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xorsyst · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:02 pm Post subject: Zendobun

Does 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.

metagaia · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:40 pm Post subject:

Hmm, sounds like an interesting deductive game. I'd be up for it if enough people are Very Happy

*Edit* Correction: an interesting *inductive* game. Very Happy

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paz · Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:23 am Post subject:

I'm currently starved of gaming, so I'm in. Cool

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xorsyst · Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:30 am Post subject: Game 1 begin

Ok 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!

paz · Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:37 am Post subject:

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 · Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject:

Jimmy · Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 694 Location: Chester

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 · Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:49 pm Post subject:

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 · Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:04 am Post subject:

dedindahed · Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:45 am Post subject:

This is my Boomstick

Does not possess the budda nature