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("most recent" is a general rule although I'm not sure it's ever stated)
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The game was refined over video calls on the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS8aP7SiA_eTfvT_Gruxzsw ''No More Jockeys'' YouTube channel] between Alex Horne, Tim Key and Mark Watson in 2020:
 
The game was refined over video calls on the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS8aP7SiA_eTfvT_Gruxzsw ''No More Jockeys'' YouTube channel] between Alex Horne, Tim Key and Mark Watson in 2020:
  
* Any player can challenge any move.
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* Any player can challenge a move.
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* Only the most recent move can be challenged.
 
* You can change your mind and retract a move if nobody has challenged it yet.
 
* You can change your mind and retract a move if nobody has challenged it yet.
 
* If a move is successfully challenged and a player eliminated, the category that they called during that move is ignored.
 
* If a move is successfully challenged and a player eliminated, the category that they called during that move is ignored.
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* If no game is in progress, any player may start a game by playing a move. Others may join the game by responding with a move, if they haven't already played a move in the game. At any time the first player may play their second move: this locks in the established playing order, which must now be followed.
 
* If no game is in progress, any player may start a game by playing a move. Others may join the game by responding with a move, if they haven't already played a move in the game. At any time the first player may play their second move: this locks in the established playing order, which must now be followed.
* Only the most recent move can be challenged.
 
 
* If a player isn't familiar with a person that's been called, they are permitted to google the name and view the first page of results ''without clicking through any links'', to establish some context and decide whether to challenge.
 
* If a player isn't familiar with a person that's been called, they are permitted to google the name and view the first page of results ''without clicking through any links'', to establish some context and decide whether to challenge.
 
* Online research is permitted before naming a person you have in mind, but may not be done entirely speculatively. (Searching for a picture of Stanley Lebor to check if he has a moustache is allowed, as is searching for "the actor who played Howard in Ever Decreasing Circles" if you can't think of his name, but googling more broadly for men in 1980s sitcoms with moustaches is not.)
 
* Online research is permitted before naming a person you have in mind, but may not be done entirely speculatively. (Searching for a picture of Stanley Lebor to check if he has a moustache is allowed, as is searching for "the actor who played Howard in Ever Decreasing Circles" if you can't think of his name, but googling more broadly for men in 1980s sitcoms with moustaches is not.)

Revision as of 15:11, 3 August 2020

Basic rules

Summarised from Alex Horne's original 2009 writeup of No More Women:[1]

  • Take turns to name a (typically famous) person, and to eliminate a category that person belongs to (eg. "Salvador Dali: No more artists."). Once a category is eliminated, players can no longer name any people who belong to it.
  • A player may challenge another player's move, if they think it named a person who belongs to a forbidden category. If the challenged player concedes, they are eliminated.
  • A player may be asked to "name another", if opponents suspect a category may only contain a single person. If they player is unable to name a second person, they are eliminated.
  • Last player standing wins.

Rules from YouTube

The game was refined over video calls on the No More Jockeys YouTube channel between Alex Horne, Tim Key and Mark Watson in 2020:

  • Any player can challenge a move.
  • Only the most recent move can be challenged.
  • You can change your mind and retract a move if nobody has challenged it yet.
  • If a move is successfully challenged and a player eliminated, the category that they called during that move is ignored.
  • For the purposes of the game, a person's "name" is the version of their name that they're most commonly known by.[2]
  • Online research is permitted to support a challenge, but may only be performed after the challenge has been made.[3]
  • A player's third incorrect challenge results in them being eliminated.[3]

House rules for BlogNomic Slack

House rules and clarifications for playing No More Jockeys asynchronously on the BlogNomic Slack are currently:

  • If no game is in progress, any player may start a game by playing a move. Others may join the game by responding with a move, if they haven't already played a move in the game. At any time the first player may play their second move: this locks in the established playing order, which must now be followed.
  • If a player isn't familiar with a person that's been called, they are permitted to google the name and view the first page of results without clicking through any links, to establish some context and decide whether to challenge.
  • Online research is permitted before naming a person you have in mind, but may not be done entirely speculatively. (Searching for a picture of Stanley Lebor to check if he has a moustache is allowed, as is searching for "the actor who played Howard in Ever Decreasing Circles" if you can't think of his name, but googling more broadly for men in 1980s sitcoms with moustaches is not.)

These house rules are open to negotiation.

References