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Blood on the Clocktower cover artvsLegends of Runeterra cover art

Blood on the ClocktowervsLegends of Runeterra

Blood on the Clocktower leans Reads (Pure Mind Games); Legends of Runeterra leans Reads (Mind & Math).

EXECUTION0 /10READS9 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Blood on the ClocktowerLegends of Runeterra

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 1

Legends of Runeterra leans harder on execution: Clicks only

Reads9 vs 7

Blood on the Clocktower leans harder on reads: Detecting human lies and modelling bluffers is the whole game

Variance6 vs 5

Blood on the Clocktower leans harder on variance: Hidden roles and storyteller setup drive every game's information

Optimization4 vs 7

Legends of Runeterra leans harder on optimization: Tight deckbuilding and sequencing math

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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