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7 Wonders of the Ancient World cover artvsThe Bureau: XCOM Declassified cover art

7 Wonders of the Ancient WorldvsThe Bureau: XCOM Declassified

7 Wonders of the Ancient World leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Bureau: XCOM Declassified leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
7 Wonders of the Ancient WorldThe Bureau: XCOM Declassified

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

7 Wonders of the Ancient World leans harder on variance: Random rune drops drive each board's possibilities

Optimization7 vs 7

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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7 Wonders of the Ancient World

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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified