Question 124·Easy·Inferences
Game designer Luis Ortega recently released a revised edition of his complex strategy game Solar Empires. In reviews of the new edition, many players noted that the rulebook has been reorganized and that an optional tutorial scenario was added. Several reviewers, who had previously found the original game daunting, wrote that the new edition "finally makes Solar Empires approachable for newcomers without sacrificing depth."
This feedback most strongly suggests that ______
Which choice most logically completes the text?
For inference questions like this, first underline the key facts and opinions in the passage (especially quoted phrases and tone words). Then restate in your own words what changed and how people reacted. Next, eliminate any answer choices that (1) contradict specific wording in the text, (2) introduce new information that is not hinted at, or (3) are too extreme. Finally, choose the option that paraphrases or closely matches what is clearly implied, not what you can imagine might be true.
Hints
Locate the key opinions
Reread the sentence with the quotation marks. What do the reviewers say has changed about how newcomers experience the game?
Pay attention to tone words
Focus on words like “daunting” and “approachable” and the phrase “without sacrificing depth.” Do these sound positive or negative, and what do they suggest about the new edition compared with the old one?
Connect changes to effects
Ask yourself: How would reorganizing the rulebook and adding an optional tutorial most likely affect people who are new to the game?
Eliminate unsupported ideas
Check each answer choice and ask: Is this specific idea actually stated or clearly implied in the passage, or is it adding something new that the passage never mentions?
Step-by-step Explanation
Restate what changed in the new edition
Identify the concrete changes mentioned:
- The rulebook has been reorganized.
- An optional tutorial scenario was added.
These changes are meant to affect how people learn or start playing the game, not the game’s core content itself (at least, nothing about content changes is mentioned).
Focus on the reviewers’ reactions
Look at how reviewers describe the impact of these changes:
- Some reviewers “had previously found the original game daunting”—meaning it felt intimidating or hard to learn.
- They now say the new edition “finally makes Solar Empires approachable for newcomers without sacrificing depth.”
So, people who used to be scared off by the game now think beginners can get into it more easily, and the game is still just as deep/complex in terms of strategy.
Infer what the feedback suggests overall
Combine the changes with the reactions:
- The reorganization of the rulebook + the added tutorial scenario are the main new features.
- The result is that newcomers can now approach the game more easily, even though the game keeps its strategic depth.
So we can infer that these learning/teaching changes are effectively helping new players get started with the game, especially compared with the original edition.
Match the inference to the answer choices
Now compare that inference with the choices:
- Choice B says the updated rulebook and tutorial make it easier for new players to learn the game (lower the learning curve), while not saying anything about removing depth.
- This directly matches the idea that the game is now “approachable for newcomers” without sacrificing depth.
Therefore, the correct answer is: B) The updated rulebook and tutorial successfully lower the learning curve for new players.