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Black & White leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Children of Clay leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /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.

Variance3 vs 4

The Children of Clay leans harder on variance: The artefact's secret is hidden information to uncover

Optimization7 vs 6

Black & White leans harder on optimization: Village economy, belief spread, and creature training

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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The Children of Clay