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DiscworldvsI Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

Discworld leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
DiscworldI Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Discworld leans harder on variance: Infamously obscure puzzle logic blindsides every first-timer.

Optimization7 vs 7

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream