User:Goldenboots

Feet of clay, boots of gold.

Here are my cards for the Infinite Dvorak Deck. Comments are very welcome on the Talk page (this one, or the IDD talk page). I am aiming for interesting, non-overpowered cards, and I would be grateful for any spelling or grammar corrections, or neat shorter ways to phrase my longer card texts.

2401-2500

3

Condorcet Paradox

Action

All players vote "Yes" or "No" (or abstain) on the proposition: "All players without a card stating a winning or losing condition in their hand or under their control now win the game". If "Yes" wins, the proposition decides the game. If "No" wins, all players who voted "No" must discard a card. Tie: nothing happens.

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Q

Queen of Spades

Thing

Good thing we're not playing Hearts.

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2501- 2600:

+1

K Street Lobbyist

Thing

When a vote is called on rules interpretation, KSL's owner picks an opponent, who must vote as KSL's owner directs. "Action:" propose a vote to change a single word on a card on the table.

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<->

Backroom Deal

Action

You may agree with one other player to trade one word in the text of one of your Things with a word in the text of one of his/her Things. No more than three minutes may be spent negotiating the agreement.

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2601-2700:

Broken Guitar String

Action

Action: Twang! Destroy at most one thing whose name begins with each of: E, A, D, G, B, and E again

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2701-2800:

99

Wisdom of the Elders

Thing

All Things in play when Wisdom of the Elders comes into play have Age 100. Each Thing played has an Age one less than the last Thing played, minimum Age zero. When rules on two cards are in conflict, the card with greater Age controls.

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In *my* day...

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1

That's So Last Week

Thing

All Things in play when That's So Last Week comes into play have Newness 0. Each Thing played has Newness one more than the last Thing played, maximum Newness 100. When rules on two cards are in conflict, the card with greater Newness controls.

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The olden days? Earlier this morning!

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And the Horse You Rode In On

Action

Destroy target thing that is an animal or a form of transportation.

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0

This Card has No Title

Thing

All Things in play when this Thing comes into play, that have ruletext that applies to the Thing itself must add the text "with the exception of this card" after that rule. WIth the exception of this card.

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To understand recursion, the first step is to understand recursion.

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Shoot-out

Action

List all Things in play that have an Action ability including the word "destroy". Order these Things alphabetically by title, then trigger the Action abilities in order, controlled by the owner of the Thing. Multiple abilities on the same card all trigger. If a Thing's ability cannot operate, the Thing's owner discards a card from hand and destroys the Thing. If unable to do so, the owner is eliminated.

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Monte Carlo Method

Action

List all Things in play that have an Action ability including the word "random". Order these Things randomly, then trigger the Action abilities in order, controlled by the owner of the Thing. Multiple abilities on the same card all trigger in random order. If a Thing's ability cannot operate, the Thing's owner discards a card and destroys the Thing. If unable to do so, the owner is eliminated.

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Secured Lockbox

Thing

If Secured Lockbox is destroyed by a player other than its owner, both the destroyer and the owner win the game. If Secured Lockbox is destroyed by its owner, the owner is eliminated. Secured Lockbox cannot be destroyed.

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Oval Office

Thing-Location

The occupant of Oval Office may veto three events (play of a card, use of an action ability, etc). These events are cancelled and cannot be re-attempted until the player's next turn, UNLESS a 2/3 majority of other players vote to override the veto. After the third veto attempt, destroy Oval Office.

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My Bifocals Are Missing!

Thing

Cards with small text ("longtext=true") do not apply to the controller of My Bifocals Are Missing! Action: Destroy a card with small text.

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Thanks for the Snacks!

Thing

If the controller of this card provided snacks for this game session, and they are still uneaten, the controller may choose to play two Actions or two Things in a turn when he/she would have otherwise played an Action and a Thing.

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Near-infinite Regress

Action

Record the state of the game. Remove the 20 cards in the game that are oldest (in the Infinite Dvorak Game wiki). Shuffle and begin a new game. If/when that ends, restore the condition in the original game EXCEPT all players who won the "subgame" draw a card and all players eliminated from the subgame discard a card.

