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Black & White cover artvsSimAnt cover art

Black & WhitevsSimAnt

Black & White leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SimAnt leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Black & WhiteSimAnt

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

SimAnt leans harder on execution: Light direct ant control; spider dodging is mild dexterity.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

SimAnt leans harder on variance: Spider, rain, lawnmower and yard events are random hazards.

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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