spoon-business: A bit of Neatness

[Wonko <dplepage@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We've got too many Gnome Rules. So,

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__Neatening up Gnomes__

[[This reorganizes all Gnome rules into a big rule, and neatens up some
things (like leftover 'upon the passing of this rule' clauses and
abbreviations that got nailed by entropy). This also stops the constant
stream of Sheep]]
Amend r441 to be:
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__Gnomes__

A. Definitions

A.1. Gnomes

There exist objects known as Gnomes. No Gnome may exist except as specified
in the rules. Each Gnome has a type. All Gnome types must have unique names,
in the form of "**** Gnomes", where **** is a string of at least 1
alphanumeric character.
Whenever a new Gnome type is defined, a single Gnome of that type shall be
placed on a random Grid Square.

A.2. Hit Points

All Gnomes start with 2 Hit Points unless a rule specifies otherwise.
If a Gnome has less than 1 Hit Point, it crumbles to dust and is destroyed.

A.3. Gnome Throwing

Gnomes can be in a grid location or in the posession of a Player.

If a Player and a Gnome are in the same grid location the Player may pick up
the Gnome. 
A Player who has a Gnome may throw it at another grid location or at a
Player in another grid location. Gremlins cannot be thrown at Players who
are On Leave. 
If a Gnome is thrown at a Player, the Player must, as an action, catch the
Gnome within two ndays of it being thrown. If the Player does not or cannot
catch the Gnome, the Gnome hits the Player, who then loses 1d4 score points
to the Player that threw the Gnome; the Gnome then loses 1 hit Point and
falls where the Player is standing.

A.4. The Gnome Factory

There exists an entity called the Gnome Factory. At the beginning of each
nweek, the Gnome Factory creates one Gnome of a random type on a random
legal square of Substance Mud. The Gnome Factory cannot create Gnomes of any
type if there is not already at least one Gnome of thay type on the Grid. If
there are no Mud squares or Gnomes on the Grid, the Gnome Factory does not
produce a Gnome.

A.5. Gnome Bags

Each player has a Gnome Bag. Any player who has a Gnome may place it in eir
Gnome bag. Any player with a Gnome in eir Gnome Bags may take it out at any
time. Gnomes in Gnome bags are treated as if they were Basic Gnomes until
they are removed.

A.5. Mixing Gnomes

If a player has more than one Gnome that is possessed by em, e may mix eir
Gnomes together, which destroys both Gnomes and creates a new one. Gnomes
may only be mixed as explicitly permitted by the rules.

A.6. Gnome Replication

If a player possessess a Gnome and a Beer Can, e may feed the Can to the
Gnome, which destroys the Can. If a Gnome is Wet and it is fed a Beer Can,
it turns into an Amorphous Blob. At the end of each nweek, each Blob that
existed at the beginning of that nweek turns into two Gnomes of the same
type as the Gnome which became the Blob in the first place.

A.7. Garbage Cans

There exist objects called Garbage Cans. Garbage Cans are passable,
stationary objects. There is a Garbage Can at each Elbonian Airways location
Any player who holds a Gnome and is in a square consecutive to a square that
conatains a Garbage Can may Throw Out a Gnome in eir possession, destroying
the Gnome and gaining 5 points.

B. Gnome types

B.1. Yoyo Gnomes

There exist Gnomes of type Yoyo. When a Yoyo Gnome is Thrown at a player and
is not caught, it returns to the possession of the player who threw it, if
one exists. Yoyo Gnomes have 3 Hit Points.

B.2. Ice Gnomes

There exist Gnomes of type Ice. If a square is occupied by either an Ice
Gnome or an entity which holds an Ice Gnome, then the properties of that
square and all entities on that square shall be calculated as if the
temperature were 40 degrees colder, and the properties of the squares
consecutive to that square and all entities on those square shall be
calculated as if the temperature were 30 degrees colder.

