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12 Labours of HerculesvsLoom
12 Labours of Hercules leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Loom leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
12 Labours of HerculesLoom
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
12 Labours of Hercules leans harder on execution: Fast clicking helps gold-time targets but stays forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Loom leans harder on optimization: Learning and combining distaff spells in the correct order is a fully solvable logic system
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.