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Donkey Kong Jr. MathvsLimbo

Donkey Kong Jr. Math leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Limbo leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

Limbo leans harder on execution: Tight platforming with trial-and-error.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 1

Limbo leans harder on variance: No randomness.

Optimization5 vs 5

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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