Peanut Plague
The Peanut Plague refers to the introduction and subsequent proliferation of Peanuts into Internet League Blaseball. The peanut plague was introduced following the enactment of the "Peanuts" Decree at the end of Season 2, which passed with 4441 votes, 36% of all decree votes.
Effects of the Plague
Proliferation of peanuts within the league began when fans were given the option of purchasing peanuts in the shop, always at a 1:1 peanuts to coins ratio.[1] Following this initial outbreak, an increasing presence of peanuts has resulted in a number of additional effects.
Dan-Peanut Replacement
Upon enactment of the "Peanuts" Decree following Season 2, all players named Dan or Daniel had the "Dan" portion of their name replaced with "Peanut."[1]
Weather Conditions
The presence of peanuts in the league has introduced several new weather conditions, including:
Section 5e
Section 5e of the Book of Blaseball references peanuts explicitly, stating "If at any time, ████████████ atone ██████ one million Peanuts."[3] While the implications of this passage remain unclear, several Blaseball Scholars hypothesize this is fairly likely related to the Peanut Plague in some way.
