head to head
vs
A Normal Lost PhonevsAnimal Crossing
A Normal Lost Phone leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Animal Crossing leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
A Normal Lost PhoneAnimal Crossing
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 3
A Normal Lost Phone leans harder on variance: The phone's contents are hidden information to uncover
Optimization5 vs 4
A Normal Lost Phone leans harder on optimization: Password clues form fixed solvable deduction chains
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.