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BOXBOY!vsKingdom Rush
BOXBOY! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Kingdom Rush leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
BOXBOY!Kingdom Rush
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Kingdom Rush leans harder on variance: Almost fully deterministic waves
Optimization8 vs 9
Kingdom Rush leans harder on optimization: Tower placement and upgrade routes are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.