Proposal: Double Vision
Timed out and failed, 2-3. Josh
Adminned at 09 May 2012 23:25:12 UTC
Add a new Institution, call it “Replicant Plant” and give it the following text
When specifying Directions to the Net, a Player may nominate a Player other than themselves to Copy.
After
The player that influenced 96189 Pygmalion in the previous Cycle gains 1 Credit for each Resource Galactic Galatea gained this Cycle.
add
If the Player that influenced the Replicant Plant during the previous cycle also picked a Player to Copy, Player that influenced the Replicant Plant gains copies of all the Resources gained by the Player they Copied from Influencing Institutions (Resources gained by Restocking or Bonuses do not count for this)
Lets you piggyback on another players success, might backfire if that player doesn’t influence anything, but also might give you a cheaper mine.
No copying yourself, because that could get out of hand fast (if you can lock down both the mine and the replicant plant, that is at least 10 power, 14 if you get the watchtower or slave pits as well)
Comments
Josh: HE/HIM
Kevan: HE/HIM
southpointingchariot:
I like the idea
But frankly, it would complicated to admin 
Clucky: HE/HIM
how so?
southpointingchariot:
I’d have to keep track of where players gained credits from at each step.
Kevan: HE/HIM
Clucky: HE/HIM
you have the list of who influenced what and its one institution. can’t be that hard…
Clucky: HE/HIM
*one player, not one institution
southpointingchariot:
It wouldn’t be astoundingly difficult, but following the system I’m currently using, it would mean that I would have to apply the bonus throughout the resolution. It is not so much the work as a concern over errors. I’m not vetoing - I’m just saying I don’t think the mechanic is worth the potential for damage.
Cpt_Koen:
(The problem with the Bank is the same that it was with the Pygmalion, though.)
Also “not copying yourself” is more than necessary because the Copied credits are also “resources gained by Influencing an Institution” (the Replicant Plant)! Imagine a mirror mirroring itself.