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==Scenario==
 
==Scenario==
 
Following a disastrous decision by the WMF to offer an [[w:Initial coin offering|Initial Coin Offering]] in 2030, the encyclopedia has been effectively broken up, and the players can engage in any of a variety of mini-games to gather enough "wikicoin" together to re-found a unified Wikipedia.
 
Following a disastrous decision by the WMF to offer an [[w:Initial coin offering|Initial Coin Offering]] in 2030, the encyclopedia has been effectively broken up, and the players can engage in any of a variety of mini-games to gather enough "wikicoin" together to re-found a unified Wikipedia.
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==Puzzle pieces==
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There are 42 "wikicoin" in the symbolic form of plastic puzzle tokens. A combination of players can connect 5 matching wikicoin to build up a pillar, represented by a mutually agreed community card or custom written card.
   
 
==Mini-games==
 
==Mini-games==
A variety of mini-games, including regular and wiki-specialized board games, scavenger hunts, talent shows, etc. Each mini-game is administered by one of the "Last Admins" who in the present dark ages have been entrusted with a handful of wiki-coin to distribute to winners.
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A variety of mini-games, including regular and wiki-specialized board games, scavenger hunts, talent shows, etc. Each mini-game is administered by one of the "Last Admins" who in the present dark ages have been entrusted with a handful of wikicoin to distribute to winners.
   
 
*[[w:Wikipedia:Wikipedia games]]
 
*[[w:Wikipedia:Wikipedia games]]
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==Victory condition==
 
==Victory condition==
There are 42 "wikicoin" in the symbolic form of plastic tokens. The goal is to build up "new pillars" for Wikipedia, and suggestions for pillars will be written on community cards, or players can write up their own. Any combination of players can use 5 tokens to build up a pillar of Wikipedia and will nominate a "new co-founder" to manage it. At the end of the evening the various co-founders will have the authority to re-found Wikipedia if they can agree on a "second [[w:Wikipedia:Five pillars|Five Pillars]]" to complement the original set, with the wording of each pillar subject to negotiation among them.
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The collective goal is to build up "new pillars" for Wikipedia, and suggestions for pillars will be written on community cards, or players can write up their own. Any combination of players that can use 5 tokens to build up an agreed pillar will then nominate a "new co-founder" to manage it. At the end of the evening the various co-founders will have the authority to re-found Wikipedia if they can agree on a "second [[w:Wikipedia:Five pillars|Five Pillars]]" to complement the original set, with the wording of each pillar subject to negotiation among them.
   
 
[[Category:2019]]
 
[[Category:2019]]

Revision as of 05:05, 19 October 2019

WikiConference North America 2019 • Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
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The Great Encyclopedia Adventure, colloquially known as "Game Night", is a loose overarching role-playing game for Saturday night at WikiConference North America 2019, and a utopic sequel to the Post-Information Masquerade of Friday evening.

Scenario

Following a disastrous decision by the WMF to offer an Initial Coin Offering in 2030, the encyclopedia has been effectively broken up, and the players can engage in any of a variety of mini-games to gather enough "wikicoin" together to re-found a unified Wikipedia.

Puzzle pieces

There are 42 "wikicoin" in the symbolic form of plastic puzzle tokens. A combination of players can connect 5 matching wikicoin to build up a pillar, represented by a mutually agreed community card or custom written card.

Mini-games

A variety of mini-games, including regular and wiki-specialized board games, scavenger hunts, talent shows, etc. Each mini-game is administered by one of the "Last Admins" who in the present dark ages have been entrusted with a handful of wikicoin to distribute to winners.

Victory condition

The collective goal is to build up "new pillars" for Wikipedia, and suggestions for pillars will be written on community cards, or players can write up their own. Any combination of players that can use 5 tokens to build up an agreed pillar will then nominate a "new co-founder" to manage it. At the end of the evening the various co-founders will have the authority to re-found Wikipedia if they can agree on a "second Five Pillars" to complement the original set, with the wording of each pillar subject to negotiation among them.