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-This is a game of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexicon_(game)|Lexicon RPG]] ([[https://web.archive.org/web/20080617213627/http://www.20by20room.com/2003/11/lexicon_an_rpg.html|see also]]).
-Original game rules:
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-The game is played in 26 turns, one for each letter of the alphabet.
-. On the first turn, each player writes an entry for the letter 'A'. You come up with the name of the entry, and you write at least 100-200 words on the subject. At the end of the article, you sign your name, and make two citations to other entries in the encyclopedia. These citations will be phantoms -- their names exist, but their content will get filled in only on the appropriate turn. No letter can have more entries than the number of players, either, so all citations made on the first turn have to start with non-A letters.
-. On the second and subsequent turns, you continue to write entries for B, C, D and so on. However, you need to make three citations. One must be a reference to an already-written entry, and two must be to unwritten entries. (On the 25th and 26th turns, you only need to cite one and zero phantom entries, respectively, because there won't be enough phantom entries, otherwise.)
-It's an academic sin to cite yourself, you can never cite an entry you've written. (OOC, this forces the players to intertwingle their entries, so that everybody depends on everyone else's facts.) Incidentally, once you run out of empty slots, obviously you can only cite the phantom slots.
-. Despite the fact that your peers are self-important, narrow-minded dunderheads, they are honest scholars. No matter how strained their interpretations are, their facts are accurate as historical research can make them. So if you cite an entry, you have to treat its factual content as true! (Though you can argue vociferously with the interpretation and introduce new facts that shade the interpretation.)
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-We will use these, with the following adjustments:
-  - Citations may be replaced with inline references using wikilinks. Do what feels best for you.
-  - We can create more pages than players for each letter.
-Each turn will last two or three days. This should be fun, not time consuming.
-To get started, establish your Author page by going to %%https://cyclopedia.wiki/author:<yourname>%% and create the page. Describe your illustrious academic career, name your published works, and generally show off to your peers. Be sure to link to your author page on each game page you create!