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Among Us cover artvsBlood on the Clocktower cover art

Among UsvsBlood on the Clocktower

Among Us leans Reads (Pure Mind Games); Blood on the Clocktower leans Reads (Pure Mind Games).

EXECUTION1 /10READS9 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Among Us leans harder on execution: Tasks are trivial minigames

Reads9 vs 9

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 6

Blood on the Clocktower leans harder on variance: Hidden roles and storyteller setup drive every game's information

Optimization3 vs 4

Blood on the Clocktower leans harder on optimization: Role interactions and logic chains reward systematic deduction

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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