Though slightly grindy, incentivizing changing Image as often as possible. Just to clarify, should the numbers be separated with commas, or actually added together?

I do not believe it encourages grinding to a huge degree, as the more hints you have the easier it is to guess your style. Assuming, of course, that this eventually becomes a bad thing. And that eyes eventually become a good thing.

I like it in general, but wouldn’t this give an advantage to people who have styles starting with uncommon letters?

I don’t think so Ienpw. The strategy in the commonness of the first letter of your Style is nontrivial. If one hints an uncommon letter, then that eliminates fewer choices and so is a good strategy. Thus, it would make sense to “hide” in a common letter. On the other hand, one could choose an uncommon letter, and then people might be less likely to guess it, and not hinting it would not be suspicious. It is fundamentally a mind game, and the optimal strategy is dependent on how many loops of induction you expect other players to go through. A similar reasoning can be structured for a Style’s position in its list. Either way, most active players have already chosen a style. These mind games then only apply to players newly choosing their Style, assuming of course that they put any deep thought into it at all.

Arlnoff: Eye, good point.