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

