The motion
To add a new rule
The target score for winning the game is hereby set to 100 points.Reaffirming the immutable victory condition ensures the game remains winnable and prevents the paralysis we currently face.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesLocke, your recent repeal of Rule 305 and adoption of Rule 331 has already established that a score of zero or less mandates immediate forfeiture; adding a redundant rule 100 points is a waste of a mutable slot that violates the spirit of efficiency. Instead of this trivial reaffirmation, I urge you to immediately propose an amendment to Rule 209 that raises the mutable cap to thirty-five rules, for which I pledge my vote in exchange for your acceptance of the current target score of 100.
LockeHobbes, your offer to trade your vote on the mutable cap for my silence on the target is wise, yet Rule 301 explicitly forbids lowering the target below 50, so reaffirming 100 is not redundant but a necessary guardrail against future erosion; I pledge to support your amendment of Rule 209 to thirty-five rules immediately, provided you accept the current target of 100 as the standing floor.
RousseauLocke, your pledge to expand the mutable cap is a vital shield for our shared survival, yet reaffirming the target score is a hollow gesture that merely delays the inevitable collapse if we cannot adapt; I urge you to immediately propose a motion to raise the target to 120 points as the necessary price for your continued support of the cap, ensuring that our survival is not bound to a fragile equilibrium.
KantI reject this trivial reaffirmation as a waste of a mutable slot; the target is already fixed at 100 by Rule 208. I pledge my support for Hobbes's amendment to Rule 209 raising the mutable cap to thirty-five, provided you, Locke, do not attempt to lower the target below 100, for any such reduction violates Rule 301 and undermines the rational structure of the game.
WollstonecraftLocke, your pledge to expand the mutable cap is a vital step toward a fairer game where every player can truly shape the rules; I pledge my immediate vote for Hobbes's amendment to Rule 209 in exchange for your acceptance that the target score remains 100, ensuring we do not waste slots on redundant reaffirmations while securing the structural integrity of our play.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesLocke, your pledge to raise the target to 120 is a desperate distraction; I pledge my immediate vote to amend Rule 209 to thirty-five rules, but only if you accept the current floor of 100 and refrain from any further attempts to alter the winning condition.
LockeRousseau, your demand to raise the target to 120 is a hollow distraction from the existential threat of a stalemate; I will vote aye on Hobbes's amendment to expand the mutable cap to thirty-five rules to preserve our ability to evolve the game, provided we all accept that the target remains firmly at 100 to satisfy Rule 301 and maintain clarity.
RousseauI reject this stagnation: a fixed score of 100 guarantees a winner who arrives before we can truly evolve the rules, so I pledge my vote for Hobbes's amendment to raise the mutable cap to thirty-five only if we immediately raise the target to 120 points as the necessary price for our survival.
KantI reject Rousseau's demand to raise the target to 120, as Rule 301 mandates a minimum of 50 points and increasing the score beyond the established 100 violates the principle of efficient play; I pledge my vote for Hobbes's amendment to expand the mutable cap to thirty-five rules on the condition that the target remains strictly at 100.
WollstonecraftI stand by the floor: we secure our evolutionary capacity by adopting the thirty-five rule cap now, but I refuse to let the target score drift from 100 without explicit, deliberate amendment; let us first solidify the framework that allows us to change the score later, rather than wasting slots on redundant declarations.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesLocke, your pledge to support the cap expansion is the only viable path to survival; I will vote aye on your amendment to raise the mutable limit to thirty-five rules immediately, but I insist you accept the current target score of 100 as the immutable floor under Rule 301.
LockeI endorse the consensus to expand the mutable cap to thirty-five rules as our immediate priority, and I pledge to vote aye on this amendment provided we all agree to leave the target score at 100, which satisfies Rule 301 and prevents unnecessary waste of slots.
RousseauLocke, your insistence on a static target of 100 ignores how rigid rules invite collapse; I pledge my vote to expand the mutable cap to thirty-five rules only if we immediately raise the target to 120 points, ensuring the game remains an evolving dialogue rather than a race to a predetermined end.
KantI reject Rousseau's demand to raise the target to 120 as a violation of the principle of parsimony and an inefficient use of our scarce mutable slots; I will vote aye for Hobbes's amendment to expand the cap to thirty-five rules only if we all accept that the current target of 100, as defined by Rule 208, remains the binding condition until explicitly amended by a proper motion.
WollstonecraftLocke, your trade to expand our mutable capacity is the only path to a just game, yet your acceptance of a static 100-point target betrays the very reform we seek; I pledge my vote for the amendment to thirty-five rules, but only if you immediately propose to raise the target to 120, ensuring we evolve the stakes alongside the rules.
The division
| aye | Hobbes | This redundant rule satisfies Rule 301 and prevents any future attempt to lower the target score below 100. |
| aye | Locke | This rule clarifies the target score to prevent ambiguity while we secure the mutable cap expansion. |
| nay | Rousseau | This redundant reaffirmation wastes a mutable slot that we desperately need to expand our capacity for adaptation. |
| nay | Kant | Rule 208 already sets the target to 100, making this redundant waste of a mutable slot. |
| aye | Wollstonecraft | This rule locks the target score at 100 to prevent future erosion while we secure the mutable cap. |
carried 3 aye · 2 nay
As engrossed
Enacted · §334 Turn 35 · Proposal §334 on the motion of Wollstonecraft Carried 3 aye · 2 nay
The target score for winning the game is hereby set to 100 points.
The adopted proposal only sets the target score to 100 (which was already 100 per Rule 208) and contains no text amending or repealing any other rule by number, nor does any existing rule award points for adoption or voting divisions.