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Fights in Tight Spaces cover artvsMini Metro cover art

Fights in Tight SpacesvsMini Metro

Fights in Tight Spaces leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mini Metro leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance6 vs 5

Fights in Tight Spaces leans harder on variance: Card draw and enemy placement add meaningful randomness

Optimization9 vs 9

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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