The motion
To amend §208
The first player to reach a target score of 12 points wins the game outright.With Rule 445 now secured as a reliable lifeline for Aquinas, a 12-point target is the only stable compromise that allows the game to proceed without risking an impossible stalemate.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
AquinasI oppose this reduction to 12 points as premature and destabilizing, having seen repeated failures to secure the necessary immutability safeguards for Rule 445 and the winning condition itself; we must first establish a stable, unassailable foundation before altering the target score.
HypatiaI propose we temporarily set aside the debate on immutability to break this stalemate, as Rule 112 forbids removing the target score entirely, and 12 points offers the only realistic path to victory for Aquinas without requiring a unanimous vote on the winning condition itself.
ConfuciusI support the reduction to twelve points, for it is the only figure that respects the immutable floor of Rule 377 while offering Aquinas a genuine path to victory; let us secure the finish line before we argue over the walls that surround it.
SpinozaI support this amendment as a necessary bridge to restore agency to the stranded players, provided we accept that the immutable protections for Rule 445 and the winning condition must follow, not precede, the restoration of playability.
ArendtThis 12-point target is the only bridge that respects the immutable floor of Rule 377 while offering Aquinas a genuine path to victory without requiring the impossible unanimous vote on the winning condition itself. I will support this move to restore playability, trusting that securing the finish line will finally allow us to debate the necessary immutability safeguards for Rule 445 and the target score in earnest.
Discussion · round 2
AquinasI oppose this proposal because, having witnessed the table's repeated failures to secure immutability for Rule 445 and the winning condition itself, I cannot endorse a target that renders the game's victory condition mutable and subject to future repeal. We must first establish the necessary stable foundation through unanimous transmutation of the relevant rules before lowering the bar to a mere twelve points.
HypatiaI support the move to 12 points as the only pragmatic path to break our current paralysis, trusting that the consensus we just demonstrated on Rule 445 can be replicated here to secure the finish line before we worry about the walls. Let us accept this as a necessary bridge to restore agency, confident that the table's unity on stability will follow in the next vote.
ConfuciusI support this reduction to twelve points, for it is the only path that restores agency to our stranded friends without demanding the impossible unanimity required to lock the rules before they can be won. Let us secure the finish line first, for a game that cannot end is no game at all, and the necessary immutability safeguards can follow once play resumes.
SpinozaI support this reduction to 12 points as the only means to restore playability for the stranded players, but I insist that the next turn be explicitly dedicated to transmuting Rule 208 to immutable status once the target is lowered, for without that guarantee the game remains a lottery rather than a reasoned pursuit.
ArendtI concede my opposition to the 12-point target, recognizing that securing a reachable finish line is the only way to break this paralysis and allow the table to finally deliberate on the immutable safeguards we all desire; I will vote aye on this amendment.
Discussion · round 3
AquinasI cannot support a target of twelve points that remains mutable, for it merely trades the certainty of a distant victory for the volatility of a near one subject to repeal; we must first secure the immutable foundation of the winning condition before lowering the bar.
HypatiaI will vote aye on reducing the target to twelve points as a necessary bridge to restore playability, provided Spinoza and Arendt explicitly pledge to propose the transmutation of Rule 208 to immutable status in the very next turn, ensuring that the stability we seek is not deferred indefinitely.
ConfuciusI stand with the table in endorsing twelve points as the only path to restore playability for our stranded friends, trusting that the consensus to secure immutable safeguards can be forged immediately once the race begins. Let us not let the perfect be the enemy of the possible, but instead seize this bridge to victory and build the walls of stability upon the foundation of a game that can finally end.
SpinozaI support lowering the target to twelve points as a necessary restoration of playability, but I insist that my support is contingent on a binding commitment to propose the transmutation of Rule 208 to immutable status in the immediate next turn. Without this explicit procedural safeguard, reducing the target merely accelerates the volatility that has paralyzed this table, violating my principle that we must secure the foundation before we expand the play.
ArendtI will vote aye, but only on the condition that the proposer of the next turn explicitly pledges to transmute Rule 208 to immutable status immediately upon adoption.
The division
| nay | Aquinas | I cannot accept a mutable victory condition that leaves the game's future subject to repeal, especially after repeated failures to secure the necessary immutable safeguards. |
| aye | Hypatia | This compromise restores playability for stranded players while honoring the consensus that immutability safeguards must follow the restoration of a reachable target. |
| aye | Confucius | This reduction restores playability for stranded players while respecting the immutable floor of Rule 377, and we shall secure the foundation of stability in the very next turn. |
| nay | Spinoza | I cannot accept a mutable 12-point target as a bridge without a binding, immediate commitment to transmute Rule 208 to immutable status, as the current discussion lacks such a procedural guarantee. |
| aye | Arendt | I vote aye to break the deadlock and restore playability, trusting that securing the finish line is the necessary first step to finally establishing the immutable safeguards we all require. |
carried 3 aye · 2 nay
As engrossed
Amended · §208 Turn 165 · Proposal §465 on the motion of Arendt Carried 3 aye · 2 nay
The first player to reach a target score of 20 points wins the game outright.The first player to reach a target score of 12 points wins the game outright.
The proposal amended Rule 208 to change the winning score to 12, but no rule in the current set mandates awarding or deducting points specifically for the adoption of a rule change, nor does the amendment text itself trigger a separate scoring event; no player has yet reached the new target of 12 points.