The Sixth Dynasty of JonathanDark

19 June 2025

1 Ascension Address

Edgar looked at the memo that was put on his desk. "The D.R.A.G.O.N. team has requested that you submit your TPS reports..." DRAGON? Everyone in the business was so fascinated with acronyms that he suspected that they created a cool-sounding acronym first and then tried to justify it later by coming up with words to fit it. What could DRAGON mean? Department Reducing All Grime Over Night? Who knew what "they" would come up with to justify the name? Edgar pondered it for a while. At least it was more interesting to think about than filling out stupid TPS reports.

The dynasty's theme shall be "Backronyms".

Repeal all dynastic rules.

Set the synonym for Player to "Wordsmith" and the synonym for Emperor to "Puzzler".

Change the gamestate tracking page to "Acronymbus".

Include the following Building Blocks: "Precondition Unidling", "Revisions Allowed", "No Private Communication"

Imperial Styles: Gardener, Protective, Powerhouse, Scam-Neutral, Servile, Methodical.

2 Gameplay summary

Players invent acronyms for randomly generated sequences of letters.

3 Players

The following players were active at the beginning of the game: Darknight, DoomedIdeas, JonathanDark, Josh, Kevan, lendunistus, Raven1207

4 Final Ruleset

• Ruleset 238

5 Gamestate

• Acronymbus

6 Posts of Interest

• What Does It Stand For? (JonathanDark) Set up the Acronym
• Word Play (JonathanDark) Basic game loop of Backronym building and scoring
• Copper No Copying (Clucky) Prevent a Wordsmith from using words already used by another Wordsmith
• Hot Topics (Kevan) Puzzler sets a topic that Backronyms should follow
• The Back Room Buzz (JonathanDark) Matching buzzwords to gain extra Points
• Bring Back Alf (Clucky) Allow any "word" in a Backronym
• There's no "I" in "I hate your work and wish only that you would fail" (Josh) Allow Wordsmiths to set their Rival for special scoring Strategies
• Backronymous (Kevan) Add anonymous Backronyms as a type
• If It's Good Enough for NASA (Kevan) Allow indefinite articles that don't count as part of the matching title words to be included in Backronyms (other proposals from other Wordsmiths adjusted this list)
• Playing Favorites (JonathanDark) Wordsmiths have favorite words that give them Points if someone uses them in a Backronym
• The Fault in our Stars (Kevan) Repeal the Rival mechanic
• Rewarding Uniform Suggestion Titles (Kevan) Earn points for Proposals that fit the current Acronym
• Radically Undetermined Stopping Time (Clucky) Determine when to end the dynasty with a randomized threshold
• Secret Agent Man (JonathanDark) Allow the Puzzler to post their own Backronym whenever the Acrotype is Secret
• Secret Offshore Bank Accounts (JonathanDark and Josh) Make every Acrotype a Secret type from this point on
• Refavouring (Kevan) Reminded everyone of the existing Community Guidelines stance against using AI bots like ChatGPT to generate Backronyms and other related text

(This list of significant dynastic events is currently incomplete.)

6.1 Non-dynastic Proposals

• Deferentials Upon Deferentials (Kevan) A vote of DEF by a player counts as abstaining (and lowering quorum) if the Emperor has also voted DEF
• Reform of Recuperative Break Management (Josh) Reduce the cooldown between becoming idle and becoming active again from 96 hours to 48 hours

6.2 Special Consideration

• The Direct Approach (Josh) After several attempts to encourage Raven1207 to participate in Scoring with thought and purpose, this proposal was made to force-idle Raven1207 for the remainder of the dynasty, while still leaving open the ability for them to come back at any time via Precondition Unidling. The comment discussion is worth reading. While it was being voted on, Raven1207 privately asked for their blog account to be permanently deactivated.
• Deactivation (Kevan) Raven's account was renamed to DeactivatedUser4498.

