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<blockquote>{{quote_box | quote=Nomic is a game in which changing the rules is a move. In that respect it differs from almost every other game. The primary activity of Nomic is proposing changes in the rules, debating the wisdom of changing them in that way, voting on the changes, deciding what can and cannot be done afterwards, and doing it. Even this core of the game, of course, can be changed. | source=Peter Suber, [http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/writing/psa/ The Paradox of Self-Amendment], Appendix 3, p. 362. (source copied from [http://www.wikipedia.com/ Wikipedia], licensed under the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License GNU Free Documentation License].)}}</blockquote> | <blockquote>{{quote_box | quote=Nomic is a game in which changing the rules is a move. In that respect it differs from almost every other game. The primary activity of Nomic is proposing changes in the rules, debating the wisdom of changing them in that way, voting on the changes, deciding what can and cannot be done afterwards, and doing it. Even this core of the game, of course, can be changed. | source=Peter Suber, [http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/writing/psa/ The Paradox of Self-Amendment], Appendix 3, p. 362. (source copied from [http://www.wikipedia.com/ Wikipedia], licensed under the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License GNU Free Documentation License].)}}</blockquote> | ||
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| + | In short, a Wiki is a website where anyone can edit any page. They were popularized by [http://www.wikipedia.com Wikipedia], an online encyclopedia that people can contribute to. The format works great for a game of Nomic, because it allows for easy communication and building around the game. | ||
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| + | ==So how do I use this thing?== | ||
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| + | ==Cool, how do I start?== | ||
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| + | We'd love to have you! Add yourself to the [[players]] page. Once we have a good amount of people, the game will begin. | ||
Revision as of 03:53, 5 March 2006
Frequently asked questions. Feel free to edit for clarity, and if you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask someone!
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What is a Nomic?
In the words of Nomic's creator:
Nomic is a game in which changing the rules is a move. In that respect it differs from almost every other game. The primary activity of Nomic is proposing changes in the rules, debating the wisdom of changing them in that way, voting on the changes, deciding what can and cannot be done afterwards, and doing it. Even this core of the game, of course, can be changed.
—Peter Suber, The Paradox of Self-Amendment, Appendix 3, p. 362. (source copied from Wikipedia, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.)
What is a Wiki?
In short, a Wiki is a website where anyone can edit any page. They were popularized by Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that people can contribute to. The format works great for a game of Nomic, because it allows for easy communication and building around the game.
So how do I use this thing?
Cool, how do I start?
We'd love to have you! Add yourself to the players page. Once we have a good amount of people, the game will begin.
