head to head
vs
Fran BowvsLamplight City
Fran Bow leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Lamplight City leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Fran BowLamplight City
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Lamplight City leans harder on variance: Whodunits are hidden information until evidence surfaces
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.