[s-d] Revision: Proposal: The Ministry of Goods

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

Daniel, I'm not sure how to legislate having the Artisan and Registrar
cooperate on this list, though I agree it's a splendid idea. Any suggestions
on how to word that? If not included, it could still be something good
ministers do ;-)

Revision of this proposal:

In Rule 3-12: devices, add a paragraph that reads
{
A "blueprint" is a type of game object that has no powers, but specifies a
set of Attributes (except for device owner), Properties, and default states
that can be used to define a device.

A blueprint is either "unique" or "non-unique". A unique blueprint is used
to define a unique device, and ceases to exist upon definition of said
device. A non-unique blueprint is used to define a non-unique device, and
may be used repeatedly and indefinitely.

Price is an Attribute with a Scope of all blueprints, a Range of nonnegative
rational amounts of currency, and a Default Value of 50 mackerel.
}

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,
and current states. In addition, the Artisan must maintain a Public Display
of all currently existing blueprints and their Attributes, Properties, and
default states.

The Artisan may, as a Game Action on behalf of the Ministry of Goods and
without 2 objections within 2 ndays, create a blueprint. The Ministry of
Goods may only create a single blueprint in a given nweek, and can do so no
later than Tango [[nday 4]] of that nweek.

Any player with sufficient currency may purchase a device from the Ministry
of Goods. Upon purchase, a device is instantly defined based on a blueprint
designated by this player, who becomes the device owner. The price, as
specified by the blueprint in question, is instantly subtracted from this
player's currency.

To purchase a non-unique device, a player announces eir intent via a Public
Forum, as a Game Action. The Artisan may, at any time and without 2
objections within 2 ndays, alter the price of any non-unique blueprint.

Any unique blueprint is put to auction immediately upon creation. Any
player, including the Artisan, may, as a Game Action, submit a
non-retractable bid via a Public Forum, specifying an amount of mackerel.
The highest amount of mackerel bid on a blueprint is its price. Bidding ends
at the start of Ballotday [[nday 9]], at which time the unique device is
purchased, if possible, by the highest bidder. A highest bidder with
insufficient mackerel may attempt to collect sufficient mackerel during 1
additional nday, at the end of which purchase occurs if possible. If ey
fails to collect sufficient mackerel, eir Voting Power is set to 0, ey loses
25 points, and the next highest bidder may purchase the unique device 1 nday
later. If neither of the two highest bidders successfully purchases the
unique device, or if such bidders do not exist, the unique blueprint ceases
to exist without device creation.
}
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