BlogNomic: The First Dynasty of Desertfrog

Twelve times twelve emperors have held the nomic throne, and with each exchange of power, their sun wanes further. Surviving players are few, and weakened; the best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity. There is a sense of sapping, crumbling. An inkling that the life of the empire ebbs.

Deep in the grinding heart of time, teeth mesh; an escapement cracks; a tick like a bomb echoes through long halls of abandoned names. There is a brief lull, an anacrusis, before the great bell begins to sound its final warning:

The hour come round at last.

Repeal all Dynastic Rules except “Atomic Actions.” Replace “Mayor” with “Emperor” and “Councillor” with “Player” throughout the Ruleset.