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Rules

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	* 11.2 The Monkey Arcana cards and effects are:		* 11.2 The Monkey Arcana cards and effects are:
	** 11.2.1 Tax Collector: The score of every piece that has a score of 10 or greater is reduced by 10. Any piece that has a score which is less than 10 has its score set to 0.		** 11.2.1 Tax Collector: The score of every piece that has a score of 10 or greater is reduced by 10. Any piece that has a score which is less than 10 has its score set to 0.
			** 11.2.1 Astronomer: If this card is possessed by a player or a piece owned by a player when this effect occurs, that player may re-assign any two gold stars of their choice. Otherwise, one random player (selected from those with at least one gold star) has one gold star re-assigned to the Cosmic Void.
			** 11.2.2 Return to Sender: All cards are returned to the deck. Any owner of a card so returned has their score increased by the face value of the card.


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	* 12.1 The game includes twenty-five gold stars. Each gold star can be assigned to exactly one entity at a time. Initially, all gold stars are assigned to the Cosmic Void.		* 12.1 The game includes twenty-five gold stars. Each gold star can be assigned to exactly one entity at a time. Initially, all gold stars are assigned to the Cosmic Void.
	** 12.1.1 At any time, a player who has a gold star assigned to them can redeem it as an action. This increases that player's score by twelve and assigns that star back to the Cosmic Void.		** 12.1.1 At any time, a player who has a gold star assigned to them can redeem it as an action. This increases that player's score by twelve and assigns that star back to the Cosmic Void.
			** 12.1.2 At any time, a player who has three gold stars assigned to them may, as an action, assign the stars to the Cosmic Void and take a card of their choice from the Deck.


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	=='''Rule 14.''' Board actions==		=='''Rule 14.''' Board actions==
	* 14.1 Every player may perform up to 3 actions involving the board per day for free. If every other players has performed at least N actions involving the board as well, the player may make N more moves for free.		* 14.1 Every player may perform up to 3 actions involving the board per day for free. If every other players has performed at least N actions involving the board as well, the player may make N more moves for free.
			* 14.2 Players may take additional board actions in a day beyond the free amount by reducing their score (if the reduction would not put their score below zero). The required amount is 1 point for the first additional action, 2 points for the second, 3 points for the third, and so on.


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	=='''Rule 16.''' Knight Activity==		=='''Rule 16.''' Knight Activity==
	* 16.1 A Black Knight is a Piece in the game, not controlled by any Player or any other entity. The Black Knight is owned by the Cosmic Void.		* 16.1 A Black Knight is a Piece in the game, not controlled by any Player or any other entity. The Black Knight is owned by the Cosmic Void.
	* 16.2 If after any player action, the Black Knight is on the board, it moves in an 'L' shape, two squares in one horizontal or vertical direction (through occupied or unoccupied squares), followed by one square at a 90-degree angle from the first direction. If that square is occupied, the Black Knight captures that Piece. It moves semi-randomly, according to the following rules:		* 16.2 If after any player action that moves a piece on or adds a piece to the board, the Black Knight is on the board, it moves in an 'L' shape, two squares in one horizontal or vertical direction (through occupied or unoccupied squares), followed by one square at a 90-degree angle from the first direction. If that square is occupied, the Black Knight captures that Piece. It moves semi-randomly, according to the following rules:
	** 16.2.1 It must remain on the board.		** 16.2.1 It must remain on the board.
	** 16.2.2 If it can capture a Piece, it does so. If it could capture more than one piece, it chooses one to capture at random.		** 16.2.2 If it can capture a Piece, it does so. If it could capture more than one piece, it chooses one to capture at random.

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Rules

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	* 0.13 An '''owner''' is an entity in the game which can own other entities. All players are owners. The Cosmic Void is an owner. All owners are owned by themselves.		* 0.13 An '''owner''' is an entity in the game which can own other entities. All players are owners. The Cosmic Void is an owner. All owners are owned by themselves.
	* 0.14 A '''location''' is an entity in the game which can contain other entities (aka in which other entities can be located). All players are locations. The Cosmic Void is a location. The Board is a location, which contains the squares (and may not contain anything else, nor may squares be contained by anything else). The squares on the board are locations, which may only contain a single piece or nothing. Pieces are locations but may only contain cards.		* 0.14 A '''location''' is an entity in the game which can contain other entities (aka in which other entities can be located). All players are locations. The Cosmic Void is a location. The Board is a location, which contains the squares (and may not contain anything else, nor may squares be contained by anything else). The squares on the board are locations, which may only contain a single piece or nothing. Pieces are locations but may only contain cards.


