[Players in recent conversation (and everyone!). Pls comment if this is
the sort of thing that you might have in mind].
The ANT FARM MANIFESTO
1. Beans, Grains, and Drops are each currencies (collectively
'crops'; each currency is a 'crop type').
2. When a player first becomes a member, e is awarded 5 Beans,
5 Grains, and 5 Drops.
3. In every nomic week, the Ant Farmer CAN and SHALL award each
player 3 crops, where the type of each awarded crop is
determined randomly.
4. At the beginning of each week:
a. the player(s) who have the greatest number of Beans have
their score changed by +1.
b. the player(s) who have the greatest number of Grains have
their score changed by +i.
c. the player(s) who have the greatest number of Drops have
their score changed by -1.5-1.5i.
Supporting Rule:
Ant Farm (power-2)
There exists an Ant Farm, which is an asset belonging to itself.
There exists a document called the Ant Farm Manifesto (the Manifesto),
which is maintained by the Ant Farmer, which is an office.
The Ant Farmer's report includes the Manifesto and the disposition
of any assets or other entities [hereafter 'Farm Properties'] that
are defined solely by the Manifesto.
The Ant Farm is also contest[*], and a Nomic whose rules are the
Ant Farm Manifesto. All Agoran players are also members in the Ant
Farm.
The text of the Manifesto can either be changed (a) by Agoran Consent,
or (b) through mechanisms explicitly defined in the Manifesto.
Other changes to the Manifesto are secured.
Changes to Farm Properties CAN be made only as explicitly described
by the Manifesto; otherwise such changes are Secured.
The Ant Farmer has the general ability to adjudicate conflicts that
arise regarding the Ant Farm. The Courts SHOULD generally defer to
the opinions of the Ant Farmer on such matters.
The Ant Farm, via mechanisms described in the Manifesto, CAN cause
a player's score to change. The Ant Farmer's report SHALL include
any recent changes made to score due to the Ant Farm.
