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Gorogoa cover artvsZork: Grand Inquisitor cover art

GorogoavsZork: Grand Inquisitor

Gorogoa leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zork: Grand Inquisitor leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
GorogoaZork: Grand Inquisitor

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.

Variance2 vs 1

Gorogoa leans harder on variance: Solutions unknown on first encounter only

Optimization7 vs 8

Zork: Grand Inquisitor leans harder on optimization: Spell-based puzzles with deterministic solutions

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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Zork: Grand Inquisitor