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Big Pharma leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Game Dev Tycoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /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.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 8

Big Pharma leans harder on optimization: Machine layouts and concentration math are a tight puzzle solve.

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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