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999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine DoorsvsThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine DoorsThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy leans harder on variance: Famously cruel hidden requirements blindside first players.
Optimization6 vs 7
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy leans harder on optimization: The babel fish and beyond reward exact solved sequences.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.