Emperical zendo

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+a zendo variant for 3-8 players. these rules assume you know how to play [zendo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zendo_(game)), which i recommend as one of the best games available. this is basically the same as normal zendo, but you never guess the secret rule.
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+materials: any medium to make experiments (koans), such as an icehouse set, a deck of cards, a pencil and paper, or coins
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+**this game is unplaytested**
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+written by zachary "za3k" vance on 2021-03-19.
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+## master
+One player is the 'master', who makes a secret rule. The master sets up two example experiments. One experiment meets the secret rule, and gets marked by a white stone. One experiment doesn't meet the secret rule, and gets marked by a black stone. The rule should be something simple, like "there is a quarter in the koan".
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+## students
+Play passes clockwise around the circle, ending with the master. There are a fixed number of turns. With 3 players, each player takes 3 turns. With 4-5 players, each player takes 2 turns. With 6+ players, each player take 1 turn.
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+On your turn, you make an experiment using pieces. Then, everyone except the master secretly holds out a guess in a closed fist. The master labels whether the experiment meets the secret rule or not. Everyone who guessed correctly gets a point. The master never gets points, but does get to make an experiment like everyone else.
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+Optionally, the master reveals the rule at the end of the game.
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+## game
+Play one round with a single master. Or play a longer game where each player gets to be master once, and add points between games. The player with the most points wins.

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 | game                                                                     | date       | type                 | complexity | players      | tested?  | recommended?  | description |
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------|------------|--------------|----------|---------------|-------------|
+| [emperical zendo](/archive/emperical_zendo.md)                           | 2021-03-19 | board                | mid        | 2-8          | no       | no            | a variant on traditional zendo, where you score points for predicting the rule but never guess the rule outright.
 | [logic potions](/archive/logic_potions.md)                               | 2021-03-13 | board                | high       | 2-4          | no       | no            | a potion-brewing game. not about logical deduction, but about logical deduction clues themselves
 | [deadly education rpg](/archive/deadly.md)                               | 2021-02-12 | roleplaying          | mid        | 2-6, plus GM | no       | no            | a traditional pen-and-paper roleplaying game based on the affinity-based magic system from Naomi Novik's "A Deadly Education"
 | [loot boxes](/archive/lootboxes.md)                                      | 2021-02-08 | storytelling         | low        | 2-4          | yes      | maybe         | "Car trip" game. Players have an inventory of random items. They must use the items to solve a series of challenges.