9 Acronyms and Backronyms

Acronym	Prompt	Backronyms
B.B.A.		Basic Beginning Acronym British Broadcasting Association Borderlands Broadcast Agency Bad Biscuits Adjudicator Big Bear Auction Blunderbuss Badassery Anytime Blood Bath Arena
H.S.P.S.C.		High School Poosical: Senior Class Hot Sauce Power Strength Checker Hi-Speed, Post-Screwup Canary How Should Pete Sampras Celebrate? Hungry Sheep Prowling Snack Country Hyper Social Probiotic Sweet Candy Hispanic spice portion sorting containers
M.E.S.A.G.	Vacation/Holiday location or activity	Marine Ecosystem Sightseeing And Gastronomy Mr. Eaton’s Skyline Arboreal Gardens Maurits Escher Staircase Art Gallery Meet Ed Sheeran’s Aunt Gertrude Mississippi’s Edgy Sunnyside Amazing Gorge Mighty Eric’s Scandinavian Archery Gauntlet Musical Education Seminar About Guitars Mandatory Elephant Scam Aversion Guidance
R.A.V.E.N.	Fictional or Non-fictional Book or Movie	Rich Aliens viciously eat Neptune Redneck Assassin Versus Eldritch Nightmares Rising Anthem - Vengeful Elves Numerous Read Along: Viking Era Navigation Realising Additional Value, Edition Nine Record Achieving Visionary Enters Nebraska Ruthless Aggression V: Eternal Night Repair Advice: Ventilation & Electronics Networks
R.U.S.T.	Job Title	Regional Under Secretary for Transport Reptile Undertaker and Salamander Thanatologist Robust United States Typewriters Raccoon Urine Sample Tester Refurbishment, Upholstering and Sanitization Trainer Recycling of Unstylish Shorts Tutor Rural Understudy for Serious Theatre Researcher for Uniform Science and Technology
K.E.V.A.N.	Board Game	Kingdom of the Eight Viziers: Arabian Nights Kings Evacuating Vaticans Around Netherlands Kitchen Exorcism Venture: Anchovy Nastiness Kaiju Emergency! Vangaurd Against Nemesis Kindled Emotions: Valentines, Accusations and Nuptials Knights of England: Vassals And Nobles Killer Expansion: Vampires Aliens Nuns Kremlin: Eternally Vying for the Adoration of the Nation
R.R.B.M.	Fictional Futuristic Device	Repercussive Rocket Boot Modulator Regressive Retroviral Biotic Manufactory Reductive Radioactive Blast Missile Rusty Robot Battle Monitor Retrospective Reconstructor for Bicultural Misunderstandings Roundworm Radar Beeping Machine Replicating Receptacle for Botanical Management Repulsive Renderer for Biohazardous Manifolds Rapidly Rejuvenating Beakhead Missiles
A.R.I.A.	Fantasy Book Title	Astronauts Roaming Inside Adrastea Angelic Recoveries of the Inner Abbeys Autobiographical Ramblings of an Immortal Architect Alchemists Randomly Incinerating Apprentices A Ring of Ice and Ash Answers in the Remains of Inuit Alaska Antelope Riot and an Impolite Apple an Arbitrator’s Ransom for the Imminent Armistice Acropolises of the Rectorship: the Intrepid Archaeologists! the Aeon Revenant and the Infernal Aurora
D.A.R.K.E.N.E.D.	Popular Saying or Quote	Descriptions Are Rope, for Keeping Entitled Nagging Editors Delighted Dirt Ain’t Raised Kicking Eagle Nests or Earthworm Dung Don’t Ask for Refunds, Keep Every Nickel and Every Dime Don’t Advance Recklessly Knowing Enemies Nearby Earnestly Defend Deprecation Addicts Reprocess the Knocks; Empowered Notables Eschew Deprecation Doofenshmirtz Asked, “Richard Kingsley, Ever Negotiate Edible Dirt?” Drunks Aren’t Remembered Kindly for Eating Nearly Every Doughnut Don’t Anger a Raging King and Ensue Necessitated Everlasting Death Donuts Always Return Killjoy Effects, a Needless Example Diabetes Determination Anchors Resolve, Kindling Every Necessary Enduring Dream
K.E.V.A.N.	Historical Event	Königsberg Electorate Votes for Agrarian Nationalism Kennedy Emerges Victorious Atop Nixon Khrushchev Enjoys Volatile Accomplished Notoriety Korea Exchanges Volunteer Army Nationals Kleptocrats Ensnare Venezuela’s Asamblea Nationale

Dynastic Histories [Edit]

