A weekend hack inspired by the nomic game and some of the comments on last week's hacker news post. See the code on Github.

enomic is a self-governing web game that allows its players to modify and evolve the code and rules._

This is a minimal implementation of the game. If the objectives are met, enomic could grow into a massive democratic communication app, not unlike wikipedia.

• Allow anybody to become a player, regardless of location, device, or physical disability
• Provide a free communication tool that allows players to voice their opinions and stories
• Implement education tools and content to educate players so they can vote effectively
• All rules and code should be freely available. Always strive for transparency
• Stand secure against villains who attempt to attack the game and detract from the objectives
• Offer a reliable reputation system to distinguish heroes from villains
• Build auth layers with other apps to cross-verify players' identity and external reputation
• The game should hold regular elections to vote on keyholders and heros
• Code and rules should be consistent, readable, secure, and durable

• Get node or io.js
• Fork and clone the github repository, or browse the code here.
• Install dependencies with npm install
• Run the app with npm run server
• Edit ANY of the code or rules- It's your job to accomplish the objectives!
• If you don't know where to start, look through the issues on github
• Commit with git, push to your fork
• Make pull request. Discuss on github to get approved
• Rebase regularly so the PR can be automatically merged

To become a hero:

• Run node init.js to generate your key pair
• Introduce yourself in a PR that adds your public key to the heroIds.txt file

An existing Hero must then:

• Get the pull request commit hash
• Sign the hash: node sign.js <commit_hash>
• Comment on the pull request with "#approve "
• If the commit can be merged without conflicts, the game will merge and deploy the PR

• Can commit directly to the repo
• Use gmail account, heroku, and github logins to maintain the release server and keep the main site online

The rules are simple: If you can do it, it is 'legal' to do it.

For guidelines about how to play: see Guidelines