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Buckshot Roulette cover artvsThe Jackbox Survey Scramble cover art

Buckshot RoulettevsThe Jackbox Survey Scramble

Buckshot Roulette leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); The Jackbox Survey Scramble leans Variance (Bluff & Deduction).

EXECUTION1 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Buckshot RouletteThe Jackbox Survey Scramble

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

The Jackbox Survey Scramble leans harder on execution: Quick answer entry, minimal dexterity

Reads4 vs 4

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance7 vs 6

Buckshot Roulette leans harder on variance: Shell order is hidden and random.

Optimization6 vs 3

Buckshot Roulette leans harder on optimization: Probability tracking and item use reward optimization.

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 Jackbox Survey Scramble