spoon-business: Proposal: Go Stones

[Dan <wald7330@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

[[This is a neat idea I've been working out in my head all day.  If we're
lucky it should work well with the in-progress political go.]]

The following is a new proposal entitled "Go Stones":

1. Enact a new rule entitled "Stones" with text as follows:

Stones are objects.  They can be created, destroyed, transferred, and
otherwise manipulated only as allowed by the rules.

Stones have three states:  "Reserve", "In Play", and "Captured".  Newly
created Stones are always Reserve Stones.

2. Enact a new rule entitled "Stone Purchase"

If a game of Political Go is in progress a player may, at any time,
purchase a Stone from the bank.  This purchase transfers the purchase cost
of that stone in points to the bank, and creates a new Stone [[Reserve]]
owned by that player.

The purchase price is equal to 5 raise to the power of the number of
stones already purchased by that player in that nweek.

3. Enact a new rule entitled "Reserve Stones"

Ownership of Reserve Stones is transferable at will by the owner of the
stone.

4. Enact a new rule entitled "Stones In Play"

Stones In Play acquire the property "location".  The location of an In
Play stone is specified when it becomes In Play and may not change.

5. Enact a new rule entitled "Captured Stones"

Captured Stones may be sold to the Bank for 1 point each.  This sale
destroys the stone and transfers 1 point from the Bank to the stone's
owner.

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