On Sunday 21 September 2008 12:59:19 pm Ed Murphy wrote: > Pavitra wrote: > > I don't know about historical precedent, but I think it might be > > fun to create a fast-paced subgame to play at conventions, > > something like legislators meeting in session. (This might also > > be a good way to attract new players.) > > Which conventions? (I attend one in the Los Angeles area that runs > three times a year; I tried kicking off a F2F game last September > using Suber's initial rules, but no one expressed interest.)
I don't really know. Most likely the basic requirement is the number of Agorans in attendance (at least three, I think). I suspect a lot of the problem you had was that you tried to start a new nomic from scratch, using a well-known ruleset. Nomics, as far as I can tell, have a hard time starting up, before they become (1) established and active, and (2) culturally distinct from other nomics. A nomic with few players and no interesting subgame infrastructure has very little going for it. This is why I proposed a subgame: to bring Agora's pre-existing interest and weight to the gaming table.
