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Black & White leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Do Not Feed the Monkeys leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Do Not Feed the Monkeys leans harder on execution: Clicking feeds and typing searches, mild time pressure only

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Do Not Feed the Monkeys leans harder on variance: Which cages you draw varies each playthrough

Optimization7 vs 7

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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