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Amanda the Adventurer cover artvsSherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments cover art

Amanda the AdventurervsSherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments

Amanda the Adventurer leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Amanda the AdventurerSherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments

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.

Variance5 vs 4

Amanda the Adventurer leans harder on variance: Hidden tape secrets and codes are the draw until mapped

Optimization6 vs 7

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments leans harder on optimization: Deduction chains have correct solvable answers

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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