	=='''Rule 1.''' Voting==		=='''Rule 1.''' Voting==
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	=='''Rule 11''' The Deck==		=='''Rule 11.''' The Deck==
	* 11.1 The game includes a deck of cards. Cards in the deck can have one of five suits: air, earth, fire, water, and quintessence. Cards can also have no suit. Cards without a suit are known as the Monkey Arcana. Initially, the deck includes ten cards in each suit, numbered from 1-10.		* 11.1 The game includes a deck of cards. Cards in the deck can have one of five suits: air, earth, fire, water, and quintessence. Cards can also have no suit. Cards without a suit are known as the Monkey Arcana. Initially, the deck includes ten cards in each suit, numbered from 1-10.
	* 11.2 The Monkey Arcana cards and effects are:		* 11.2 The Monkey Arcana cards and effects are:
	** 11.2.1 Tax Collector: The score of every piece that has a score of 10 or greater is reduced by 10. Any piece that has a score which is less than 10 has its score set to 0.		** 11.2.1 Tax Collector: The score of every piece that has a score of 10 or greater is reduced by 10. Any piece that has a score which is less than 10 has its score set to 0.

	=='''Rule 12''' Stellar Cartography==
			=='''Rule 12.''' Stellar Cartography==
	* 12.1 The game includes twenty-five gold stars. Each gold star can be assigned to exactly one entity at a time. Initially, all gold stars are assigned to the Cosmic Void.		* 12.1 The game includes twenty-five gold stars. Each gold star can be assigned to exactly one entity at a time. Initially, all gold stars are assigned to the Cosmic Void.
	** 12.1.1 At any time, a player who has a gold star assigned to them can redeem it as an action. This increases that player's score by twelve and assigns that star back to the Cosmic Void.		** 12.1.1 At any time, a player who has a gold star assigned to them can redeem it as an action. This increases that player's score by twelve and assigns that star back to the Cosmic Void.
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	** 16.2.4 If it cannot, its move is chosen at random.		** 16.2.4 If it cannot, its move is chosen at random.
	* 16.3 Otherwise, if after any player action the Black Knight is not on the board, it is placed on the board in a random unoccupied square.		* 16.3 Otherwise, if after any player action the Black Knight is not on the board, it is placed on the board in a random unoccupied square.


	=='''Rule 17.''' Dealing In==		=='''Rule 17.''' Dealing In==

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Rule 11 The Deck

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	=='''Rule 11''' The Deck==		=='''Rule 11''' The Deck==
	* 11.1 The game includes a deck of cards. Cards in the deck can have one of five suits: air, earth, fire, water, and quintessence. Cards can also have no suit. Cards without a suit are known as the Monkey Arcana. Initially, the deck includes ten cards in each suit, numbered from 1-10.		* 11.1 The game includes a deck of cards. Cards in the deck can have one of five suits: air, earth, fire, water, and quintessence. Cards can also have no suit. Cards without a suit are known as the Monkey Arcana. Initially, the deck includes ten cards in each suit, numbered from 1-10.
	* 11.2 The Monkey Arcana cards and ~~rules~~ are:		* 11.2 The Monkey Arcana cards and effects are:
	** 11.2.1 Tax Collector: The score of every piece that has a score of 10 or greater is reduced by 10. Any piece that has a score which is less than 10 has its score set to 0.		** 11.2.1 Tax Collector: The score of every piece that has a score of 10 or greater is reduced by 10. Any piece that has a score which is less than 10 has its score set to 0.

