Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Foreign affairs

["Glotmorf" <glotmorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/17/02 at 10:06 PM Baron von Skippy wrote:

>>What if the dominant scorekeeping unit isn't used to determine wins? Say,
>>for example, a Nomic with lots of currencies, but *no* way to win?
>-Then... well, then their money is next to worthless, isn't it? Actually,
>I've been thinking about this. In the happy afterglow of a post-win reset,
>we have no points here, but according to that little formula, our points
>are
>still only worth 1S. Maybe the commission should set exchange rates based
>on
>actual holdings?-

Did someone else win when I wasn't looking?

>>Is War ever going to do anything?
>-Haven't there been Nomic wars in the past? Besides, if two games really
>hate each other, they need an outlet somehow.-

Not necessarily hate.  Ultima Online has guild wars on its non-PK realms.  Consentual war.

>>It never says they can't be.
>-Feh.-

Actually...my memory's a bit fuzzy...Did Wonko's carryable instarule prop pass?  If so, that means instarules can be possessed.  Throw in offers and they can be bought and sold...

>>How about the Nomic Associative Treaty Organization? Or the United Nomics?
>-Nomanon. The Nomsaw Pact. The Commonwealth of Independent Nomics. The
>United Federation of Nomics. The Organization of Purchaseable-item
>Exporting
>Nomics...-

Nombody. (Let's get drunk and be nombody.)

						Glotmorf

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