I defeated the Nogre! I think this game would really benefit from a soft tutorial. It is a little too abstract and cryptic at first and I really didn't understand the upgrades other than increasing my health. I did like the mechanic of collecting the runewords. I felt powerful after getting 1 runeword even though I didn't fully understand how the upgrades worked but I could tell they increased my chances of getting hits on the slots. It took me a couple of tries to win. I went into an area that didn't have a mine so I was stuck and chose to die. The next time it happened I discovered I could summon the boss through the alter and that is how I was able to win. A very simple and mysterious game but also fun to play.