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Disciples: Sacred Lands cover artvsFrostpunk cover art

Disciples: Sacred LandsvsFrostpunk

Disciples: Sacred Lands leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Frostpunk leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Disciples: Sacred Lands leans harder on reads: AI factions follow fixed strategic patterns

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 9

Frostpunk leans harder on optimization: Resource routing, laws, and heat 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.

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