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Alekhine's Gun cover artvsCult of the Lamb cover art

Alekhine's GunvsCult of the Lamb

Alekhine's Gun leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Cult of the Lamb leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Alekhine's GunCult of the Lamb

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.

Variance3 vs 4

Cult of the Lamb leans harder on variance: Run rooms and tarot pulls randomize.

Optimization8 vs 7

Alekhine's Gun leans harder on optimization: Mapping routines and disguises reduces missions to solved puzzles

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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Alekhine's Gun

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Cult of the Lamb