Oops! Some problems with the proposed test: First, Mystery Person #1 did not actually post on this thread – it was a related thread. Second, that person did not (as of the start of September) give a rating for A Mind Forever Voyaging, so there would be no basis for evaluating the quality of the recommendations. I’ll leave it up in case that person shows up on this thread and has recently played AMFV (or tries it soon).
Following are some repeats of the exercise with those errors corrected and new mystery people.
MYSTERY PERSON #2
In this case, the mystery person has played only a few of the games on the most personalized list, but the top two recommendations are among them, and both were given scores of 4 or higher.
The Impossible Bottle (no personalization)
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| FROM_GAME | TO_GAME |
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| The Impossible Bottle | The Impossible Stairs |
| The Impossible Bottle | Tethered |
| The Impossible Bottle | Pas De Deux |
| The Impossible Bottle | LAKE Adventure |
| The Impossible Bottle | Brain Guzzlers from Beyond! |
| The Impossible Bottle | Zozzled |
| The Impossible Bottle | Photopia |
| The Impossible Bottle | Six |
| The Impossible Bottle | Grooverland |
| The Impossible Bottle | Rover's Day Out |
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Example personalized (weak personalization)
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| FROM_GAME | TO_GAME |
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| The Impossible Bottle | LAKE Adventure |
| The Impossible Bottle | Rover's Day Out |
| The Impossible Bottle | Tethered |
| The Impossible Bottle | Pas De Deux |
| The Impossible Bottle | And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One |
| The Impossible Bottle | Babyface |
| The Impossible Bottle | Kaged |
| The Impossible Bottle | The Impossible Stairs |
| The Impossible Bottle | La Princesse spéculaire |
| The Impossible Bottle | The Virtual Grand National |
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Example personalized (moderate personalization)
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| FROM_GAME | TO_GAME |
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| The Impossible Bottle | LAKE Adventure |
| The Impossible Bottle | The Impossible Stairs |
| The Impossible Bottle | Babyface |
| The Impossible Bottle | Tethered |
| The Impossible Bottle | La Princesse spéculaire |
| The Impossible Bottle | Pas De Deux |
| The Impossible Bottle | The Virtual Grand National |
| The Impossible Bottle | Rover's Day Out |
| The Impossible Bottle | D'ARKUN |
| The Impossible Bottle | Killing Machine Loves Slime Prince |
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Example personalized (strong personalization)
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| FROM_GAME | TO_GAME |
+-----------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| The Impossible Bottle | LAKE Adventure |
| The Impossible Bottle | The Impossible Stairs |
| The Impossible Bottle | La Princesse spéculaire |
| The Impossible Bottle | Babyface |
| The Impossible Bottle | Tethered |
| The Impossible Bottle | Pas De Deux |
| The Impossible Bottle | The Virtual Grand National |
| The Impossible Bottle | D'ARKUN |
| The Impossible Bottle | Killing Machine Loves Slime Prince |
| The Impossible Bottle | Rover's Day Out |
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Example personalized (very strong personalization)
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| FROM_GAME | TO_GAME |
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| The Impossible Bottle | LAKE Adventure |
| The Impossible Bottle | The Impossible Stairs |
| The Impossible Bottle | Babyface |
| The Impossible Bottle | La Princesse spéculaire |
| The Impossible Bottle | The Virtual Grand National |
| The Impossible Bottle | Tethered |
| The Impossible Bottle | Pas De Deux |
| The Impossible Bottle | D'ARKUN |
| The Impossible Bottle | Killing Machine Loves Slime Prince |
| The Impossible Bottle | Rover's Day Out |
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Example personalized (extremely strong personalization)
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| FROM_GAME | TO_GAME |
+-----------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| The Impossible Bottle | LAKE Adventure |
| The Impossible Bottle | Babyface |
| The Impossible Bottle | The Impossible Stairs |
| The Impossible Bottle | La Princesse spéculaire |
| The Impossible Bottle | The Virtual Grand National |
| The Impossible Bottle | Tethered |
| The Impossible Bottle | Pas De Deux |
| The Impossible Bottle | D'ARKUN |
| The Impossible Bottle | Killing Machine Loves Slime Prince |
| The Impossible Bottle | Rover's Day Out |
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MYSTERY PERSON #3
In this case, the mystery person again shows as having rated only a few games on the final list, but all were given 5s.
Cragne Manor (no personalization)
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| FROM_GAME | TO_GAME |
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| Cragne Manor | Lydia's Heart |
| Cragne Manor | The King of Shreds and Patches |
| Cragne Manor | Dead Cities |
| Cragne Manor | Castronegro Blues |
| Cragne Manor | The Surprising Case of Brian Timmons |
| Cragne Manor | How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title |
| Cragne Manor | Ecdysis |
| Cragne Manor | Curses |
| Cragne Manor | Praser 5 |
| Cragne Manor | Theatre |
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Example personalized (weak personalization)
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| FROM_GAME | TO_GAME |
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| Cragne Manor | Lydia's Heart |
| Cragne Manor | How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title |
| Cragne Manor | The King of Shreds and Patches |
| Cragne Manor | Dead Cities |
| Cragne Manor | Praser 5 |
| Cragne Manor | Curses |
| Cragne Manor | So Far |
| Cragne Manor | Castronegro Blues |
| Cragne Manor | The Surprising Case of Brian Timmons |
| Cragne Manor | Worlds Apart |
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Example personalized (moderate personalization)
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| FROM_GAME | TO_GAME |
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| Cragne Manor | Worlds Apart |
| Cragne Manor | How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title |
| Cragne Manor | Praser 5 |
| Cragne Manor | Blighted Isle |
| Cragne Manor | So Far |
| Cragne Manor | Curses |
| Cragne Manor | The King of Shreds and Patches |
| Cragne Manor | Counterfeit Monkey |
| Cragne Manor | Not Just an Ordinary Ballerina |
| Cragne Manor | Lydia's Heart |
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Example personalized (strong personalization)
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| FROM_GAME | TO_GAME |
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| Cragne Manor | Blighted Isle |
| Cragne Manor | Worlds Apart |
| Cragne Manor | Praser 5 |
| Cragne Manor | So Far |
| Cragne Manor | How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title |
| Cragne Manor | Curses |
| Cragne Manor | Counterfeit Monkey |
| Cragne Manor | Not Just an Ordinary Ballerina |
| Cragne Manor | Spellbreaker |
| Cragne Manor | The King of Shreds and Patches |
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Example personalized (very strong personalization)
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| FROM_GAME | TO_GAME |
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| Cragne Manor | Blighted Isle |
| Cragne Manor | Worlds Apart |
| Cragne Manor | So Far |
| Cragne Manor | Praser 5 |
| Cragne Manor | How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title |
| Cragne Manor | Counterfeit Monkey |
| Cragne Manor | Curses |
| Cragne Manor | Trinity |
| Cragne Manor | Not Just an Ordinary Ballerina |
| Cragne Manor | Goldilocks is a FOX! |
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Example personalized (extremely strong personalization)
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| FROM_GAME | TO_GAME |
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| Cragne Manor | Blighted Isle |
| Cragne Manor | Worlds Apart |
| Cragne Manor | So Far |
| Cragne Manor | Trinity |
| Cragne Manor | Deadline Enchanter |
| Cragne Manor | Praser 5 |
| Cragne Manor | Counterfeit Monkey |
| Cragne Manor | How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title |
| Cragne Manor | Goldilocks is a FOX! |
| Cragne Manor | Shuffling Around |
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