English

Proper noun

Nomic

1. A game, intended to model certain aspects of legal systems, in which players take turns by modifying the game's rules.
   • 1982, Douglas Hofstadter, Scientific American

     This is not to say that nuanced, intermediate levels may not arise in Nomic through game custom and tacit understandings.

   • 2004, Andrew S. Glassner, Interactive Storytelling

     The game Nomic also has rules that change over time. But these games still have rules for how they're played...

   • 2005, Yusuf Pisan, The Second Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment

     Nomic, a "game of self-amendment," is most fundamentally characterized by its rule 213, 213. If the rules are changed so that further play is impossible, or if the legality of a move cannot be determined with finality, or if by the Judge's best reasoning, not overruled, a move appears equally legal and illegal, then the first player unable to complete a turn is the winner.

Anagrams

• monic, Monic

English

Adjective

nomic ‎(not comparable)

1. (dated) customary; ordinary; applied to the usual spelling of a language, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods.
   • 1899, Henry Sweet, The Practical Study of Languages

     The first and most obvious objection brought against the use of a phonetic notation in teaching a foreign language is the danger of confusion between the phonetic and the nomic spelling of the language.

2. (sciences) Relating to a law