xorsyst
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ZendobunDoes anyone fancy a game of Zendobun on the forum?
In this game, one player takes the role of the Zen Master, and the others the role of Student.
The Master decides upon a rule that distinguishes koans (in this case, sentences) into those that have the budda nature, and those that do not. He then gives two example sentences, one with and one without the budda nature.
Students are then invited to post a sentence along with whether they think that sentence has the budda nature.
The master then replies, indicating which sentences have the budda nature. Students who guessed correctly are awarded a guessing stone.
As an alternative to posting a sentence, students may post a guess of the budda nature, at the cost of a guessing stone. In this case the master will post a counterexample to their rule, either a sentence which has the budda nature but the student's rule says does not, or vice versa. If the master cannot do this, the student has reached enlightenment and wins.
In face to face play students take turns, but in forum play I think this would work best if students are free to take up to one turn between master turns, which should perhaps be once or twice daily.
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metagaia
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Hmm, sounds like an interesting deductive game. I'd be up for it if enough people are 
*Edit* Correction: an interesting *inductive* game.
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paz
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I'm currently starved of gaming, so I'm in. 
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xorsyst
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Game 1 beginOk students, here are the first sentences:
HAS: There are three things I like: Games, Sex and Sleep.
NOT: I never thought I'd eat chips on a Tuesday.
Seek enlightenment!
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paz
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
I don't think that the sentence above has the buddha nature.
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xorsyst
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| paz wrote: | The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
I don't think that the sentence above has the buddha nature. |
You are correct, and thus win one guessing stone.
Current stone counts:
Paz: 1
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Jimmy
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The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain
I think this is not an example of the Buddha nature
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paz
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You don't have to be mad to work here, but it helps!
I think that the sentence above has the buddha nature.
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xorsyst
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| Jimmy wrote: | The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain
I think this is not an example of the Buddha nature |
You are incorrect, the sentence does possess the Buddha nature.
| paz wrote: | You don't have to be mad to work here, but it helps!
I think that the sentence above has the buddha nature. |
You are incorrect, the sentence does not possess the Buddha nature.
Current stone counts:
Paz: 1
Jimmy: 0
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dedindahed
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This is my Boomstick
Does not possess the budda nature
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metagaia
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I am the dice man.
Possesses the budda nature.
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paz
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Cheese is my food of choice.
Has the Buddha nature.
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xorsyst
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| dedindahed wrote: | This is my Boomstick
Does not possess the budda nature |
Wrong!
| metagaia wrote: | I am the dice man.
Possesses the budda nature. |
Wrong!
| paz wrote: | Cheese is my food of choice.
Has the Buddha nature. |
Correct!
Current Stone scores:
Paz: 2
Jimmy: 0
dedindahed: 0
metagaia: 0
Current corpus:
HAS: There are three things I like: Games, Sex and Sleep.
NOT: I never thought I'd eat chips on a Tuesday.
NOT: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
HAS: The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain
NOT: You don't have to be mad to work here, but it helps!
HAS: This is my Boomstick
NOT: I am the dice man.
HAS: Cheese is my food of choice.
Phil.
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paz
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I would like to see if I have reached enlightenment. I believe that sentences with the same letter twice in succession have the buddha nature, e.g.
Cheese is my food of choice.
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xorsyst
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| paz wrote: | I would like to see if I have reached enlightenment. I believe that sentences with the same letter twice in succession have the buddha nature, e.g.
Cheese is my food of choice. |
Congratulations, you have indeed achieved enlightenment. Very quickly too!
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paz
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Excellent! What happens now, is it my turn to become the master?
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xorsyst
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| paz wrote: | | Excellent! What happens now, is it my turn to become the master? |
Yes, might be worth a separate thread. It's up to you!
Also, I think it would make sense for guesses of the Buddha nature to be in spoiler tags
so that multiple people can guess during one turn without giving too much away. Just a thought.
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paz
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| xorsyst wrote: | | Yes, might be worth a separate thread. It's up to you! |
OK, but 'Zendobun 2' sounds a bit dull...
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