Stephen,
>>In my mind it is still the same contest.
I agree with this...
>>I think the whole construct of the
>>rules falls if you can sidestep them
>>simply by declaring that you want
>>to change either the actions or the
>>goals within the contest.
...but that is nonsense. Are you saying that if two swordsmen start fighting one another with the stated object of killing one another, neither can change his mind half way through and run away? *Of course* both sides are at liberty to change the actions and/or goals within a contest. Any other interpretation is just plain silly. What neither party is entitled to do is end the contest prematurely.
>>As far as I see it, once you enter a
>>contest then you have to finish it
>>and determine the consequences
>>of that contest before entering a
>>second one.
Close, but no cigar. It is possible (though clumsy and confusing) to have multiple contests occurring simultaneously. Happens to me every day in real life...
Philip M
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