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Bad North cover artvsBejeweled Twist cover art

Bad NorthvsBejeweled Twist

Bad North leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Bejeweled Twist leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 3

Bejeweled Twist leans harder on execution: Blitz mode rewards speed but rotation is unhurried elsewhere

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 5

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

Bad North leans harder on optimization: Unit positioning and upgrade choices solvable.

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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