Editing Round 8A/Initial Ruleset

== Info ==
All times mentioned in this ruleset are in UTC. Days start and end at 00:00 UTC.

Actions such as vetoing an election or proposal must be made before the proposal passes/the election ends, and the player doing the action must announce that they are performing it in the channel #game-actions.

== Players ==
Anyone may become a player by posting a message announcing their intent to become one in the channel #game-actions. A player may stop being a player by announcing their intent in that same channel or by leaving the Discord server.

== Voting ==
For voting, each player's vote has weight 1 unless otherwise specified. The votes of all non-players have weight 0.s

== Proposals ==
Any player may make a proposal by sending a message in the channel #proposals. If that message is deleted or modified during its voting period, the proposal is retracted.

The voting period for proposals is 24 hours. At the end of a proposal's voting period, if the weight of valid votes in favor is higher than the weight against, the proposal takes effect. A vote is valid if, at the end of the voting period, the person casting the vote is an eligible player. A :+1: reaction on the proposal message is a vote in favor, and a :-1: reaction is a vote against.

== Elections ==

=== Election Mechanics ===
At the beginning of each title's election day, all players who have that title lose it.

On a title's election day, a player can make a Declaration of Candidacy by posting a message stating their intent to do so in the channel #elections, specifying the title. 24 hours after the first Declaration of Candidacy for a title is made, the N players (if any) with the highest weight of votes gain that title, where N is the title's maximum number of holders. A :+1: reaction on a Declaration message by an eligible player constitutes a valid vote. Ties are broken in favor of players who made earlier Declarations.

=== Election Days ===
* King: Monday
* Queen: Tuesday
* Rook: Wednesday
* Bishop: Thursday
* Knight: Friday

== Titles ==

=== Title Mechanics ===
Each player has exactly one title, and has the "Pawn" title if they would otherwise lack one. Upon gaining a title, all other titles are revoked from that player. No person other than a player may hold a title.

== Title List ==

=== King ===
[[File:white-king.png|120px]]

At all times there may be only one King.

The King may:
* veto any proposal.
* vote on all proposals.
* vote on all title elections.
The King's votes on proposals have weight 2.

=== Queen ===
[[File:white-queen.png|120px]]

At all times there may be only one queen.

The Queen may:
* veto any Declarations of Candidacy.
* vote on all proposals.
* vote on all title elections.
The queen's votes on a title election have weight 2.

=== Rooks ===
[[File:white-rook.png|120px]]

At all times there may be at most two Rooks. 

Rooks may:
* vote on all proposals.
* vote on all title elections.

=== Bishops ===
[[File:white-bishop.png|120px]]

At all times there may be at most three Bishops. 

Bishops may:
* vote on all proposals.
* vote on King and Rook elections.

=== Knights ===
[[File:white-knight.png|120px]]

At all times there may be at most three Knights.

Knights may:
* vote on all proposals.
* vote on Queen and Rook elections.

=== Pawns ===
[[File:white-pawn.png|120px]]

Pawns may: 
* vote on Rook, Bishop, and Knight elections.
* vote on proposals made by Pawns.