Thanks a lot for taking the time to play it cold and write such a detailed breakdown. This is genuinely useful feedback, especially the “insufficient evidence” point and the fact that you nearly read it as a bug.
The no-cost guessing issue is a really good catch too.
Really appreciate you going this deep into it — thank you!
One thing I’d be curious about: after those 10 minutes, would you actually have wanted to play a second case built around the same core mechanics, or did it feel like you’d already seen enough of the loop?