Gates, Gate keys, and Gate locks

Steve Jackson · 07-18-2018, 02:48 PM

This is fun! Draper Kauffman, who was my economics wiz back in the day, would have loved it.

I read all the way down to the end and saw the original ms. was gone. Aieeeee!

What happens when you make the gate that only passes paper with false statements, and then feed it a paper that says "This statement is false." ?

Clearly we need to prevent divinatory Gates. It would be possible either to write a general rule for the kind of rules Gates could have, or make a short list of legal rules, such as:
- Says the Magic Word.
- Is, or accompanies, Person X.
- Carries Item X.

Suggestions welcome.

I have added a third class of Gate item. Gate Key is what it is, Gate Lock closes but does not harm a Gate, and Gate Seal eliminates the gate.

Flicker time - would five minutes be better?

See Larry Niven's various discussions of "stepping discs" for a teleport economy.

07-18-2018, 02:48 PM	#18
Steve Jackson President and EIC Join Date: Jul 2004	Re: Gates, Gate keys, and Gate locks This is fun! Draper Kauffman, who was my economics wiz back in the day, would have loved it. I read all the way down to the end and saw the original ms. was gone. Aieeeee! What happens when you make the gate that only passes paper with false statements, and then feed it a paper that says "This statement is false." ? Clearly we need to prevent divinatory Gates. It would be possible either to write a general rule for the kind of rules Gates could have, or make a short list of legal rules, such as: - Says the Magic Word. - Is, or accompanies, Person X. - Carries Item X. Suggestions welcome. I have added a third class of Gate item. Gate Key is what it is, Gate Lock closes but does not harm a Gate, and Gate Seal eliminates the gate. Flicker time - would five minutes be better? See Larry Niven's various discussions of "stepping discs" for a teleport economy.