Hmhm...sorry, sorry, I just never thought I'd meet someone else who could see a game from my perspective...

[She mentally clears her throat.]

At any rate...perhaps you were lucky to have a player who was actually competent. The one I chose for my game needed an insane amount of prodding to even participate instead of carelessly floating through life until he died.

Riddles and tests are a form of guidance. Getting the player to think without simply ordering them to...another thing that wouldn't have had any effect on my erstwhile opponent.