On 3/23/22 12:38, secretsnail9 via agora-business wrote:
> I submit the following proposal:
>
> Title: The Hexeract
> AI: 1.0
> Author: secretsnail
> Coauthors:
>
> Create a rule with title "Grids" and the following text:
> {
>
> A grid has D dimensions, where D is a positive integer, and where its 1st
> through Dth dimensions are defined in the rules. Each finite dimension has
> a width of W, where W is a positive integer. A dimension is either wrapping
> (syn. wrapped) or not wrapping (default). A dimension is either infinite or
> finite (default).
>
> A location on a grid is a vector with D dimensions, where D is the number
> of dimensions the grid has, with each dimension having a value as an entry,
> whose Dth entry is a non-negative integer less than the Dth dimension's
> width if the Dth dimension is neither infinite nor wrapping. All entries
> for a given wrapping dimension are equal modulo that dimension's width. For
> example, in a grid 2 Dimensions of widths 2 then 3, [1,2] would be a valid
> location and [2,1] would not be.
This is internally inconsistent. If locations are equal modulo the
width, [2,1] is a perfectly valid location that's exactly equivalent to
[0,1].
>
> A grid has a space for each location on that grid, and that space has that
> location as a location.
The second clause seems unnecessary. This should also probably say
"exactly one space".
> A space has a location. A space (A) is adjacent to another space in the
> same grid (B) if you could add 1 or subtract 1 from a single entry in B's
> location to get A's location. For example, on a grid with 2 dimensions of
> widths 2 then 3, [1,2] would be adjacent to [1,0] if the grid was wrapping,
> and not adjacent if it is not wrapping.)
>
> }
"A space has a location" is redundant with the previous paragraph.
As I said on Discord, the use of "you" in this manner is unconventional
and doesn't gain anything. I don't think it's a good idea to either make
the text less legalistic or to introduce pronouns with unknown referents.
> Create a rule with title "The Hexeract" and the following text:
> {
>
> The Hexeract is a grid with 6 dimensions. The 1st-6th dimensions all have a
> width of 3.
>
> Each space on The Hexeract has a list of persons that own a fence on it,
> which is initially empty. A person "owns a fence on" a space if e is in the
> list of persons that own a fence on that space. A space on The Hexeract can
> be referred to by its location.
The "list" should be a switch. You should also consider making it a set,
rather than a list (unordered and ignores duplicates).
> PlayerSpace is a secured Player switch tracked by the Hexor with possible
> values from the set on all spaces on The Hexeract, defaulting to
> [1,1,1,1,1,1]. For a player to move to a space is to change eir PlayerSpace
> value to that space. A player is on a space if their PlayerSpace value is
> that space.
Player should not be capitalized.
"Hexor" is never defined.
The use of UpperCamelCase names is not standard, and I don't think it's
a good idea to introduce it. Also, why is this secured?
"their" -> "eir".
> Fencehops, Fences, and Movies are each a currency, tracked by the Hexor.
>
> Whenever a payday occurs, each active player gains 1 Fencehop, 1 Fence, and
> 1 Movie.
>
> A player CAN once a month grant 1 Fencehop, 1 Fence, or 1 Movie to
> specified player by announcement.
"specified other player"?
> A player CAN, if e has not already done any of the below this week:
>
> * move to a specified non-fenced space adjacent to the one e is on by
> announcement.
When is a space fenced or non-fenced?
> * move to a specified fenced space adjacent to the one e is on by
> announcement, provided e owns a fence on that space.
>
> * move to a specified fenced space adjacent to the one e is on without
> objection from any Player who owns a fence on that space.
>
> * move to a specified fenced space adjacent to the one e is on by paying
> a fee of 1 Fencehop.
>
> * move to a specified fenced space e owns a fence on by paying a fee of
> 3 Fencehops.
>
> A player CAN Build a Fence by paying a fee of 1 Fence, provided e doesn't
> already own a fence on the space e is on. When e does so, e is added to the
> list of players who own a fence on that space.
>
> A player CAN Build a Huge Fence by paying a fee of 5 Fences. When e does
> so, e is added to the list of players who own a fence on each space
> adjacent to the one e is on.
What if e's already in some of those space's fence lists?
>
> A player CAN move to a specified non-fenced space adjacent to the one e is
> on by paying a fee of 1 Movie.
>
> A player CAN swap the locations of two specified spaces by paying a fee of
> 5 Movies.
The grid rule doesn't clearly support this. I think, in general, it
would be better to avoid modifying the locations of spaces in order to
avoid questions of what happens when a space's location is set to an
invalid value.
> A mountain has a name, defaulting to the location of the space it is on.
> Each space on The Hexeract with the form [A,B,C,D,E,F], where A, B, C, D,
> E, and F are each either 0 or 2 (the 64 corners of the grid) starts out
> with a mountain on it when created.
Name should be a switch, and it suggests a string, while a location is a
platonic non-string value.
> Vertokens are an indestructible fixed asset tracked by the Hexor, with a
> specific mountain as a type. There is a distinct type for each mountain
> that currently exists on a space on The Hexeract.
>
> A player CAN Climb by announcement, provided e is on a space with a
> mountain on it. When e does so, e gains a Vertoken with that mountain as a
> type, unless e already owns one with that type. When a player Climbs, e can
> optionally specify a name for the mountain. If e does so, the mountain on
> the space e is on is renamed to the specified name.
>
> If a player has exactly 64 Vertokens, e CAN See the Truth by announcement,
> specifying a set of no more than 3 players, provided no person has won the
> game by doing so in the past 30 days. When e does so, the specified players
> win the game. Four days after such a win occurs, all Fencehops, Fences,
> Movies, and Vertokens are destroyed, all spaces are destroyed and replaced
> with new spaces, and all Players move to [1,1,1,1,1,1].
Player should not be capitalized. "won the game by doing so" could
plausibly only include instances when people specify themselves in the
set, so if Alice specifies only Bob to win, the time limit would not
trigger. Although unlikely, it's not inconceivable this could happen
with sufficient bribes.
Overall this just seems grindy, difficult to track, and not particularly
fun to play. It also screws over anybody who joins in the middle of the
round, and it's potentially significantly damaging to miss even a week
with a free move if other players aren't willing to sell you assets to
catch up.
--
Jason Cobb
Assessor, Rulekeepor, Stonemason
