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Note: I’m open for alternative methods of allowing this dynasty to end effectively, but as it currently stands, I’m out of ideas for what those are.

Fine.

in response to arth’s “out with a bang” strategy - also, CfJs to vote yourself in as a winner are ... rude.

dev,

If you can come up with a way that would mean that we can actually effectively win the dynasty, aside from when Arth says we should win it, I’m all for it.  I was enjoying the competition asp[ect of it, but I don’t want the dnyasty to have to be prolongued until Arth says it’s over.

additionally, under the current rulings, if Arth doesn’t want a Staff Member to win, he simply doesn’t have to confirm their guess.

Obviously. Furthermore, my comment on the guess was merely to see your reaction (not Amni’s specifically, but I knew someone might respond).

I would have expected someone to actually correct the rule, by setting up a timeframe by which I should respond instead of saying “One rule is flawed. I win” How is that different from what DC and Wak have attempted previously?

It’s an issue of how to correct the rule.  We can’t very well force a time limit on you, you shall do it in ___ time…or else what?  The guess is refunded?  Okay so we can guess again and you can keep ignoring it.

There is no way to enforce your response to the guesses, you have complete control over the game, and are chosing to exercise that control to shape the game the way you want it, such as artificially prolonging it.

Posting “there are 5/6/7 words” also seems like an unhelpful delaying tactic. I’d appreciate a little more clarity from Arthexis as to why he’s doing this - it’s great to see a dynasty where the emperor is taking an active role and doing a lot to keep the game moving, but snubbing a clue proposal requested by the majority of players seems like a bad move.

People seem to be enjoying cracking the code, and this was a clever idea for a dynasty. Don’t make it one where you’re admonishing a majority of the player base for not having the right kind of fun.

I shall not break the rules (the ruleset says I shall obey them). If there is a time limit, or other kind of limit I will follow it. If even with such a ruling in place, I break it, then feel free to CfJ whoever you want into power.

arthexis said: my comment on the guess was merely to see your reaction

Well, now you know.  And now we have your admission that you intentionally did it just to see how we would stop you.  No one’s brought it up in this post, so would you care to address the issue of how many words are in the theme?

Lame. I too am bored with this dynasty, but this is not the way to end it.

@kevan: Per my calculations, this riddle should have already been solved and I don’t want to insult anybody’s intelligence by making it easier.

@hix: Thanks for asking (per the proposal). There are Five.

So because we’re not doing it the right speed and you think we should already have the answer you’re not answering a guess and you’re not responding to a proposal?

Wooden: I feel the same way, I’m waiting for a suggestion of how to fix this.

arthexis said: If even with such a ruling in place, I break it, then feel free to CfJ whoever you want into power.

We feel free to CfJ someone into power even without an explicit violation of the rules.  We want the game to proceed in a certain way.  You won’t give it to us?  Certainly you have that right, to some extent.  But go too far, and this is how we get what we want.  It may not be the optimal solution, but for now, I prefer it to Status Quo.

@hix: Certainly, you’re free to do it anyway you like. After all, it’s all about democracy, not really about rules.

Hix, surely you’re just submitting to someone ELSE’S way of defining the game, in their personal terms? This isn’t the way the game is played. You break the game with PROPOSALS, not CfJs unless there’s a vetoing spree occurring.

arth,  go answer the guesses (if we have to make a rule about it then you’re just stalling for 48 hours) and then vote for or against rod’s proposal (if you want to let people decide just vote for, it’s going to pass without your interference) and then I will vote against this and hopefully everyone else wil lfollow suit.

Per above statement.

Is this even legal?  Amni is in Jump.  Mars is known to be part of the theme.

“If the name of a Station that exists on the Solar Map appears on the Theme, Members of the Staff whose Station is not set to that Station may not achieve victory.”

Now, if this passes while Amni is still in Jump, everything gets fucked up and the dynasty turns into a fucked up mess.

Amnistar has not guessed the Theme.

Rodlen, CfJs are meant to ignore such restrictions.

[Hix] More importantly, DoVs are meant to ignore such restrictions.

I’m happy to help Amnistar win this, but not this way.

This is totally the way to end this.

CoV to be in the majority.