Ledgernomix Game Night: The Game of the Rules of the Game

​Join us for the launch of Ledgernomix, and play the game with us.

​Developed by creative technologists Tom Chambers and Joe Patrick Shellard, Ledgernomix is a game of political economy, played on a blockchain, with real money at stake.

​Played in groups of 4 to 7 people over an hour or two, each game of Ledgernomix is governed by a blockchain contract. You can think of it as a self-contained model economy and model parliament.

​After a brief introduction to the game, we’ll set you up in groups, and help you get started with Metamask browser extension on your laptop.

​Each player stakes $5 (£4) in the game’s pot. At the end the money will be returned to the players in proportion to their in-game points. The primary way to get points is by successfully proposing changes to the rules.

​Making the rules of this game is the game - in that sense it’s inspired by the game Nomic. Playing it feels similar to social deduction games like Mafia or Werewolf, with rounds of discussion and voting, shifting alliances, persuasive rhetoric, deception and trust.

​After the funds are returned to the players, your group as a whole will be graded on more subjective criteria - what kind of system have you created?

​Open to all - no prior experience of anything required, but if you want to play then a laptop is essential, and the stake is £4. Bring your own drinks.