Lpsmith: /* Rule 11 The Deck */

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Rule 11 The Deck

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	=='''Rule 11''' The Deck==		=='''Rule 11''' The Deck==
	* 11.1 The game includes a deck of cards. Cards in the deck can have one of five suits: air, earth, fire, water, and quintessence. Cards can also have no suit. Cards without a suit are known as the Monkey Arcana. Initially, the deck includes ten cards in each suit, numbered from 1-10.		* 11.1 The game includes a deck of cards. Cards in the deck can have one of five suits: air, earth, fire, water, and quintessence. Cards can also have no suit. Cards without a suit are known as the Monkey Arcana. Initially, the deck includes ten cards in each suit, numbered from 1-10.
			* 11.2 The Monkey Arcana cards and rules are:
			** 11.2.1 Tax Collector: The score of every piece that has a score of 10 or greater is reduced by 10. Any piece that has a score which is less than 10 has its score set to 0.

	=='''Rule 12''' Stellar Cartography==		=='''Rule 12''' Stellar Cartography==

WesternActor: /* Rule 0. Definitions */

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Rule 0. Definitions

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	* 0.8 '''Capturing''' is an activity that happens on the game board. If a Piece is Captured, that Piece is removed from the game board. Additionally, the following effects happen, in this order:		* 0.8 '''Capturing''' is an activity that happens on the game board. If a Piece is Captured, that Piece is removed from the game board. Additionally, the following effects happen, in this order:
	** 0.8.1 Half of the captured piece's points (if any) are awarded to the Piece that captured it, and half to the entity that controlled the capturing Piece (if any).		** 0.8.1 Half of the captured piece's points (if any) are awarded to the Piece that captured it, and half to the entity that controlled the capturing Piece (if any).
	** 0.8.2 The ~~score~~ of the capturing piece is ~~increased by~~ the ~~sum of~~ the ~~numbers of all~~ of the ~~suit cards possessed~~ by the ~~captured piece~~.		** 0.8.2 The owner of the capturing piece (if any) divides the cards into two groups: one group becomes points or (if a Monkey Arcana suit) actions, and the other group remains cards. The owner awards one group to themselves, and the other group to the capturing piece itself. (I.e. they can give themselves the points and the piece the cards, or visa versa.) If there is no owner, the Cosmic Void is considered the owner for the purposes of this distribution. All non-player owners always act completely randomly. Cards owned by the Cosmic void are considered both owned by and assigned to the Cosmic Void.
	** 0.8.3 If the captured piece possessed any cards in the Monkey Arcana, and those cards had any special effects associated with them, those special effects occur in alphabetical order of the cards' names.		** 0.8.3 If the captured piece possessed any cards in the Monkey Arcana, and those cards had any special effects associated with them, those special effects occur in alphabetical order of the cards' names.
	** 0.8.4 ~~All of the cards possessed by the captured piece are now no longer possessed by anyone and are returned to the Deck.~~		** 0.8.4 If there are any gold stars in the Cosmic Void, one of those stars is re-assigned from the Cosmic Void to the player who caused the capturing piece to move.
	** 0.8.5 If there are any gold stars in the Cosmic Void, one of those stars is re-assigned from the Cosmic Void to the player who caused the capturing piece to move.
	* 0.9 '''Randomly''': Any activity that happens 'randomly' may be carried out by any Player by using any RNG, as long as there is some record of the method they chose (such as orokos.com, or ifMUD). They must, in that history, indicate that they are choosing randomly for a particular Nomic choice that must be made. They must use the first result so generated.		* 0.9 '''Randomly''': Any activity that happens 'randomly' may be carried out by any Player by using any RNG, as long as there is some record of the method they chose (such as orokos.com, or ifMUD). They must, in that history, indicate that they are choosing randomly for a particular Nomic choice that must be made. They must use the first result so generated.
	** 0.9.1 '''Random draw''': A random draw from a deck of cards is a Random activity that must have an equal chance of picking any card still in the deck.		** 0.9.1 '''Random draw''': A random draw from a deck of cards is a Random activity that must have an equal chance of picking any card still in the deck.

