Updated draft below. For convenience, here's a diff showing the changes, except to keep it concise, the diff does not reflect that I changed "Holder" to "Trustee" everywhere (thanks Jason). Thanks nix for pointing out that the Holder should be required to actually hold onto the assets.
=== THE DIFF === --- old Sat Feb 6 03:49:10 2021 +++ new Sat Feb 6 03:48:41 2021 @@ -25,11 +25,16 @@ The Trustee SHALL NOT Take Over the Economy. -The Trustee can transfer the Trust to any other party (the receiver) by +The Trustee SHALL ensure at all times that e holds Victory Cards and +Points with total value at least equal to the number of Decipoints in +existence. + +The Trustee CAN transfer the Trust to any other party (the receiver) by transferring Victory Cards and Victory Points to the receiver with total value equal to the number of Decipoints in existence, so long as -e does so for the sole purpose of transferring the Trust. It is -IMPOSSIBLE to transfer the Trust in any other way. +e does so for the sole purpose of transferring the Trust, and says so +in eir message. It is IMPOSSIBLE to transfer the Trust in any other +way. The holder SHOULD exchange four Victory Cards for ten Victory Points whenever possible. @@ -53,12 +58,9 @@ if no assets are transferred. (That is: the Trustee can freely grant emself Decipoints or destroy eir own Decipoints.) ---- No Stranding --- +--- Resets --- -If the Trustee is the only party to this contract, e may Settle the -Contract by transferring to every holder of Decipoints an equivalent -value in Victory Points and Victory Cards. When e does so, this -contract is destroyed. +Whenever a player Takes Over the Economy, all Decipoints are destroyed. --- Reporting --- === THE NEW DRAFT === --- Introduction --- This contract is for players to pool their Victory Cards and Points in order to prevent others from Taking Over the Economy, and also to aid exchanging Cards for Points. It's intended to work like this: one party (the Trustee) is entrusted with holding Victory Points and Victory Cards on behalf of others. The Trustee can freely transfer the duty to another party as long as e transfers the associated Cards and Points, so there shouldn't be any disadvantage to the role. --- Joining and leaving --- Any player CAN join this contract by announcement. Any player other than the Trustee (defined below) CAN leave this contract by announcement. --- Holding --- The Trust is a unique asset which can only be held by parties to this contract. Its owner is called the Trustee. Falsifian is the first Trustee. The Trustee SHALL NOT Take Over the Economy. The Trustee SHALL ensure at all times that e holds Victory Cards and Points with total value at least equal to the number of Decipoints in existence. The Trustee CAN transfer the Trust to any other party (the receiver) by transferring Victory Cards and Victory Points to the receiver with total value equal to the number of Decipoints in existence, so long as e does so for the sole purpose of transferring the Trust, and says so in eir message. It is IMPOSSIBLE to transfer the Trust in any other way. The holder SHOULD exchange four Victory Cards for ten Victory Points whenever possible. --- Banking --- Decipoints are a currency. A Victory Point is worth ten Decipoints and a Victory Card is worth 25 Decipoints. Any player CAN Deposit Victory Cards and/or Victory Points by transferring them to the Trustee (defined below) for the sole purpose of Depositing. When e does so, e earns the equivalent value in Decipoints. Any player (the withdrawer) CAN act on behalf of the Trustee to transfer Victory Cards and/or Victory Points to the withdrawer with value up to the withdrawer's Decipoints balance; when the withdrawer does this, that value in Decipoints in eir possession is destroyed. If the Trustee attempts to deposit or withdraw, e is successful, even if no assets are transferred. (That is: the Trustee can freely grant emself Decipoints or destroy eir own Decipoints.) --- Resets --- Whenever a player Takes Over the Economy, all Decipoints are destroyed. --- Reporting --- Any player can become The Accountant or cease being The Accountant by announcement. In other words, The Accountant is the last person to claim the role, if e has not left it since. The Accountant is the recordkeepor for the Trust and for Decipoints. --- Amendment --- Any player can propose an amendment to this contract by announcement. If an amendment was proposed at least two days ago, the Trustee consents to it, at least two thirds of the parties consent to it, and it has not yet been applied, then any party can enact it by announcement. When the amendment is enacted, first, non-consenting players cease to be parties to the contract, and then it is applied. -- Falsifian
