[Haskell-cafe] ANN: Nomyx 0.1 beta, the game where you can change the rules

[Chris Wong]

> Hello everybody!
> I am very happy to announce the beta release [1] of Nomyx, the only game
> where You can change the rules.

I just gave it a go -- it looks fun :)

However, I've spotted a security hole. The current user number is
stored in the URL -- if I change that number, I can masquerade as
someone else! Is this behavior intended?

> This is an implementation of a Nomic [2] game in Haskell (I believe the
> first complete implementation). In a Nomyx game you can change the rules of
> the game itself while playing it. The players can submit new rules or modify
> existing ones, thus completely changing the behaviour of the game through
> time. The rules are managed and interpreted by the computer. They must be
> written in the Nomyx language, which is a subset of Haskell.
> At the beginning, the initial rules are describing:
> - how to add new rules and change existing ones. For example a unanimity
> vote is necessary to have a new rule accepted.
> - how to win the game. For example you win the game if you have 5 rules
> accepted.
> But of course even that can be changed!
>
> Here is a video introduction and first tutorial of the game:
> http://vimeo.com/58265498
> The game is running here: www.nomyx.net:8000/Nomyx
> I have set up a forum where players can learn about Nomyx and discuss the
> rules they intend to propose: www.nomyx.net/forum
>
> As this is the first beta release of the game, I'm looking for beta testers
> :) Although I tested it quite a lot, I'm sure a lot of bugs remains,
> especially in multiplayer.
> So if you are interested in testing Nomyx, please go to this forum thread
> and we'll set up a small team to start a match!
> http://www.nomyx.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5
>
> Comments/contributions are very highly welcome! There is still a lot to do.
> As for now, the game is not completely securised. It is easy to break it by
> submitting rules containing malicious code. I'm working on it. If you'd like
> to do security testing, please do it locally on your own machine and send me
> a bug report :).
>
> Cheers,
> Corentin
>
> [1] http://hackage.haskell.org/package/Nomyx
> [2] www.nomic.net
>
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