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InscryptionvsThrees!

Inscryption leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Threes! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
InscryptionThrees!

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Threes! leans harder on execution: No time pressure on swipes

Reads2 vs 0

Inscryption leans harder on reads: Scripted opponents with light bluff moments, not true adaptation.

Variance5 vs 4

Inscryption leans harder on variance: Card draws and event choices randomized.

Optimization8 vs 8

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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Inscryption

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Threes!