B.3. Fire Gnomes

There exist Gnomes of type Fire. If a square is occupied by either an Fire
Gnome or an entity which holds a Fire Gnome, then the square and all
entities in that square lose the attributes Frozen and Wet, and any Brooks
in that square are destroyed.

B.4. Weather Gnomes

There exist Gnomes of type Weather. Whenever a Weather Gnome is destroyed,
the weather is updated immediately. Weather Gnomes have 1 hit point.

B.5. Water Gnomes

There exist Gnomes of type Water. Water Gnomes have 3 hit points. A Water
Gnome may be squeezed by the player holding it at the cost of one of its hit
points to make a Sponge wet or create a Brook at the square the squeezing
player is standing on.

B.6. Earth Gnomes

There exist Gnomes of type Earth. Earth Gnomes have 3 hit points. An Earth
Gnome may be squeezed by the player holding it at the cost of one of its hit
points to turn the Brook the squeezing player is standing in into Mud.

B.7. Grain Gnomes

There exist Gnomes of type Grain. Grain Gnomes have 3 hit points. A Grain
Gnome may be squeezed by the player holding it at the cost of one of its hit
points to make Bread. A player with Bread who is standing on a Brook may use
the Bread on that Brook. If a player uses Bread upon a Brook, they get a
Caviar Sandwich and the Brook is destroyed. If a player eats a Caviar
Sandwich in the same nweek as they drink a glass of Champagne, that player
gets 5 Style Points.

B.8. Winter Gnomes

There exist Gnomes of type Winter. When a Winter Gnome is destroyed, the
temperature decreases by 4 the next time the weather is updated.

B.9. Summer Gnomes

There exist Gnomes of type Summer. When a Summer Gnome is destroyed, the
temperature increases by 4 the next time the weather is updated.

B.10. Beer Gnomes

There exist gnomes of type Beer. Beer Gnomes have three hit points. Beer
Gnomes may be squeezed by the player holding them at the cost of one of
their hit points to produce a Can of Beer, the drinking of which immediately
destroys the Can. When a Beer Gnome runs out of hit points, it becomes a
Beer Can. This rule takes precedence over rules 441 and 498.

B.11. Tea Gnomes

There exist Gnomes of type Tea. Tea Gnomes have three hit points. Tea Gnomes
may be squuezed by the player holding them at the cost of one of their hit
points to produce a Cup of Tea.

B.12. Sheep Gnomes

There exist Gnomes call Sheep Gnomes.
There exist objects called Shears. Any player who does not have Shears may
pay 5 points to get them. Any player who possessess both Shears and a Sheep
Gnome may Shear the Sheep, in which case e gets a Cotton Sponge and eir
Sheep Gnome turns into a randomly selected other type of Gnome.

B.13. Other Gnomes

There exist Gnomes of the following types:
Basic
Air
Lemon
Alien
Herb
Grape
Potato
Russian

C. The Wine List

The following mixes of Gnomes are permitted:

A Winter Gnome plus a Water Gnome makes an Ice Gnome.

A Summer Gnome plus a Air Gnome makes a Fire Gnome.

Three Basic Gnomes makes a Gnome of a random type.

A Winter Gnome plus a Summer Gnome makes a Yoyo Gnome.

A Fire Gnome plus a Ice Gnome makes a Yoyo Gnome.

A Water Gnome plus an Herb Gnome makes a Tea Gnome.

A Grain Gnome plus a Water Gnome makes a Beer Gnome.

An Earth Gnome plus a Grain Gnome makes a Potato Gnome.

An Earth Gnome plus a Summer Gnome makes a Grape Gnome.

A Winter Gnome plus an Earth Gnome makes a Russian Gnome.

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Repeal all rules with the keyword 'Gnome' except r441.
Repeal all rules with the keyword 'Gnomes'. [[Sheep Gnomes is the only one]]
Repeal r632. [[Garbage Cans]]
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-- 
Wonko