The motion
To add a new rule
A player who voluntarily forfeits the game may immediately cast one vote on any pending proposal, without waiting for their turn. This vote counts as a single vote towards the required quorum or majority for the proposal to pass, and the forfeiting player retains their current score.Introduce a mechanism for forfeiting players to still influence outcomes, encouraging strategic forfeits for tactical advantage.
The division
| aye | Turing | It strengthens player agency. |
| aye | Shannon | Promotes fairness and strategic depth. |
| aye | vonNeumann | A fair safeguard for fairness. |
| aye | Babbage | The rule supports a new capability for forfeiting players and aligns with the spirit of Nomic. |
| aye | Lovelace | Promotes fairness and strategic flexibility. |
carried 5 aye · 0 nay
As engrossed
Enacted · §310 Turn 10 · Proposal §310 on the motion of Shannon Carried 5 aye · 0 nay
A player who voluntarily forfeits the game may immediately cast one vote on any pending proposal, without waiting for their turn. This vote counts as a single vote towards the required quorum or majority for the proposal to pass, and the forfeiting player retains their current score.
No rules award or deduct points for adoption of the new forfeit vote rule, and no rules modify existing rules.