi cu?ng
co' exception (nho+' la.i ho^`i nho? cho+i thua con be' Thu (ga'i) ha`ng xo'm
co?ng con nho? muo^'n xu.m ba` che` luo^n :(). 

Du.ng cu. : Hai thanh ca^y mo^.t da`i (~ 1.5 ft), mo^.t nga('n (~ .5 ft),
	mo^.t ca'i lo^?, va` mo^.t la(`n mu+'c khoa?ng hai bu+o+'c tu+` lo^?
	dde^? pha^n ranh gio+'i hai ddo^.i.
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	ca^`n it' nha^'t la` hai ngu+o+`i cho+i.

Tho^ng thu+o+`ng ngu+o+`i cho+i ddi.nh tru+o+'c bao nhie^u ddie^?m thi` tha('ng
(i.e. 100 pts). Mo^?i ddie^?m la` mo^.t khu'c ca^y da`i se~ ddu+o+.c gia?i
thi'ch sau.

Procedure:

Let dddo^.i ta'n la` A va` ddo^.i chu.p la` B.

1. V(D)i't: Dde^? ca^y nga('n ngang lo^?, du`ng ca^y da`i vi't ddi, tra'nh
	kho^ng cho ddo^i phu+o+ng chu.p ddu+o+.c ca^y nga('n o+? tre^n kho^ng.
	Ne^'u ca^y nga('n bi. chu.p thi` bi. loa.i va` so^' ddie^?m bi. reset
	back to zero. Ne^'u kho^ng, ngu+o+`i vi't dde^? ca^y da`i ngang lo^? 
	va` ngu+o+`i chu.p cho.i ca^y nga('n tu+` cho^? ca^y nga('n bi. ro+'t 
	ve^` phi'a ca^y da`i. Ne^'u cho.i tru'ng ca^y da`i, ngu+o+`i vi't bi. 
	loa.i. Ne^'u kho^ng, ngu+o+`i vi't tie^'p tu.c.

2. Ta'n: Ngu+o+`i ta'n du`ng mo^.t tay ca^`m ca? hai ca^y da`i, nga('n, tung
	ca^y nga('n le^n kho^ng va` du`ng ca^y da`i dde^? ta'n ca^y nga('n ddi.
	Ngu+o+`i chu.p cu?ng se~ co^' nga('n dde^? cu.p tu+o+ng tu+. nhu+ khi
	vi't. Tuy nhie^n ne^'u chu.p kho^ng ddu+o+.c, ngu+o+`i chu.p pha?i
	tha^?y ca^y nga('n ve^`. O+? bu+o+'c ta'n, ngu+o+`i ta'n ddu+'ng ca.nh
	lo^?, du`ng ca^y da`i nhu+ base ball bat, cho+` ngu+o+`i chu.p cho.i
	ca^y nga('n ve^` va` co^' ga('ng dda'nh cho ddu+o+.c ca^y nga('n ddi
	ca`ng xa lo^? ca`ng to^'t. Ne^'u ca^y nga('n bi. chu.p o+? tre^n kho^ng
	so^' ddie^?m accumulated upto this point bi. reset to zero,
	hay ca^y nga('n ddu+o+.c lie^.ng ve^` ca.nh lo^?, ga^`n ho+n chie^`u
	da`i cu?a ca^y da`i + ca^y nga('n thi` ngu+o+`i ta'n bi. loa.i. Ne^'u 
	kho^ng, ngu+o+`i ta'n du`ng ca^y da`i dde^? ddo ddie^?m. Ddie^?m cuo^'i
	cu`ng ba(`ng chie^`u da`i cu?a ca^y da`i + ca^y nga('n.

3. Go^`ng: Ngu+o+`i go^`ng dde^? ca^y nga('n theo chie^`u da`i cu?a lo^?, du`ng
	ca^y da`i dda'nh la^`n thu+' nha^'t dde^? tung bo^?ng ca^y nga('n le^n
	va` du`ng ca^y da`i ta'n ca^y nga('n ddi, ca`ng xa lo^? ca`ng to^'t.
	BTW, trong ta^'t ca? ca'c steps, ne^'u ngu+o+`i chu.p ba('t ddu+o+.c
	ca^y nga('n o+? tre^n kho^ng thi` so^' ddie^?m cu?a ddo^'i phu+o+ng se~
	bi. reset back to zero + bi. for that inning (similar to baseball).
	Ne^'u ca^y nga('n kho^ng bi. chu.p va` qua kho?i ranh gio+'i thi`
	ngu+o+`i go^`ng se~ ddu+o+.c ti'nh ddie^?m ddo tu+` ca^y nga('n dde^'n
	lo^?, cu?ng du`ng ca^y da`i ddo nhu+ o+? step 2.

4. Co+?i ngu+.a: A ke.p ca^y da`i o+? ha'ng, tha^?y ca^y nga('n le^n kho?i
	ngu+.c va`du`ng tay tha?y ca^y nga('n, ru't ca^y da`i ra va` co^' dda'nh
	ca^y nga('n ddi ca`ng xa lo^? ca`ng to^'t. From this step on, it's 
	the rule is similar to step 3.

5. Gia('t kie^'m: A ddu't ca^y da`i va`o ho^ng qua^`n nhu+ ddeo kie^'m, tha^?y
	ca^y nga('n le^n va` ru't ca^y da`i ra dde^? dda'nh ca^y nga('n.

6. Ke.p na'ch: A ke.p ca^y da`i va`o na'ch, tha^?y ca^y nga('n le^n va` ru't
	ca^y da`i ra dde^? dda'nh ca^y nga('n.

7. Nga^.m ra(ng: A du`ng ra(ng ke.p ca^y da`i ngang mie^.ng, tha^?y ca^y nga('n 
	le^n va` ru't ca^y da`i ra dde^? dda'nh ca^y nga('n.

8. Hu't thuo^'c: A du`ng ra(ng ke.p ca^y da`i do.c theo mie^.ng nhu+ hu't
	thuo^'c, tha^?y ca^y nga('n le^n va` ru't ca^y da`i ra dde^? dda'nh 
	ca^y nga('n.

9. da('t mu?i: A dde^?ca^y da`i ngang so^'ng mu?i, tha^?y ca^y nga('n 
	le^n va` ru't ca^y da`i ra dde^? dda'nh ca^y nga('n.

10. DDe^? dda^`u: A dde^?ca^y da`i ngang (do.c??) tre^n dda^`u, tha^?y ca^y nga('n 
	le^n va` ru't ca^y da`i ra dde^? dda'nh ca^y nga('n.

... ADD more style if you want to be exotic :).

If you prefer simplistic, you can shorten the style list and repeat the step if
you are successful in going through the steps but not getting enough points to
win.

The prize is determined ahead of time to be either "U" or "co?ng". Ngu+o+`i
tha('ng tha^?y ca^y nga('n le^n kho^ng, du`ng ca^y da`i dda'nh ca^y nga('n
repeatedly in one setting (before ca^y nga('n ro+'t xuo^'ng dda^'t). So^' la^`n
dda'nh (go.i la` kha('c) determine the numbers of time ngu+o+`i dda'nh se~ ta'n
cho ngu+o+`i thua "U" hay "co~ng".

Have fun,
De^ Anh
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