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Nomic
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nomic
English
Etymology
From the suffix -nomic; see -nomy.
Proper noun
A game, intended to model certain aspects of legal systems, in which players take turns by modifying the game's rules.
en 1982 w:Douglas Hofstadter Scientific American This is not to say that nuanced, intermediate levels may not arise in Nomic through game custom and tacit understandings.
en 2004 w:Andrew S. Glassner Interactive Storytelling The game Nomic also has rules that change over time. But these games still have rules for how they're played...
en 2005 Yusuf Pisan The Second Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment Nomic, a "game of self-amendment," is most fundamentally characterized by its rule 213, 213. If the rules are changed so that further play is impossible, or if the legality of a move cannot be determined with finality, or if by the Judge's best reasoning, not overruled, a move appears equally legal and illegal, then the first player unable to complete a turn is the winner.
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