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A Game About Digging A HolevsBlack & White
A Game About Digging A Hole leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Black & White leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
A Game About Digging A HoleBlack & White
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Black & White leans harder on variance: Creature learning quirks surprise first plays
Optimization6 vs 7
Black & White leans harder on optimization: Village economy, belief spread, and creature training
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.