Round One - Myke I - Lyndse I - Myke II - Kevan I - Anthony I - Est I - Kevan II - Damanor I - Kevan III - Cayvie I - Josh I - Keitalia I - SatyrEyes I - Metadynasty I - Cayvie II - Brendan I - Kevan IV - Knightking I - Chronos Phaenon I - TrumanCapote I - Knightking II - Quazie I - Simon I - AngryGrasshopper I - Rodney I - Aaron I - Josh II - Metadynasty II - Chronos Phaenon II - Excalabur I - Excalabur II - 75th Trombone I - Elias IX I - Metadynasty III - Angry Grasshopper II - Hix I - Thelonious I - Elias IX II - Rodney II - Clucky I - Doremi I - Chronos Phaenon III - Amnistar I - Clucky II - Amnistar II - Bucky I - Clucky III - Josh III - Kevan V - Hix II - Spikebrennan I - Jack I - Purplebeard I - Rodlen I - Yoda I - Amnistar III - Darknight I - Bucky II - Yoda II - Metadynasty IV - Arthexis I - Amnistar IV - Devenger I - Ais523 I - Ienpw III I - Qwazukee I - Klisz I - Metadynasty V - Bucky III - Wakukee I - Kevan VI - Ais523 II - Josh IV - Purplebeard II - Ais523 III - Ienpw III II - Klisz II - Lilomar I - Coppro I - Ais523 IV - Kevan VII - Brendan II - Alecto I - Josh V - Clucky IV - Purplebeard III - Kevan VIII - Ais523 V - Purplebeard IV - Yoda III - Bucky IV - Kevan IX - Bateleur I - Metadynasty VI - Coppro II - Ais523 VI - Cpt Koen I - Southpointingchariot I - Josh VI - Scshunt III - Quirck I - Clucky V - Bucky V - Kevan X - Josh VII - Kevan XI - Scshunt IV - RaichuKFM I - Larrytheturtle I - Skju I - Metadynasty VII - Purplebeard V - Spitemaster I - Josh VIII - RaichuKFM II - The Alien I - Benzene I - RaichuKFM III - Purplebeard VI - Kevan XII - Ayesdeeef I - Bucky VI - Kevan XIII - Josh IX - Mideg I - Kevan XIV - Brendan III - Kevan XV - Tantusar I - Josh X - Kevan XVI - Thrawn I - Brendan IV - Kevan XVII - Moonroof I - RaichuKFM IV - Larrytheturtle II - Brendan V - Kevan XVIII - Brendan VI - RaichuKFM V - Kevan XIX - Brendan VII - Kevan XX - Viv I - Pokes I - Sphinx I - Madrid I - Pokes II - Madrid II - Metadynasty VIII - Axemabaro I - Diabecko I - Kevan XXI - Diabecko & Card - Kevan XXII - Derrick I - Card II - Madrid III - Card III - Kevan XXIII - Pokes III - Kevan XXIV - Trigon I - Derrick II - Kevan XXV - Derrick III - Farsight I - TyGuy6 I - Pokes IV - Madrid IV - TyGuy6 II - Kevan XXVI - The Duke of Waltham I - Josh XI - Clucky VI - Naught I - Metadynasty IX - Kevan XXVII - Josh XII - Clucky VII - Josh XIII - Bucky VII - Josh XIV - Kevan XXVIII - Lemonfanta I - Clucky VIII - Josh XV - Misty I - ais523 VII - Josh XVI - Kevan XXIX - Trapdoorspyder I - Metadynasty X - Brendan VIII - Brendan IX - Zack I - Misty II - Josh XVII - MadisonSilver I - Josh XVIII - Kevan XXX - Lendunistus I - Josh XIX - SingularByte I - Trapdoorspyder II - Bucky VIII - JonathanDark I - Trapdoorspyder III - Habanero I - JonathanDark II - Misty III - Metadynasty XI - Josh XX - Lemon II - Kevan XXXI - Josh XXI - Clucky IX - Vovix I - JonathanDark III - Zack II - JonathanDark IV - Josh XXII - Kevan XXXII - JonathanDark V - Darknight II - Clucky X - Lukas I - Desertfrog I - ais523 & Josh - Raven1207 I - ais523 IX - Josh XXIV - Kevan XXXIII - Ais523 X - Josh XXV - JonathanDark VI