ID Scott on 30 Nov 2001 19:56:32 -0000


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Re: spoon-discuss: a wacky idea



On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Robin Lee Powell wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 04:28:54PM +0000, David E. Smith wrote:
> > Would anyone object if we just dispense with some 90% of those
> > annoying rules and just go with the Imperial Nomic rules?
> > 
> > (Some version of
> > http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~dcr24/Nomic/27/Initial_Rules.html
> > probably)
> 
> Ummm, I have no idea how a game like that would actually play.  It seems
> that TIE could more-or-less just declare emself the winner.  What's the
> point?
> 
Technicaly, TIE could do exaclty that, but probably wont, as it would
spoil eir fun as well. Attraction of being TIE (or equivalent) is
watching the nomic evolve, plus being incedibly dictatorial :)

I say go for it.

cheers,
Iain Scott
"I have taken a vow of poverty. To anoy me, send money"