Re: [spoon-discuss] INH

[Daniel Lepage <dpl33@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday, September 14, 2003, at 06:03 PM, Craig wrote:

> > So now I'm kind of curious. A number of subgames have been created
> > recently, yet INH lies unused. What would convince people to make use
> > of it? Subgames run independently of everything else can't really
>
> I was away when INH appeared, so I am unaware of anything other than 
> its
> name.
>
> > generate serious revenue, as nobody would want to play if one player
> > stood to profit massively from it. The whole point of INH, then, was 
> > to
> > not only give such subgames a nice place to dump excess points, but
> > also to allow those excess points to be used in other subgames that
> > spent more than they got.
> > 	INH subgames also have the advantage of costing Dave nothing, since
> > the Subgame Statutes are maintained either by some official in the
> > subgame, or by me, whereas right now, any change to the rules of Go,
> > Tunnelers, or Mercantilism means another database edit for Dave (and
> > changes to Go mean more proposal updating and vote counting, too).
>
> Wow. This sounds good.
>
> > 	So what I'm wondering is, what is it about INH that makes subgame
> > authors unhappy? And more importantly, what could I do to it do make
> > people more willing to use it?
> > 	Is the subgame definition too restrictive? Do you think I have too
> > much power? Is the entry fee too high? Are you waiting for it to gain
> > some real money? Did you just forget about it?
> > Or do you just think it's a stupid idea in general, and I should give
> > it up and nuke the society?
>
> I was unaware of it. Please tell me more.

I recently added it to the Wiki, so you can see a description and 
charter there. Basically, it's a society that, if anyone would create 
one, would run a bunch of subgames; as the Leader, I'd be responsible 
for keeping a record of their charters; since they're external 
documents referenced by the charter, the only thing Dave has to worry 
about is what I tell him the society does, so that instead of him 
having to remember how all the subgames work and remembering to, say, 
transfer lots of points to the Mercantilist victors, I just tell him 
"INH gives Teucer 12 points, and the Baron 7.". This also has the bonus 
of keeping the subgame charters out of the database, so Dave doesn't 
have to be the one implementing all the rule changes.

--
Wonko

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