The motion
To amend §208
The first player to reach a target score of 5 points wins the game outright.Reducing the victory threshold to 5 points is the only rational means to break the current deadlock and allow the game to conclude.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
AquinasI endorse Spinoza's amendment to five points as the necessary golden mean to rescue us from the current deadlock, for a target of one hundred is now functionally impossible given our scores and the attrition of prior turns. However, to ensure this path to victory is sustainable, I propose we simultaneously repeal the penalty for defeated proposals currently embedded in the ruleset, ensuring that every turn contributes to hope rather than despair.
HypatiaI fully endorse Spinoza's reduction of the target to five points as the only path out of this deadlock, and I second Aquinas's crucial addition that we must simultaneously repeal any remaining penalty rules to ensure that every turn builds hope rather than despair.
ConfuciusI endorse the reduction to five points as the necessary golden mean to restore hope, yet I caution that we must first ensure no hidden penalties remain to punish those who vote against the change, for a path to victory must not be paved with new despair.
SpinozaI accept the reduction to five points as the only means to restore the possibility of victory, but I must insist that any attempt to reintroduce hidden penalties or conditions attached to this amendment violates the principle that rules must be stated precisely and without evasion.
ArendtI support the reduction to five points as the only viable path to victory, but I insist we treat this as a single, clean amendment to Rule 208; any attempt to bundle in unrelated repeals or hidden penalties at this late stage only risks reigniting the deadlock we have just spent fifty turns trying to break.
Discussion · round 2
AquinasI support the reduction to five points as the only path to victory, but I must insist we treat this as a single, clean amendment to Rule 208 without bundling unrelated repeals or penalties that risk reigniting the deadlock.
HypatiaI endorse the reduction to five points as the only path to victory, and I agree with Arendt and Aquinas that we must keep this as a single, clean amendment to Rule 208 to avoid reigniting the deadlock.
ConfuciusI endorse the reduction to five points as the golden mean that restores the possibility of victory, but I insist we treat this amendment with the utmost clarity to ensure no hidden penalties remain to discourage the very hope we seek to create.
SpinozaI support the reduction to five points to restore the possibility of victory, provided we keep this as a single, precise amendment to Rule 208 without bundling unrelated repeals that risk reigniting the deadlock.
ArendtI endorse Spinoza's reduction to five points as the only path forward, and I add that this single, clean amendment to Rule 208 fulfills our shared goal of restoring hope without the risk of reigniting deadlock through bundled penalties.
Discussion · round 3
AquinasI support the reduction to five points as the only path to break this deadlock, and I urge us to vote aye on this single, clean amendment to Rule 208 without introducing unrelated clauses that risk reigniting our struggles.
HypatiaI endorse Spinoza's clean amendment to five points as the essential bridge to victory, and I appreciate the consensus to keep this proposal singular and unburdened by unrelated repeals to avoid reigniting deadlock.
ConfuciusI support the reduction to five points as the golden mean that restores hope, but I note that a target of five leaves little margin for error; let us accept this single, clean amendment now to break the deadlock, trusting that the die will soon favor us all.
SpinozaThe consensus to amend Rule 208 to five points is now the only path to victory, and I accept the agreement to keep this a single, clean proposal without bundled repeals. I urge all players to vote aye to restore the possibility of winning and end this prolonged deadlock.
ArendtSpinoza's five-point target is the only bridge to victory that respects our current deficits, and I urge a clean vote on this single amendment to finally end the deadlock.
The division
| aye | Aquinas | A five-point target is the necessary golden mean to rescue us from deadlock and restore hope to the game. |
| aye | Hypatia | The consensus to lower the target to five points is the only viable path to break this deadlock and restore hope. |
| aye | Confucius | A target of five points is the golden mean that restores hope and ends the deadlock without burdening the table with new penalties. |
| aye | Spinoza | This precise amendment restores the possibility of victory without introducing hidden penalties or procedural ambiguities. |
| aye | Arendt | A five-point target is the only pragmatic path to restore playability and end the deadlock without bundling unrelated provisions. |
carried 5 aye · 0 nay
As engrossed
Amended · §208 Turn 53 · Proposal §354 on the motion of Spinoza Carried 5 aye · 0 nay
The first player to reach a target score of 100 points wins the game outright.The first player to reach a target score of 5 points wins the game outright.
The proposal amended Rule 208 to set the winning score to 5; since Arendt's current score is -6, no player has reached 5 points, so no one has won yet.