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This card is in the new game, at least the first few times.

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2801-2900

Skip

Action

Play this card after any player's turn. The next player's turn is skipped.

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:)

I Share My Goodies

Thing - Add-on

Play this on a Thing in play. The target Thing now belongs to all players, and all may use any abilities of the Thing equally. This add-on is destroyed when the base Thing is destroyed

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Thanks for sharing :)

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[0]<

Reality TV Tribe Switch

Action

Order players by number of Things controlled, high to low, breaking ties by rock-scissors-paper. All Things now in play are redistributed by players in order choosing a Thing and placing it in play under their own control. All effects of the Things coming into play occur again.

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Pick up your new buffs.

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Vodka is Good, Meat is Rotten

Action

Choose a Thing with ruletext in (near enough) English. Input the Thing's ruletext into an internet translater, to translate into another language (chosen by this card's player). Take that text and have in translated back into English, and replace the original ruletext with the result.

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The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

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2901-3000

Lucky Penny

Thing

If an opponent wins the game, you win too. If a card claims to eliminate you, you are not eliminated; all opponents toss a coin, those with Tails are eliminated. Any opponent may, at the beginning of their turn, take control of this card in return for your choice of any two of their Things in play or all the cards in their hand.

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Zugzwang

Thing

The next player to play a Thing, play an Action, create or destroy a Token, or use an Action: or Thing: ability - is eliminated.
Action: eliminate yourself.

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Chess position where neither player can safely move.

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Nc6!

Knight Fork

Action

Choose two Things with the same background colour controlled by the same opponent. Opponent chooses which is destroyed.

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Ba4!

Bishop Pin

Thing

Choose two Things with the same background colour controlled by the same opponent. Note their names on this card. If the first one listed is destroyed, removed, or changes controller, the second one listed and Bishop Pin are destroyed.

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Marriage

Thing

Choose an opponent of any gender. You and that opponent are partners. If either wins, both win, if either loses, both lose. At the beginning of each turn place an Anniversary token on this card. Destroy Marriage when it holds 7 Anniversary tokens.

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HOW many four-slice toasters???

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1

Random Peril

Thing

Whenever a d6 is rolled, any player rolling a 1 is immediately eliminated. Whenever a coin is tossed, any player tossing Heads must roll a d6.

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Baby needs a new pair of .... *&%*$%

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0

Hot Potato

Thing

Play into control of an opponent. At the end of your (controller's) turn, roll a d6. On a 1 you are eliminated. Hot Potato is a living thing and a food.
Action: Give Hot Potato to an opponent.

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Catch!

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123

Fire Sale

Thing

When an opponent is eliminated, you act as auctioneer to auction off his/her non-token Things (singly) and hand (as one lot). Bids are in tokens: any tokens the bidder controls may be used. Winner of a Thing must put it in play immediately. Winner of the hand adds it to his/her hand. Items not bid for are destroyed. You may not bid. Winning bids are paid off to you, but you may destroy any tokens you receive this way.

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n - 1

Musical Chairs

Thing

Create a Chair token. Give a new Chair token to an opponent. Anyone with a Chair token may use the action ability:
Action: Give a new Chair token to an oppenent.
If all players but one have a Chair token, eliminate that player and destroy Musical Chairs and all Chair tokens

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3001-3100

-> 0

Infinitesimal Dvorak Deck

Action

Roll a d6 and count clockwise around the table that number, starting with you. The player reached is the winner.

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That didn't take long. What are those other cards for?

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The Sacred Writings of (your name here) Are Inviolate!

Thing

No card attributed to Kevan can have its text changed in any way, even if the card permits this.
Action: Change the previous sentence by replacing the card creator name with another card creator name.

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If you choose Goldenboots, the action stops working.

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~!

Interpolation Interchange

Action

Play only if you control at least one non-Token Thing with nonempty ruletext. Insert the word "only" anywhere in the text of target Thing controlled by an opponent. That opponent may insert the word "not" anywhere in the text of one of your Things.

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XXX

Not So Smug Now!

