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Black & WhitevsThe Urbz: Sims in the City
Black & White leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Urbz: Sims in the City leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Black & WhiteThe Urbz: Sims in the City
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 2
Black & White leans harder on variance: Creature learning quirks surprise first plays
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.