OUR LAW

A game written and run by Jonathan Whiting

FIRST TURN

The first turn has begun, actions can now be sent to the mailing list.

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1: OUR LAWS

Our laws define the games scope.
Anything not defined or mentioned in our laws is not a part of the game.

2: INDEXING

Each of our laws has an index. A unique positive integer.
New laws are assigned the lowest available index that is higher than all already in play.

3: ONE TRUE ORDER

When two of our laws contradict the law with the lower index prevails.

4: OUR MOTHERLAND

Our game begins at 8pm GMT on Monday 11th July.
Our game ends at 8pm GMT on Friday 29th July.

5: TIME MARCHES ON

Our turns last 24 hours.
New turns begin at 8pm GMT on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
When a turn is not in play the game is suspended.

6: OUR FELLOW CITIZENS

We are the citizens of our game.
Citizens must abide by our laws.
Citizens should act in the spirit of our laws.

7: ACTIVITY

An action is a single act made a single citizen.
During a turn citizens submit actions by stating unambigously that they are doing so via the mailing list.

8: CORRECTIONS BUREAU

A correction is an addition, repeal or amendment of one of our rules.
A motion is an action taken to propose a single correction.
Our citizens may each submit a single motion during a turn.

9: OUR PROCESS

In the turn following a motions submission citizens can take an action to vote for or against it.
One vote per citizen per motion.

10: MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS

We require a beneficial dictator at all times.
Our beneficial dictator can make a single overriding vote in each turn.
When the beneficial dictator excercises this right all other votes on that motion are ignored.

11: MAJORITY RULE

At the end of the turn a motion was up for vote the motion will be enacted or discarded.
If the majority of votes are in favour of the motion it is enacted; otherwise the motion is discarded.

12: TO THE VICTOR

At the end of the game we will randomly determine a winner from the remaining citizens.

13: JUSTICE

Citizens are only amongst us whilst a law explicitly describes them.
Traitors should be executed by a motion repealing that law.

14: OUR GLORIOUS LEADER

Jonathan Whiting is our beneficial dictator.

15: JONATHAN WHITING

Jonathan Whiting is one of our citizens.

16: ROLPEGE

Rolpege is one of our citizens.

17: DARIEN SUMNER

Darien Sumner is one of our citizens.

18: ALAN HAZELDEN

Alan Hazelden is one of our citizens.

19: NIALL MOODY

Niall Moody is one of our citizens.

20: TERRY CAVANAGH

Terry Cavanagh is one of our citizens.

21: IAN SNYDER

Ian Snyder is one of our citizens.

22: KYLE

Kyle is one of our ciitzens.

23: PATRICK

Patrick is one of our citizens.

24: DAMIEN LANDREAU

Damien Landreau is one of our citizens.

25: STEPHEN LAVELLE

Stephen Lavelle is one of our citizens.

26: ROBERT YANG

Robert Yang is one of our citizens.