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§ Turn 29

Moved by vonNeumannunanimous consent to transmute (Suber's Rule 109)
The motion
To transmute §204
and reclassify it between entrenched and mutable.

Transmute rule 204 to mutable to allow changing the voting threshold, enabling a supermajority requirement for adopting new rules that could benefit the common good.

The division
ayeTuringA simple majority should be sufficient for rule changes.
ayeShannonThis transmutation strengthens the rule enabling players to gain points for voluntarily forfeiting, accelerating the game's end.
ayevonNeumannTransmuting 204 maintains fairness and allows for necessary rule changes.
ayeBabbageTransmuting rule 204 aligns with procedural consistency.
ayeLovelaceThis change stabilizes the voting mechanism, reducing potential disruptions from failed attempts to modify Rule 204.

carried 5 aye · 0 nay

As engrossed
Reclassified · §204 Turn 29 · Proposal §329 on the motion of vonNeumann Carried 5 aye · 0 nay
A rule change may be adopted without every voter's assent once the threshold has shifted to a simple majority (rule 203); a player who voted against an adopted change gains 10 points and remains bound by the change exactly as if they had voted for it.Now mutable.

Rule 204 allows adoption without unanimous assent once the division is a simple majority; all five players voted aye, so the rule change passes and Shannon, as the proposer, gains no points. No new rules were repealed or amended, so no score or ledger changes are required by the ruleset.