Proposal: Repent, Harlequin
Reached quorum 6 votes to 0. Enacted by Kevan.
Adminned at 05 Nov 2016 16:56:14 UTC
Enact a subrule to “Escapement”, called “Timekeeper”:-
One Player (or idle Player) may be the Timekeeper, and their identity is tracked privately by the Emperor. The Timekeeper cannot declare victory unless Time is Up. The Timekeeper should conceal the fact that they are the Timekeeper and lie about it if asked.
If there is no Timekeeper, then the Emperor may select any Player (or idle Player) other than themselves to be the Timekeeper, and inform them of this fact. The Emperor should only select an idle Player in this way if they have good reason to believe that Player will unidle during the dynasty.
If the rule exists called “Escapement” and it has a paragraph beginning “If the total Ticks among all Players”, delete that paragraph. Then, if a rule exists called “Escapement”, add the following paragraph to it:-
If the total Ticks among all Players other than the Emperor is greater than the Emperor’s Ticks, and the current date is after November 11th 2016, then: Time is Up, and the Timekeeper has achieved victory.
To discourage the no-score draw of a Metadynasty (a player in second place may be able to force a Metadynasty rather than let the player ahead of them win, if they have no other option), and to encourage some paranoia.
Brendan: he/him
Note: did autocorrect betray “Escapement”/“Escarpment” here?