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

[Corentin Dupont]

Hi Chris,
Thanks!
That's true for the user number. What should I do? Encrypt it?

On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 5:02 AM, Chris Wong <chrisyco+haskell-cafe at gmail.com
> wrote:

> > 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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