The rule could be anything, as funny or as serious as you want. The universe will progress in a similar way that it has up until this point, unless your changed rule prevented it from doing so.

Some examples might be:

  • The invention of currency is not allowed.
  • Iron is slightly less stable.
  • The Ancient Greeks are able to cultivate Silphium, which does not go extinct now.
    • shastaxc@lemm.ee
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      4 months ago

      What if it is an accident? Do both parties just get erased from the universe? Or is all malice just gone from the human will?

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        4 months ago

        No, it’s more like

        "teamplay": 1;
        "coop": 1;
        

        and then you punt your buddies into lava with the rocketlauncher.