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Rule 0. Definitions

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	* 0.10 An '''Entity''' is any noun mentioned in these Nomic rules. In particular, Players, Pieces, Cards, and the Cosmic Void are all entities.		* 0.10 An '''Entity''' is any noun mentioned in these Nomic rules. In particular, Players, Pieces, Cards, and the Cosmic Void are all entities.
	* 0.11 A '''Day''' is a twenty-four hour period. Unless otherwise specified, it will be assumed to be from midnight to midnight UTC (8pm MUD time).		* 0.11 A '''Day''' is a twenty-four hour period. Unless otherwise specified, it will be assumed to be from midnight to midnight UTC (8pm MUD time).
			* 0.12 A '''competitor''' is an entity in the game which can score points and win (or lose) the game. All players are competitors. All pieces are competitors. The Cosmic Void is a competitor.
			* 0.13 An '''owner''' is an entity in the game which can own other entities. All players are owners. The Cosmic Void is an owner. All owners are owned by themselves.
			* 0.14 A '''location''' is an entity in the game which can contain other entities (aka in which other entities can be located). All players are locations. The Cosmic Void is a location. The Board is a location, which contains the squares (and may not contain anything else, nor may squares be contained by anything else). The squares on the board are locations, which may only contain a single piece or nothing. Pieces are locations but may only contain cards.

	=='''Rule 1.''' Voting==		=='''Rule 1.''' Voting==

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Rule 0. Definitions

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	** 0.9.1 '''Random draw''': A random draw from a deck of cards is a Random activity that must have an equal chance of picking any card still in the deck.		** 0.9.1 '''Random draw''': A random draw from a deck of cards is a Random activity that must have an equal chance of picking any card still in the deck.
	* 0.10 An '''Entity''' is any noun mentioned in these Nomic rules. In particular, Players, Pieces, Cards, and the Cosmic Void are all entities.		* 0.10 An '''Entity''' is any noun mentioned in these Nomic rules. In particular, Players, Pieces, Cards, and the Cosmic Void are all entities.
			* 0.11 A '''Day''' is a twenty-four hour period. Unless otherwise specified, it will be assumed to be from midnight to midnight UTC (8pm MUD time).

	=='''Rule 1.''' Voting==		=='''Rule 1.''' Voting==

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Rule 0. Definitions

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	* 0.8 '''Capturing''' is an activity that happens on the game board. If a Piece is Captured, that Piece is removed from the game board. Additionally, the following effects happen, in this order:		* 0.8 '''Capturing''' is an activity that happens on the game board. If a Piece is Captured, that Piece is removed from the game board. Additionally, the following effects happen, in this order:
	** 0.8.1 Half of the captured piece's points (if any) are awarded to the Piece that captured it, and half to the entity that controlled the capturing Piece (if any).		** 0.8.1 Half of the captured piece's points (if any) are awarded to the Piece that captured it, and half to the entity that controlled the capturing Piece (if any).
	** 0.8.1 The score of the capturing piece is increased by the sum of the numbers of all of the suit cards possessed by the captured piece.		** 0.8.2 The score of the capturing piece is increased by the sum of the numbers of all of the suit cards possessed by the captured piece.
	** 0.8.1 If the captured piece possessed any cards in the Monkey Arcana, and those cards had any special effects associated with them, those special effects occur in alphabetical order of the cards' names.		** 0.8.3 If the captured piece possessed any cards in the Monkey Arcana, and those cards had any special effects associated with them, those special effects occur in alphabetical order of the cards' names.
	** 0.8.1 All of the cards possessed by the captured piece are now no longer possessed by anyone and are returned to the Deck.		** 0.8.4 All of the cards possessed by the captured piece are now no longer possessed by anyone and are returned to the Deck.
	** 0.8.1 If there are any gold stars in the Cosmic Void, one of those stars is re-assigned from the Cosmic Void to the player who caused the capturing piece to move.		** 0.8.5 If there are any gold stars in the Cosmic Void, one of those stars is re-assigned from the Cosmic Void to the player who caused the capturing piece to move.
	* 0.9 '''Randomly''': Any activity that happens 'randomly' may be carried out by any Player by using any RNG, as long as there is some record of the method they chose (such as orokos.com, or ifMUD). They must, in that history, indicate that they are choosing randomly for a particular Nomic choice that must be made. They must use the first result so generated.		* 0.9 '''Randomly''': Any activity that happens 'randomly' may be carried out by any Player by using any RNG, as long as there is some record of the method they chose (such as orokos.com, or ifMUD). They must, in that history, indicate that they are choosing randomly for a particular Nomic choice that must be made. They must use the first result so generated.
	** 0.9.1 '''Random draw''': A random draw from a deck of cards is a Random activity that must have an equal chance of picking any card still in the deck.		** 0.9.1 '''Random draw''': A random draw from a deck of cards is a Random activity that must have an equal chance of picking any card still in the deck.
	* 0.10 An '''Entity''' is any noun mentioned in these Nomic rules. In particular, Players, Pieces, Cards, and the Cosmic Void are all entities.		* 0.10 An '''Entity''' is any noun mentioned in these Nomic rules. In particular, Players, Pieces, Cards, and the Cosmic Void are all entities.


