head to head
vs
Contraband PolicevsKeep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Contraband Police leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Contraband PoliceKeep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes leans harder on execution: Defusing under a timer punishes fumbling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Contraband Police leans harder on optimization: Mastering document rules and search efficiency is the job
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.