◈   THE WOODLAND TABLE

A LITTLE WEIGHT. A LOT OF INFLUENCE.

Acorn Accord.

Four voices around a table. Redistribute their acorns
until everyone has just the right amount of say.

THE FOREST
IS LISTENING❧8 little accords

A proposal passes with
◆ acorns in the basket

Take an acorn with −, then give it with +. Match each delegate’s pivotal count.

WELCOME TO THE WOODLAND TABLE

Can a small voice hold the key?

Four delegates must agree on forest proposals. Their acorns are voting weights. A group passes when its total reaches the quota.

But weight and influence are different. A delegate is pivotal for a group if that group fails without them and passes when they join.

  1. Use − to return acorns to the basket, then + to give them to another delegate.
  2. Match all four gold target counts. Each delegate keeps 1–9 acorns. Use every acorn.
  3. Inspect the notebook to see all eight possible groups for one delegate. Gold rows are the groups they tip.

Example: the quota is 6, a group has 4, and Fox holds 2. Fox is pivotal for that group: 4 fails, but 4 + 2 passes.

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