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Jones in the Fast Lane cover artvsThe Testament of Sherlock Holmes cover art

Jones in the Fast LanevsThe Testament of Sherlock Holmes

Jones in the Fast Lane leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Testament of Sherlock Holmes leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Jones in the Fast LaneThe Testament of Sherlock Holmes

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Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Jones in the Fast Lane leans harder on reads: Rival players matter little; Jones AI follows fixed logic

Variance4 vs 3

Jones in the Fast Lane leans harder on variance: Job openings, prices and events roll randomly each week

Optimization7 vs 7

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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