Re: [spoon-discuss] Dodgerule

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On Sunday 21 September 2003 02:03 am, Daniel Lepage wrote:
> I've been toying with a subgame idea, and want to know what the general
> populace thinks. The game is tentatively titled Legislative Gunfight,
> and the general premise is that the players are on a small map, say
> 5x5, on which they move around and create new rules. New rules, once
> created, can be thrown at other players, sort of like insta-rules.
> There'd be some way to dodge thrown rules (haven't really worked that
> bit out yet); but if you don't dodge it and it hits you, it then
> applies to you for the rest of the round.
> 	To win, you have to be the only player left who's able to create new
> rules.
>
> Rules could be created like, "this player may only make rules in Haiku
> form", or "this player may not move towards the left of the board while
> Dodging a rule".
>
> Some set of restrictions would have to be imposed on the contents of
> the rules - obviously "This player can't do anything" would be too
> powerful.
>
> The problem is, I can't come up with any reasonable way of ruling out
> the really powerful ones while encouraging really good ones.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions?

How about making it apply to both the thrower and the target? I the rules 
aren't allowed to discriminate between the two people, then this would 
discourage overly powerful rules.

- -- 
bd
belief, n:
	Something you do not believe.
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