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DownwellvsTetris: Axis

Downwell leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tetris: Axis leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
DownwellTetris: Axis

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Tetris: Axis leans harder on optimization: stacking strategy and clear efficiency

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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Tetris: Axis