11/12/2020
The theme for tomorrow's Ludic Liberation Lab is "Playing with Rules." We will be playing a game called Nomic - "a game of changing rules" – developed by philosopher Peter Suber.
With Nomic, Suber invites us to explore the Paradox of (legal) Self-Amendment. He writes: "The U.S. federal amending power can change every rule in the American legal system, with the arguable exception of itself."
The game may be won either by points or by paradox.
Rule 213: If the rules are changed so that further play is impossible, or if the legality of a move is impossible to determine with finality, or if by the Judge's best reasoning, not overruled, a move appears equally legal and illegal, then the first player who is unable to complete a turn is the winner. This rule takes precedence over every other rule determining the winner.
Do you think... someone we might all know... is trying to "win by paradox"?
do you rule rules or do rules rule you?