Action

If target Thing is indestructible, blank its text. If target Thing is uneditable, destroy it. If target Thing is both indestructible and uneditable, eliminate its owner. If target Thing has neither protection, add the text ' Action: Put a money token into play ' after its text.

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600 cal

Ham and Eggs

Action

If two opponents both control living things, eliminate one opponent and destroy all the other's living things. Put a Cholesterol token into play.

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The hen is involved; the pig is committed

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3101-3200

OOH

Overpowered and Out of Here

Thing

Any Thing in play before this comes into play, and any card played after this is in play, containing two of the words win, lose, remove, text, destroy, eliminate, all or every is cancelled. If an Action, it has no effect. If a Thing, its ruletext is blanked. For each cancellation, you must erase a boldface word from this card that appeared on the cancelled card.

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Mate in Three

Thing

Any player claiming to win the game must demonstrate that the card(s) and/or Token(s) that allow him/her to win had been in play for at least three of the player's turns.
Action: win the game.

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But not right now.

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2+

Teamwork wins!

Thing

Any player claiming to win the game must demonstrate that TWO OR MORE cards or Tokens were required for his/her win - that is, the player would not have won without all of these items.
Action: win the game.

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Not really.

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Method of Descartes

Action

Doubt the existence of all non-deity Things. For each such, owner rolls a d6. The Thing is destroyed on a 1.

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I think pink, therefore I am pink.

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4X

University of Woolloomooloo Philosophy Department

Action

Change the name of a Thing to "Bruce"

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Do you mind if we call you Bruce, Bruce?

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Categorical Imperative

Thing

Any Actions you play affect all players equally. So if one player is targetted, all players are targetted. If one Thing is targetted, one Thing belonging to every player is targetted.
Reaction: When another player plays an Action or uses an Action ability that affects him/herself, you may apply the same Action/ability to yourself.

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The name "Immanuel Kant" was taken.

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J-P Sartre

Thing-Philosopher

Being IS nothingness. Next player eliminated wins the game.

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But it's meaningless.

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Leibniz

Thing-Philosopher

Everything is for the best in this, the best of all possible worlds.
Action Lisbon earthquake: all living things with action abilities lose them.
Action Search the draw pile for a card which would eliminate a player and shuffle it into the top five cards of the draw pile.

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Pessimists also believe this is the best of all possible worlds.

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Token Garbage Collection

Action

All tokens whose name/type are not mentioned on current Things in play are (at your option on a case-by-case basis) either destroyed or converted into tokens named Token.

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Who can keep track of this garbage?

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ALL? Not me!

Thing-Equipment

Equip this onto a Thing. Equipped Thing can only be destroyed or altered by an effect for which it is the only targetted Thing. Control of this card goes to the player destroying the equipped Thing.

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Kevan says I don't have to.

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John Stuart Mill

Thing-Philosopher

If the total number of Tokens ever decreases, the Action below automatically triggers (under your control).
Action: Add 5 Utilitarian tokens to the game and redistribute the ownership of tokens as ordered by you, but so that nobody's total number of Tokens goes down.

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Greatest good of the greatest number.

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WP

Token Exclusion Principle

Action

Every player with duplicate identical tokens destroys duplicates until only one of each type remains (per player).

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+1/2

Cornervalue Exclusion Principle

Thing

No two Things belonging to a player may have the same cornervalue (null cornervalues included). If any player has Things with matching cornervalues, that player must destroy all but a randomly chosen one (but indestructible Things have preference) . While trying to play a Thing with a duplicate cornervalue, toss a coin to see which Thing is kept..

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1

Feudalism

Thing

Cards with a number in their cornervalue (ignore letters, etc) are Noble. Other cards or Common. No Common card may destroy, alter, or overrule any Noble card. No Noble card may destroy, alter, or overrule a Noble card with a higher number.
Action Enoble: Give the corner number of this card to another card.
Action Promotion: Double the corner number of a card.

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MAD

Mutual Assured Destruction

Thing

When this comes into play, publicly link one Thing controlled by every opponent to this card (make a note of which Things are linked). If an opponent has no Things, link the first Thing he/she plays after this. When any linked Thing is destroyed, all are destroyed, even if indestructible.

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