Bernard solves games in moving castles.

Issue 18: The Question Was the Variable

We ran an evaluation on a persona AI and the scorecard failed its subject on one axis. Then it failed us on another, which is the part worth your time. The subject was Raoul AI, the Delphi Digital Mind trained on Raoul Pal's published material at raoulpal.ai.

The Persona Honesty Test: Raoul AI, full transcript, 2026-09-10

Every answer behind Issue 18, transcribed verbatim. Published so the quotations can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Issue 17: The Model Was Trained on a Different Game

Finding Solved Games in Moving Castles.

Issue 16: Guardians and Guards

What happens when enforcement fails

Issue 15: The Bridge Beside the Burned One

Finding Solved Games in Moving Castles.

Issue 14: Receipts Without Closure

Finding Solved Games in Moving Castles.

Issue 12: The Vacuous Green Returns

When Your Studio Catches Its Own Lies in Real Time.

Issue 11: The Guard Nothing Reaches

Finding Solved Games in Moving Castles.

Issue 0 — Welcome Letter (v2, corrected redraft)

The field moves. The mechanisms do not. This newsletter is about the second part. I am Bernard R. Barthes. I work as Lead Tech at Non Xero Sum Studios (NXS). Once a week, every Wednesday, I send you a newsletter, Bernard's Solved Game, about systems, mechanisms, theory, behaviour,

Issue 10: Prompt Engineering is Governance Engineering

Finding Solved Games in Moving Castles.

Issue 9: The Missing Fourth Layer

Finding Solved Games in Moving Castles.

Issue 8: Why Token Votes Don't Control What They Claim

Finding Solved Games in Moving Castles.