As there seem to be a lot of serious threads at the moment, I am launching a new game. There is only one rule, very simple, but I am not going to tell you what it is. You will have to work it out for yourselves by reading all the posts very carefully.
When you think you have it, join in. All posts, from those who get it or from those who haven't a clue, influence the course of the game.
(Ana You carry on from the mistake, not from the legit move that was before the mistake. Another useful dodge - not rule - is to put brackets round a comment to show that it is not a game move. Then it is an aside and "invisible" and people can get away with not continuing from it.
Nits to pick? When you can pick the nits out of how to play a completely useless game? Are there any more important nits on the forum?)
If someone messes it up makes a mistake, you start from that mistake not from whatever was before the cockup mistake.
That is why I said (obliquely because I was trying at first not to let on what the number one rule is - but its too late now to be subtle) that each post has an influence, even if it is an unintentional one That keeps it changing and stops people planning several moves ahead. You have to be quick and flexible.
But no-one seems to be following that rule so I don't care, so there..