Tragedy of the Commons: a social experiment (game thread)

[Jamiet99uk]

Call GM:

Certain details, like the starting amount of fish and a scoring system, as well as a system of player abilities and events, are not yet fully fleshed out. There will be an incentive to lie and claim you fished less fish than you did, ways the players can punish whoever they think overfished, and a thread for discussing who may or may not have "overfished".

Please can you explain the rules for this "punishment" mechanism, as I do not see it set out in any detail in the setup thread?

[damo666]

Hello, fellow Fishermen. I propose we all fish zero fish today, to let the stock increase.

Reject, however so as not to deplete pool suggest 2 each

[Pengwinja]

Hello, fellow Fishermen. I propose we all fish zero fish today, to let the stock increase.

We get negative points for fishing zero fish. Fishing one fish, however, would give points and still let the stock increase substantially.

[Pengwinja]

Hello, fellow Fishermen. I propose we all fish zero fish today, to let the stock increase.

We get negative points for fishing zero fish. Fishing one fish, however, would give points and still let the stock increase substantially.

But yet again, you could just take the negative and make up for it later… I’m fine with anything below 3.

[JustAGuyNamedWill]

Hello, fellow Fishermen. I propose we all fish zero fish today, to let the stock increase.

Hm I don't agree as such. Once we learn the average replenishing speed, then we can discuss it.

[Pengwinja]

Hello, fellow Fishermen. I propose we all fish zero fish today, to let the stock increase.

Hm I don't agree as such. Once we learn the average replenishing speed, then we can discuss it.

End of every round, 1+ fish for every 2 existing fish.

[Jamiet99uk]

Hello, fellow Fishermen. I propose we all fish zero fish today, to let the stock increase.

Hm I don't agree as such. Once we learn the average replenishing speed, then we can discuss it.

Ok then I agree a cap of two fish.

[DrFidelis]

I second the cap of two fish. 2 fish each for 6 players if I recall correctly is 12, leaving 38 fish to create 19 more, letting the pond gain 7 more fish than last fishing season.

[Jamiet99uk]

I second the cap of two fish. 2 fish each for 6 players if I recall correctly is 12, leaving 38 fish to create 19 more, letting the pond gain 7 more fish than last fishing season.

Your recollection that 2 x 6 = 12 is accurate, I believe.

[Pengwinja]

I third two fish. There is 6 people here. 1 more would be a majority.

[JustAGuyNamedWill]

Okay I will take two fish

Don’t try any funny business or otherwise you are exiled from Fishlandia

[DrFidelis]

I second the cap of two fish. 2 fish each for 6 players if I recall correctly is 12, leaving 38 fish to create 19 more, letting the pond gain 7 more fish than last fishing season.

Your recollection that 2 x 6 = 12 is accurate, I believe.

oh hush you know I was talking about the amount of players >:[

[JustAGuyNamedWill]

Well, of course this is our world map. I believe we are currently in Groenland.

[JustAGuyNamedWill]

@Dip how do we punish people we think lied?

[JustAGuyNamedWill]

As per 2024, I lay claim to all the waters from Greenland to Hudson Bay. Any disputes over this territory are considered hostile attacks.

[DrFidelis]

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As per 2024, I lay claim to all the waters from Greenland to Hudson Bay. Any disputes over this territory are considered hostile attacks.

Following Will's claiming of all the waters from Greenland to the Hudson Bay, I am marking the entirety of the Mediterranean Sea as mine, under the same rules.

[Jamiet99uk]

I don't know why you are fucking about with that map but the GM specifically described a pond. We are fishing for freshwater fish, clearly. Your claims to various ocean territories are meaningless here.

[JustAGuyNamedWill]

if you think about it the ocean is just a reeeeeeally big pond

Jamie can lay claim to Lake Michigan or something so he can secure the freshwater fishes

[DrFidelis]

Jamiet's just salty he can't have any of my Italian fish

[kingofthepirates]

Dibs on the South China Sea and all waterways within China.