spoon-business: Prop: Less is More -- Lit Forms

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{{ _Less is More: Lit Forms_

Change the text of Rule 437 with the text marked at start and end with @@@@@ [[ which holds quotes from rules 437, 397, 357, 398, 399 and 438 ]]:

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Proposals may be submitted in Literary Forms -- forms whose structure enhances but does not interfere with the rules and actions being presented. A Literary Form must allow the rules and actions being presented to be clearly understood by all players. Literary Forms include Prose Forms and Poetic Forms.

A. Poetic Forms

Poetic Forms are sets of restrictions that are defined to be such by the ruleset. If a proposal confroming to a Poetic Form passes, its proponent recieves 5 points, and e earns the Form Bonus of any forms the proposal conformed to.

A.1. Haiku Form

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Players submitting
Proposals in haiku form
Earn 5 extra points
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Haiku Form is a Poetic Form. The Form Bonus for Haiku Form is 5 points.

To be considered haiku form, a proposal must meet one of the following restrictions:

1) The proposal, not including the title and comments, has 3 lines of text having 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and 5 syllables respectively.

2) The proposal, including the title, but not the comments, has 3 lines of text having 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and 5 syllables respectively.

3) The proposal, not including the title and comments, has 3 lines of text having 2 poetic feet, 3 poetic feet, and 2 poetic feet respectively.

4) The proposal, including the title, but not the comments, has 3 lines of text having 2 poetic feet, 3 poetic feet, and 2 poetic feet respectively.

Define "Zen Master of Nomic" as a Title.

If 3 or more of a player's haiku proposals have been adopted, that player receives the Title "Zen Master Of Nomic".

A.2. The Limerick

A Limerick is a Poetic Form. To be a Limerick, a Proposal must conform to all the following restrictions:

1) It must be 5 lines in length, including or excluding the title.
2) Lines 1, 2, and 5 must rhyme, and each be three poetic feet in length.
3) Lines 3 and 4 must rhyme, and each be two poetic feet in length.
4) Comments are excluded from all the above restrictions.

The Form Bonus for a Limerick is 4 points.

A.3. The Cinquain

A Cinquain is a Poetic Form. To be a Cinquain, a Proposal must conform to all the following restrictions:

1) It must be 5 lines in length, including or excluding the title.
2) Line 1 must be two syllables in length.
3) Line 2 must be four syllables in length.
4) Line 3 must be six syllables in length.
5) Line 4 must be eight syllables in length.
6) Line 5 must be two syllables in length.
7) Comments are excluded from all the above restrictions.

The Form Bonus for a Cinquain is 3 points.

B. Prose Forms

Prose Forms are Literary Forms, in which a proposal's rules and actions are presented in the context of a story (defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary as, 'a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse or instruct the hearer or reader; a tale'). The rules and actions presented must be clearly delimited from the story component, and at the same time must be reflected in the story component.

When a player votes on a proposal which is in Prose Form, e may also give that proposal a rating, which is an integer between 0 and 15. If e does not, e is assumed to have given that proposal a rating of 7. If a proposal in Prose Form passes, its proponent recieves a number of points equal to the average of all ratings given to that proposal by players other than the proponent who voted for the proposal.
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Repeal Rules 397, 357, 398, 399 and 438.

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