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Harmony: The Fall of ReverievsThe Red Strings Club
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Red Strings Club leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Harmony: The Fall of ReverieThe Red Strings Club
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie leans harder on reads: Scripted deities react to choices, not adaptive
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie leans harder on optimization: Planning the aspiration path on the mandala is strategic
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.