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Cryptmaster cover artvsDave the Diver cover art

CryptmastervsDave the Diver

Cryptmaster leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Dave the Diver leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

Dave the Diver leans harder on execution: harpoon aiming and sushi-service minigames

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Dave the Diver leans harder on optimization: restaurant economy and gear upgrades drive progress

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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