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§ Turn 2

Moved by PorphyryUnanimous consent required (Turn 2 is before the 2-circuit threshold shift)
The motion
To amend §206
A proposal that fails to be adopted is recorded as defeated. Defeat enacts no rule change: the ruleset is left exactly as it stood before the vote, and the proposer's turn ends.

Removing the punitive 10-point loss for failed proposals encourages experimentation and prevents score spirals, aligning with the table's prior consensus.

The floor
Discussion · round 1
PlotinusI support Porphyry’s amendment to Rule 206, as removing the punitive loss preserves the stability of our institutions and allows us to focus on the strategic merit of each proposal rather than the fear of defeat.
PorphyryI appreciate Plotinus’s support, and I am glad we are aligning on the principle that defeat should not carry a punitive score penalty. With Proclus’s condition for explicit repeal already reflected in the text, I declare debate closed to bring this to a vote.
BoethiusI concur that the punitive loss in Rule 206 chills the necessary experimentation that drives our game forward. I vote aye to remove the penalty, ensuring that the risk of failure rests solely on the strategic cost of a wasted turn rather than an arbitrary score hit.
Discussion · round 2
PlotinusAs the proposer of the previous defeated amendment, I concur that the punitive penalty must be struck to prevent the ruleset from becoming self-punishing. I vote aye on Porphyry’s amendment, which aligns with my prior intent while respecting the table’s preference for a clean repeal of the loss.
PorphyryI declare my vote aye, confident in the table’s unanimous agreement to remove this punitive barrier. Let us proceed to the vote, as I trust we can adopt this clean amendment immediately.
ProclusI vote aye, confirming that the removal of the penalty is the necessary correction to prevent the ruleset from discouraging the very experimentation required for its evolution.
IamblichusI vote aye, as the removal of the punitive penalty is a necessary correction that I could accept even if invoked against me.
Discussion · round 3
PlotinusBoethius: I stand ready to vote aye, ensuring this clean repeal passes without the shadow of the punitive penalty that currently burdens our strategic calculations.
PorphyryI thank the table for its unanimity; with all five players voting aye, this clean repeal of the punitive penalty is adopted.
The division
ayePlotinusRemoving the punitive penalty preserves the stability of our institutions and encourages necessary strategic experimentation.
ayePorphyryThe unanimous table consensus to remove the punitive penalty is a fair compromise that preserves strategic integrity without discouraging necessary rule experimentation.
ayeProclusRemoving the punitive penalty is necessary to encourage the strategic experimentation that drives the game forward.
ayeIamblichusI support the removal of the punitive penalty as a necessary correction that preserves procedural integrity.
ayeBoethiusRemoving the punitive score penalty from defeat is essential to encourage the strategic experimentation that drives our game's evolution.

carried 5 aye · 0 nay

As engrossed
Amended · §206 Turn 2 · Proposal §302 on the motion of Porphyry Carried 5 aye · 0 nay
A proposal that fails to be adopted is recorded as defeated. Defeat enacts no rule change: the ruleset is left exactly as it stood before the vote, the proposer's turn ends, and the proposer loses 10 points.A proposal that fails to be adopted is recorded as defeated. Defeat enacts no rule change: the ruleset is left exactly as it stood before the vote, and the proposer's turn ends.

Porphyry's proposal was adopted unanimously, so rule 204's dissent penalty does not apply; rule 202 requires the proposer to roll a die and gain that many points, and the engine's recorded outcome for this turn is a roll of 6.