[s-b] Proposal: The Ministry of Goods

["Jamie Dallaire" <bad.leprechaun@xxxxxxxxx>]

[[The idea behind this proposal is to create a mechanism for the
introduction/use of new devices, devices with effects left up to the
imagination of their future creators. Some could be single-use devices that
cease existing after use, and might do things like temporarily boost
personal voting power, suspend victory conditions, etc. Fun stuff. It is
also to promote a use for and flow of mackerel between players and the game
and between players themselves, which in my opinion might result in
increased strategic negotiations and trading between players.]]

In Rule 3-10: Currency, paragraph 1, amend
{
A "currency owning object", or COO, is a type of game object that can own
currency (also called "money"). All players are currency owning objects.
}
to read
{
A "currency owning object", or COO, is a type of game object that can own
currency (also called "money"). All players as well as the Ministry of Goods
are currency owning objects.
}

In Rule 3-12: devices, paragraph 2, amend
{
A "device owner object", or DOO, is a type of game object that may own
devices. All players are device owner objects.
}
to read
{
A "device owner object", or DOO, is a type of game object that may own
devices. All players as well as the Ministry of Goods are device owner
objects.
}

Create a new rule that reads
{
=== The Ministry of Goods ===

There exists a ministry known as the Ministry of Goods. The Minister of
Goods, also known as the Artisan, is responsible for maintaining a Public
Display of all currently existing devices and their Attributes, Properties,
current states and, in the case of devices
available for purchase from the Ministry of Goods, price in mackerel.

The Artisan has the power to transfer ownership of devices from the Ministry
of Goods to that of specific players, but may only do so when explicitly
instructed to by the Rules. Under no circumstances may the Artisan transfer
any currency from the Ministry of Goods to any other party, emself included.

The Artisan may, without 2 objections, define one new device, unique or
non-unique, within the first 4 ndays of a given nweek. The Ministry of Goods
immediately gains ownership of any device thus defined. A price in mackerel
must accompany the definition of any non-unique device.

Non-unique devices defined by the Artisan immediately and indefinitely
become available for purchase from the Ministry of Goods. Any player may, as
a Game Action, give the Ministry of Goods the amount of mackerel required to
purchase any available non-unique device. In return, the Artisan must
transfer ownership of the device in question from the Ministry of Goods to
this player. The Artisan may, at any time and without objection, alter the
price of any available non-unique device.

Any unique device defined by the Artisan is immediately put to auction. Any
player, including the Artisan, may, as a Game Action, submit a bid via a
Public Forum, specifying an amount of mackerel. Bids are not retractable and
bidding ends at the start of Ballotday. Once bidding ends, the highest
bidder has 1 nday to pay, giving the Ministry of Goods a quantity of
mackerel equal to eir highest bid. If ey fails to do so, eir Voting Power is
set to 0, ey loses 25 points, and the next highest bidder is allowed 1
further nday to pay eir own highest bid. The Artisan must transfer ownership
of the unique device to any player who successfully pays. If neither of the
two highest bidders successfully pay, or if such bidders do not exist, the
unique device is destroyed, ceasing to exist.
}

[[Yes, the devices in public display, as per the rule above, would include
Panic Buttons. Also, under the current phrasing, I would advise any Minister
of Goods to include a condition on any created device that says that its
effects will occur unless the owner is an object other than the Ministry of
Goods. Unless, of course, that's specifically what you're trying to do...

a) I figured before writing this that I'd have to amend more existing rules
to prevent conflicts, but can only find two now, so maybe I forgot some? b)
I'm torn as to whether the Artisan should be allowed to bid on unique
devices created by the Artisan... What do you think? Any other suggestions
for revision?]]

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