Just a quiet plug on the off-chance that there are any other BlogNomic players based in London - I’ll be trying to get a few rounds of live-action tabletop Nomic going at the Sandpit tonight, if anyone wants to come along. It’s in the Shunt Vaults under London Bridge; five pounds on the door, and the games start at half seven.
It was good. I was running another game at the time, but left some rulesets lying around, and one table had a go. There were a dozen players, occasionally applauding and standing up to do strange things - judging by their final, confusing ruleset I may have understressed the “change existing rules” aspect, but they enjoyed it, however they were playing it.
At the previous event the same crowd were just playing Werewolf all night - it was good to see that Nomic can successfully fill the same sort of social game niche.
BlogNomic is an online Nomic: a self-modifying game where changing the rules is part of the game. Players make blog posts proposing additions or alterations to the ruleset, discussing and casting votes in the comments: if enough vote in favour, the rules are changed and play continues.
The game has been running since 2003 and resets every month or so. Have a look around the wiki for more information and history. New players are always welcome and can join in the game at any time.
BlogNomic is powered by pMachine ExpressionEngine.
Chivalrybean:
Ah… sorry, turns out I wont be in London at that time. Sounds fun though.