Re: [s-d] Proposal to get some life back here - DIPNOMICY

[Arkady English <arkadyenglish@xxxxxxxxx>]

> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Arkady English <arkadyenglish@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Somewhat inspired by Nomicopoly, I'd like to try applying the powers
>> of a nomic to the game Diplomacy.
>>
>> I think the fragile stab-them-in-the-back alliances of Diplomacy lend
>> themselves excellently to a nomic, as a whole additional layer of
>> possibilities becomes available.
>>
>> I have drafted an initial ruleset - it is fairly long, though, at 32
>> rules. Of these, 11 are to make the nomic work, and the remaining
>> rules set out the basic structure for Diplomacy to be built on. It
>> includes armies and navies - I wanted to only include Armies, but
>> Britain would be screwed (ditto if the navies can't convoy).
>>
>> I'd be looking initially for 5-7 players, but more is possible with
>> larger maps which can take large numbers of players if the interest
>> exists.
>>
>> Putting a turn-based structure in will, hopefully, keep the game
>> moving as players have a "use it or lose it" motivation to be active.
>> I'm aiming for a timescale of 7-10 days per turn (probably each turn
>> starts on a Monday, move deadline is sometime on Thursday, I publish
>> the new game-state on Friday and open voting on the proposals, voting
>> closes on Sunday and the new ruleset goes out soon after, so the new
>> move starts Monday again - this is flexible and depends on the needs
>> of the players).
>>
>> Anyway, here is the proposed initial ruleset for anyone interested. If
>> there are any typos, or huge loopholes I've left which need shutting
>> before the start, let me know.
>>
>> THE RULES
>> 1. (I) All players of Dipnomicy must follow the rules.
>> 2. (I) Each rule is marked as immutable (I), or mutable (M). This is
>> the rule's mutability.
>> 3. (I) Where two rules conflict, immutable rules take precedence over
>> mutable rules. If they have the same mutability, than the rule that
>> explicitly takes precedence over, or defers to the other rule takes
>> precedence or defers as stated. If the rules have the same mutability,
>> and no precedence is explicitly stated, the lowest numbered rule takes
>> precedence.
>> 4. (I) Unregulated actions are illegal.
>> THE ARBITRATOR
>> 5. (I) The arbitrator  of Dipnomicy I is Arkady English.
>> 6. (I) The arbitrator is not a player.
>> 7. (I) The arbitrator is responsible for enforcing the rules.
>> 8. (I) Wherever a call for judgement on the interpretation of rules is
>> required, the arbitrator is responsible for judging the decision and
>> enforcing the outcome of that judgement.
>> PROPOSALS
>> 9. (I) A proposal contains text to do one of the following: create a
>> new mutable rule; repeal a mutable rule; modify a mutable rule; make a
>> mutable rule immutable; make an immutable rule mutable.
>> 10. (I) A proposal passes if it receives more votes in favour than
>> against, except for proposals to make an immutable rule mutable, which
>> requires unanimous vote (i.e. no votes against).
>> 11. (I) New rules are numbered XYY, where X is the current turn
>> number, and YY is assigned by the arbitrator. The lowest YY will be
>> assigned to the rule with the highest majority, and vice versa.
>> Modified rules keep their number, but will be given a revision number.
>> THE PLAYER
>> 12. (I) Each player is assigned a country and a colour.
>> 13. (I) Resources belonging to that player are marked in that colour.
>> 14. (I) Players may freely send messages to each other.
>> THE MAP
>> 15. (I) The map is split into a number of named territories.
>> 16. (I) Two territories are adjacent if they share a border.
>> 17. (I) Sea territories are marked in blue. All other territories are
>> land territories.
>> 18. (I) Coastal territories are land territories that share a border
>> with a sea territory.
>> 19. (I) Some territories have supply centres. Supply centres are a
>> resource.
>> UNITS
>> 20. (I) Units are a resource.
>> 21. (M) “Hold position” means a unit does not take any action. Any
>> unit who may take an action, but has no action specified holds
>> position.
>> 22. (M) An army (pl. armies) is a unit. As an action, it may move into
>> any land territory adjacent to its current territory. Armies may take
>> one action per turn.
>> 23. (M) A navy (pl. navies) is a unit. As an action, it may move into
>> any sea or coastal territory adjacent to its current territory. As an
>> action, the navy may convoy an army, as long as the army starts and
>> ends on land territories, and as long as the navy is in a territory
>> that borders the start and end territories.
>> THE TURN
>> 24. (I) Each turn, the arbitrator will publish a deadline for players
>> to submit their activity this turn. Activity submitted after this
>> deadline are accepted at the discretion of the arbitrator. The
>> arbitrator may extend this deadline.
>> 25. (I) Players submit their activity for the turn to the arbitrator
>> privately. Activity in public messages shall have no effect.
>> 26. (M) Players may submit revised activities before the deadline with
>> no penalty.
>> 27. (M) Player activity each turn shall consist of: a list of actions
>> taken by units they control; a proposal for the rules.
>> 28. (M) If the arbitrator cannot understand what action is supposed to
>> be taken, that action is considered illegal and does not take effect.
>> 29. (M) After each turn, the arbitrator shall publish the list of
>> proposals submitted, and the game shall enter a voting period.
>> 30. (M) During the voting period, players may cast a single vote on
>> each proposal. If they do not vote in the voting period they are
>> assumed to abstain.
>> 31. (M) The voting period ends either on a deadline specified by the
>> arbitrator, or when every player has voted. When the voting period
>> ends, a new turn starts.
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On 4 February 2012 00:33, Jamie Ahloy Dallaire <bad.leprechaun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Sounds like a great idea. I'd love to play!
>
> Do tell, is that a soft c in Dipnomicy?
>
> Jamie
>

I never really thought about pronunciation. I tried it out, and have
been saying it "Dip - nomic - see", although with a very short hard
"c" at the end of "nomic".

Also, if players are interested but unsure of the timescale, the
timescale can be altered to suit the players rather than the other way
around.
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