On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Kerim Aydin <ke...@u.washington.edu> wrote:

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> On Wed, 3 Jun 2009, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> > I think that's in the FAQ, although maybe that's just about R104.
> > Original ruleset defined games as ending and beginning the next one
> > when someone won, and someone indeed did in the first year or so.
>
> On a related note, here's a question:  how many here have played an actual
> face-to-face Nomic round (i.e. Suber ruleset) as a "board game" (e.g.
> sat down with 4+ people at a table with the meta-understanding that
> you were all trying to win before the evening ended and winning would
> generally end the game)?
>
> Haven't done so in a long time; It's a really, really different
> experience than this; different game entirely, highly recommended, I
> think I often have those sorts of games in the back of my mind and it
> affects my play style.
>
> -G.
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I have; it was the first game of Nomic I played.  I read Hofstadter's
article years ago, but could never find anyone in high school to play with.
I found people in college, though, and we tried it around a table.  The
biggest problems were keeping control (so it doesn't break up into the loud
disputes our CFJs usually ended up as) and making sure everyone's
comfortable with the current rules, scores, etc.  We never finished the
game, but we started another one via mailing list, which is still getting
off the ground and which may open its doors with a webpage and stuff as soon
as it's ready.

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