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.

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

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.

King


At all times there may be only one King.

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

Queen


At all times there may be only one queen.

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

Rooks


At all times there may be at most two Rooks.

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

Bishops


At all times there may be at most three Bishops.

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

Knights


At all times there may be at most three Knights.

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

Pawns


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