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BeholdervsRogue Tower

Beholder leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Rogue Tower leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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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.

Variance4 vs 5

Rogue Tower leans harder on variance: Random path expansion and card draws reshape each run

Optimization7 vs 8

Rogue Tower leans harder on optimization: Tower placement math and unlock economy are the game

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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