The engine of the museum

The Grump-Off

Two manuls, one question, one tap. A round is ten pairs and takes under a minute. The crowd’s verdict is revealed only after yours; the scores, never.

Every call is judged by the Council of Elders, once the steppe has made up its mind.

Choose your game

Presiding: a manul with its eyes shut, consulting the Oracle’s crystal.

Classic Which is grumpier, sleepier, chonkier, more unhinged? feeds the trait scores the Oracle draws from The Rarity Court Which is rarer? Which would you frame? feeds Majesty, and so the rarity tiers Occasion Duel Which is the better Manulday manul? feeds how well each manul suits each occasion Caption Duel Same manul, two captions: which is funnier? feeds which captions the Oracle offers first Prophecy Not your opinion: which will the steppe pick? feeds nothing but the Prophet rating, and glory

Rules of the Grump-Off

Choose the manul that better answers the question. Trust your first impression.
If the two are genuinely indistinguishable, the committee accepts “equally”. It does not encourage it.
Scores are kept from you, so that nobody is nudged.
In Prophecy you do not say what you think; you say what the steppe will think. It moves no scores. The Council judges it once the scores settle.

This season’s questions: Which manul is grumpier? · Which manul is sleepier? · Which manul is chonkier? · Which manul is more unhinged?