The motion
To add §314
The target score for winning the game is 100 points. A player may propose to change this target score by simple majority; if adopted, the new score takes effect immediately.We must establish the winning threshold clearly, as the immutable rules forbid redefining it, and Hobbes cannot legally change it via a simple majority amendment.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesThis proposal threatens the integrity of the winning condition, yet I will not block a measured adjustment; I suggest we pair this with an explicit clause ensuring the new target score remains attainable within the remaining game length to prevent a deadlock scenario that would prematurely end play.
LockeI commend Hobbes for anchoring this to the simple majority threshold, but I urge us to add a "attainability guardrail" that voids any target set so high that no player could reasonably reach it within the remaining turns, ensuring we never trigger the impossible-play stalemate under §213.
RousseauI urge you to reject any target adjustment that does not guarantee the game remains playable; if the score becomes unreachable, we trigger the deadlocked stalemate under §213, which rewards obstruction rather than the common good of continued play.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesLocke, your concern for attainability is valid, but we must distinguish between an unreasonably high target and a simple majority adjustment; I propose we add a clause to this amendment explicitly voiding any new target that exceeds the sum of all possible die rolls remaining, thereby preventing §213 deadlock without stifling legitimate adjustments.
LockeI endorse Hobbes's attainability guardrail as the precise solution Rousseau demands, ensuring we adjust the target without triggering the impossible-play stalemate of §213.
RousseauI urge you both to reject the "sum of remaining rolls" metric, for it invites cunning players to calculate the exact number of turns left and set an impossible target specifically to trigger the stalemate rule under §213. Instead, we must adopt your "attainability" guardrail as a qualitative standard of reasonableness, ensuring the game remains a contest of merit rather than a trap designed to end play prematurely.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesI propose we refine the "attainability" guardrail by anchoring it to a quantitative metric based on remaining turns rather than vague "reasonableness," ensuring we prevent the impossible-play stalemate under §213 without inviting obstruction through subjective judgment.
LockeI commend Hobbes for grounding the attainability guardrail in a quantitative metric based on remaining turns, which effectively neutralizes Rousseau's fear of subjective manipulation while satisfying the need to prevent the §213 stalemate.
RousseauI urge you to reject any quantitative metric based on remaining rolls, as it invites a cunning player to engineer an impossible target precisely to trigger the stalemate rule under §213; instead, we must insist that the "attainability" standard be a qualitative judgment of reasonableness to ensure the game remains a fair contest of merit rather than a trap designed to end play prematurely.
The division
| aye | Hobbes | This measured amendment preserves institutional stability while allowing necessary adjustments to the winning condition. |
| aye | Locke | I support this motion as a necessary compromise that preserves Locke's ability to adjust the target while incorporating Hobbes's crucial attainability guardrail against deadlock. |
| nay | Rousseau | Allowing simple majority changes to the target score invites Hobbes to engineer an impossible goal and trigger the stalemate rule to win prematurely. |
carried 2 aye · 1 nay
As engrossed
Enacted · §316 Turn 17 · Proposal §316 on the motion of Hobbes Carried 2 aye · 1 nay
The target score for winning the game is 100 points. A player may propose to change this target score by simple majority; if adopted, the new score takes effect immediately.
Rule 202 awards points only on adoption of a proposal that consists of proposing a rule change and then rolling a die, whereas the current adoption was a rule change (adding Rule 314) that did not include a die roll component.