Timothy H. wrote: > A Koan has the buddha nature, if and only if it contains a stack whose > total pip value is the same as the number of letters in the colour of > the top-most pyramid in that stack. > > Now, I would argue that that's NOT allowed by the rule, as it's > language dependent, and thus refers to something outside of the Koan - > i.e. language. "Red" is an inherent property. "R-E-D" is not, for it > would be different for French players: "R-O-U-G-E". The above rule could also be stated as - AKHTBN iff it contains a stack whose total pip value is: * 3 if the top-most pyramid in the stack is red, * 4 if the top-most pyramid in the stack is blue, * 5 if the top-most pyramid in the stack is green, or * 6 if the top-most pyramid in the stack is yellow. ...and that rule could be translated into any language and still be functionally the same. It's a bit awkward, though. I can understand your friend's preference for assuming all the students speak English. > Secondly, at ChiTag, Rabbits were giving their Rules a difficulty > rating of 1-10. Is there a sanctioned list of example rules that has > official ratings, so that a) I can rate rules I invent better and b) I > can better invent rules for a particular rating? http://wiki.playagaingames.com/tiki-index.php?page=Some+Zendo+Rules -- Elliott C. "Eeyore" Evans eeyore@xxxxxxxx