|| -------- -- -----  A E R I E   O B L I V I A N A . singular book of text wandertainment by Frank Edward Nora ------------------- ----------- OSOAWEEK--ISSUE 215--9/8/98 <-------  ||  OsoaWeek  ||  Issues  ||  Book 17  ||  -------> (Cup OWis215, Created v1 (4/27/99), Copyright 1999) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ------------------- OSOAWEEK Ezine of Obliviana Issue 215, 9/8/98 by Frank Edward Nora ----------- ------------------- LORD OF OBLIVIANA ----------- Good afternoon! Frank Edward Nora here, reporting on the latest and greatest news from Obliviana! Xappenshard Craze is moving, but very slowly. Come on folks, get into the Craze! Craze, baby! Wow--looks like a thunderstorm is brewing outside--I better get this issue sent out before there's a power failure or something! ------------------- GAME NEWS ----------- RULES UPDATED! The rules to Xappenshard Craze (see link at the Xappenshard Craze Main Page) have been updated, to be more clear and complete. DAILY WINNERS! [15] Tue 9/1/98--SylphidMorning (Fonosta 15) [16] Wed 9/2/98--LittleRebel (Fonosta 14) [17] Thu 9/3/98--WatchfulCondor (Fonosta 6) [18] Fri 9/4/98--WatchfulCondor (Fonosta 6) [19] Sat 9/5/98--WatchfulCondor (Fonosta 6) [20] Sun 9/6/98--DashingPresto (Fonosta 19) [21] Mon 9/71/98--ForestWave (Fonosta 8) Comment: As you can see, WatchfulCondor won three times in a row, after also being Daily Winner 14. The way I draw the Daily Winner is to shuffle a deck of cards, with each Fonosta's name written on one card. I thoroughly shuffle the deck and then choose. The chance of WatchfulCondor winning three times in a row like that is approximately 8800-to-1. What is disturbing about this whole event is that WatchfulCondor is Fonosta 6, so winning three times implies "666", the evil "number of the beast". I am very numerological in my thinking, and I did develop a theory relating to 666--specifically--that it refers to a period of time, rather than to an "antichrist". In this, my Daily Winner drawings may be responding to supernatural events. Remember, 1998 does equal 666x3! Well, anyway, I breathed a sigh of relief when I drew DashingPresto as #20--if I had drawn WatchfulCondor again, I think I would have flipped out. But I never redo the Daily Winner--the card that comes up is the winner, no matter what! XAPPENS SOLVED Xappen 8 has been solved by DeepNotice (Fonosta 2). The answer is "octillion". DeepNotice opened mall store A105 and found--INSTANT FAME! Xappen 5 remains unsolved. Xappen 7 will not be released until Xappen 5 is solved.Every Daily Winner gets two odd-numbered Xappenshards, which have, up to now, solely been from Xappen 5. NEW FONOSTAS There was one new Fonosta this week--FoamBlazer (Fonosta 24). As well, one person joined the Obliviana Mailing List and has not yet Established a Fonosta. ------------------- NEW THIS WEEK ----------- [1] DUFFY THE SOAPSUD 7--A brand new issue. Do check it out! [2] XAPPENSHARD CRAZE GUIDE AND RULEBOOK--It has been updated. See the Xappenshard Main Page for the link. ------------------- LUCKY STORM ----------- Lucky Storm 215: 177 (Flip 1, Dire 6, Storm Pelter "SpringJollity", Voodholo Stormpost 28) Previously: 209: 27 210: 126 211: 20 212: 140 213: 170 214: 175 Note: The Lucky Storm is drawn randomly, using a deck of 30 cards (called a "Storm Codex"), one for each Flip and Dire. Comment: 170, 175, 177... I see a pattern here! ------------------- SONGS OF THE WEEK ----------- The Doors, "L.A. Woman" (Album: "L.A. Woman") Sifl & Olly, "Sifl & Olly Theme Song" (It's a show on MTV.) ------------------- CARNE'S MOISTURE DETECTION FRIEND Episode Seven ----------- CARNE: In 1982 there was a videogame called "Moon Patrol". My Moisture Detection Friend could play that game for hours and hours. He didn't care. If he had to be somewhere, meet someone. Nothing. PACER: Yeah, I went on a moon patrol once. CARNE: You liked the game too? PACER: No, I mean a REAL moon patrol. I went with a friend of mine, who's in the Moon Brigade. You know those UFO's they found in Arizona or something? They figured out how to make 'em. Anyone can go to the moon. You just have to know the right people. CARNE: So Pacer, what is the moon like? What's it like to actually BE there? PACER: Hold on a minute. Um... excuse me! Yeah, can I get some more water here, please? Thank you. Geez, this place has terrible service. CARNE: Yeah, it's not too good. So now, what were you saying about the moon? PACER: I didn't get to walk around, I just stayed in the UFO. And the Earth, it looks like someone painted it up there. It looks fake, y'know? CARNE: So, this was a dream? PACER: Yeah. So? CARNE: So why'd you say it was real? PACER: Dreams are real. They're part of reality. You experience them in a similar way to the way you experience life in the waking world. Why not? CARNE: I think this conversation we're having is a dream. It's certainly not up to par with other conversations we've had! ------------------- XAPPENSHARD ----------- Here are the Xappenshards for this week! Look for the other half on the Xappenshard Craze Message Board! =XASH 10.1.2! "letter or punishment"= =XASH 10.2.2! "12345678"= =XASH 10.3.2! "first 26 states alphabetically"= =XASH 10.4.2! "wild man of --"= =XASH 10.5!.2! "gnisth edma tou fo streetl"= ------------------- INFORMATION ----------- Obliviana is at "www.obliviana.com" Send all E-mail to "obliviana@aol.com" OsoaWeek is copyright 1998 Frank Edward Nora, Lord of Obliviana. It may be copied for personal use only. No part of OsoaWeek may be published, either digitally or physically, without permission. 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