Initial rules for a version of Nomic to be played on Github.

immutable_rules/117_Github-repository.md

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+Each rule shall be represented by a file in either the `immutable_rules/` or
+`mutable_rules/` directory of the git repository where the game is being
+recorded. No other files in the repository shall be constituted to represent a
+rule or have the force of a rule.
+
+The master branch of the repository will serve as a representation of the
+current game state. No commits are allowed to be made to the master branch
+except through the mechanism of a Github Pull Request.
+
+Pull Requests must perform exactly one of the following actions:
+
+1. Add a file to one of the rules directory, when a rule is enacted.
+2. Remove a file from one of the rules directories when a rule is repealed.
+3. Modify an existing rule file, when an amendment is made, or repealed, or when
+   an amendment to an amendment is made or repealed.
+4. Move a rule from either the immutable_rules directory or the mutable_rules
+   directory to the other one, when a rule is transmuted.
+5. Create a new player file in the `players/` directory
+6. Perform some administrative task on the repository, at the discretion of the
+   players. Pull Requests of this type can happen outside of the normal turn
+   order, must be approved by majority vote of all players, and cannot
+   materially affect the operation of the rules or the game. An example of this
+   would be removing or replacing the LICENSE or README files.
+
+The proper way to propose a rule-change is a Pull Request. Players vote on Pull
+Requests/proposals by putting either "+1" or "-1" as a comment on the Pull
+Request.

immutable_rules/118_Players-and-joining-the-game.md

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+Any person with a Github account is eligible to play the game (become a player).
+However, a single person shall only ever constitute a single player in the game,
+regardless of the number of Github accounts he or she has.
+
+To become a player in the game, a candidate player shall send a Github Pull
+Request to the master branch of the repository where the game is being recorded.
+The Pull Request shall modify the players/ directory of the repository by adding
+a single file whose name is exactly in the Name Format.
+
+For the purposes of this rule, the Name Format means a string which:
+ 
+    * Starts with a zero-padded number that must contain 3 digits and be equal
+      in numerical value to the number of files that were present in the
+      directory before the candidate player's file was added. So if the
+      candidate player's file is the 4th, the number would be 003.
+    * This is followed by a hyphen, then ends with the Github username of the
+      candidate player, ie audiodude.
+    * For example, the file could be named `003-audiodude`.
+
+Each player's file must at all times contain the numeric score of the player.
+
+The Pull Request to add a player (as described in this rule) can be
+approved/merged by any existing player. Only one player's approval is required.

immutable_rules/119_Commit-access.md

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+All active players must have commit access to the repository where the game is
+being recorded. Accordingly, no one who is not a player is allowed commit
+access to the repository.

mutable_rules/201_Turn-alternation.md

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-Players shall alternate in clockwise order, taking one whole turn apiece. Turns
-may not be skipped or passed, and parts of turns may not be omitted. All players
-begin with zero points.
+The game shall consist of a series of rounds. Each round begins immediately
+after the end of the turn of the last player in the previous round. A player is
+said to be *in* a round if the player has a player file in the `players/`
+directory when the round begins. The order of turns is determined by taking the
+numeric part of the name of each file in the `players/` directory and assigning 
+it to the player corresponding to the file. The player with the lowest number
+goes first and play passes to each player in increasing numeric order of his or
+her assigned number.
 
-In mail and computer games, players shall alternate in alphabetical order by
-surname.
+Turns may not be skipped or passed, and parts of turns may not be omitted. All
+players begin with zero points, which should be reflected in their player files.

mutable_rules/214_Communication-on-github.md

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+To the degree possible, the game should be played using Github. Conversation
+relevant to the game should happen there. Earnest attempts should be made to
+keep discussion and judging pertinent to a rule-change proposal attached to the
+Pull Request that contains the proposal.

mutable_rules/215_Begin-and-end-of-the-game.md

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+The game shall begin once there are at least 3 players. The game does not
+necessarily end when it is won or even when there are no players.