head to head
vs
Flight of the Amazon QueenvsRusty Lake Hotel
Flight of the Amazon Queen leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Rusty Lake Hotel leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Flight of the Amazon QueenRusty Lake Hotel
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.
Variance3 vs 2
Flight of the Amazon Queen leans harder on variance: Puzzle items are hidden until found, then fixed
Optimization5 vs 6
Rusty Lake Hotel leans harder on optimization: Chaining surreal puzzle logic per room is the whole game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.