	=='''Rule 1.''' Voting==		=='''Rule 1.''' Voting==

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Rule 16. Knight Activity

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	** 16.2.1 It must remain on the board.		** 16.2.1 It must remain on the board.
	** 16.2.2 If it can capture a Piece, it does so. If it could capture more than one piece, it chooses one to capture at random.		** 16.2.2 If it can capture a Piece, it does so. If it could capture more than one piece, it chooses one to capture at random.
	** 16.2.3 If it cannot capture ~~a Piece~~, its move is chosen at random.		** 16.2.3 If it cannot, but it can move to a square from which it can capture one or more pieces with its next move, it does so, preferentially moving to the square from where it could capture the most pieces. If there are multiple such squares, it chooses among them randomly.
			** 16.2.4 If it cannot, its move is chosen at random.
	* 16.3 Otherwise, if after any player action the Black Knight is not on the board, it is placed on the board in a random unoccupied square.		* 16.3 Otherwise, if after any player action the Black Knight is not on the board, it is placed on the board in a random unoccupied square.


	=='''Rule 17.''' Dealing In==		=='''Rule 17.''' Dealing In==

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Rules

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	** 0.6.2 '''Implicit Abstainers''' are players that did not vote on a proposal, and did not propose it.		** 0.6.2 '''Implicit Abstainers''' are players that did not vote on a proposal, and did not propose it.
	* 0.7 A '''Piece''' is any of a Pawn, Queen, or Knight.		* 0.7 A '''Piece''' is any of a Pawn, Queen, or Knight.
	* 0.8 '''Capturing''' is an activity that happens on the game board. If a Piece is Captured, that Piece is removed from the game board, ~~and half~~ of ~~its~~ points (if any) are awarded to the Piece that captured it, and half to the entity that controlled the capturing Piece (if any).		* 0.8 '''Capturing''' is an activity that happens on the game board. If a Piece is Captured, that Piece is removed from the game board. Additionally, the following effects happen, in this order:
			** 0.8.1 Half of the captured piece's points (if any) are awarded to the Piece that captured it, and half to the entity that controlled the capturing Piece (if any).
			** 0.8.1 The score of the capturing piece is increased by the sum of the numbers of all of the suit cards possessed by the captured piece.
			** 0.8.1 If the captured piece possessed any cards in the Monkey Arcana, and those cards had any special effects associated with them, those special effects occur in alphabetical order of the cards' names.
			** 0.8.1 All of the cards possessed by the captured piece are now no longer possessed by anyone and are returned to the Deck.
			** 0.8.1 If there are any gold stars in the Cosmic Void, one of those stars is re-assigned from the Cosmic Void to the player who caused the capturing piece to move.
	* 0.9 '''Randomly''': Any activity that happens 'randomly' may be carried out by any Player by using any RNG, as long as there is some record of the method they chose (such as orokos.com, or ifMUD). They must, in that history, indicate that they are choosing randomly for a particular Nomic choice that must be made. They must use the first result so generated.		* 0.9 '''Randomly''': Any activity that happens 'randomly' may be carried out by any Player by using any RNG, as long as there is some record of the method they chose (such as orokos.com, or ifMUD). They must, in that history, indicate that they are choosing randomly for a particular Nomic choice that must be made. They must use the first result so generated.
	** 0.9.1 '''Random draw''': A random draw from a deck of cards is a Random activity that must have an equal chance of picking any card still in the deck.		** 0.9.1 '''Random draw''': A random draw from a deck of cards is a Random activity that must have an equal chance of picking any card still in the deck.