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elect.horse launches as apparent copy of gerrymandle.com puzzle game

Commentary on originality and market saturation

A former enclose.horse player notes the original game had already declined in quality ('phoning in slop daily designs') before the alleged copy launched, suggesting elect.horse's imitation may not meaningfully harm the original.

“enclose.horse is done, I left the daily game weeks ago after they started phoning in slop daily designs. This is a cheap move but it shouldn't make a difference to your audience.”

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realmofthemad gerrymandle.com developerEnclose.horse owners Owners of enclose.horse, operators of elect.horse

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