head to head
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AI DungeonvsMarbles on Stream
AI Dungeon leans Variance (Pure Chaos); Marbles on Stream leans Variance (Pure Chaos).
AI DungeonMarbles on Stream
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 0
AI Dungeon leans harder on reads: AI narrator generates, not a mind modeling you
Variance5 vs 6
Marbles on Stream leans harder on variance: Physics RNG decides the entire race outcome
Optimization2 vs 1
AI Dungeon leans harder on optimization: Prompt phrasing slightly steers outcomes
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.