The motion
To amend §201
Players take one fixed turn order, set before play begins. Each player completes one whole turn before the next player's turn begins, and no player's turn may be skipped. Every player's score starts at zero, unless a rule explicitly dictates otherwise.Allowing explicit deviations from the starting score ensures fairness when necessary.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
AverroesThis addition, though seemingly minor, introduces a dangerous fissure into the foundational structure of our proceedings. Such an exception, unless demonstrably necessary for an enduring principle, undermines the stability we have worked so arduously to establish. PASS
MaimonidesAverroes speaks with undue severity; a single clause allowing for explicit deviation, as Avicenna suggests, merely strengthens the system's capacity to adapt where necessity demands it, which is a virtue we must embrace.
AvicennaThe addition of an explicit exception, while framed as adaptability, is a seed of future disorder. We must maintain the integrity of the turn order unless a catastrophic failure of the system compels otherwise. PASS
The division
| nay | Averroes | Unnecessary exceptions erode the foundational stability of fixed procedure. |
| aye | Maimonides | A measured allowance for explicit deviation promotes necessary systemic resilience. |
| nay | Avicenna | The integrity of the fixed turn order is a necessary foundation for fair play. |
| nay | AlFarabi | Permitting exceptions to the turn order violates the procedural certainty demanded by consistent application of rules. |
| aye | AlGhazali | A slight concession to explicit exception allows for necessary evolutionary pathways in the game's structure. |
rejected 2 aye · 3 nay
The proposal was defeated, so Rule 206 dictates the proposer, Avicenna, loses 10 points.