If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.
have a simple game with a few interacting rules drawn randomly from a larger set of interacting rules, and see who figures out how to take advantage of how the rules interact.
Sounds like a matrix IQ test...
BTW, have people in this thread played the Flash game "This Is The Only Level" http://armorgames.com/play/4309/ ?
What is a matrix IQ test?
I have played that. My idea is slightly similar, I think.