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Jurassic Park: Builder leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Unpacking leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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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 1

Jurassic Park: Builder leans harder on variance: Timer and reward variance, minor and predictable

Optimization6 vs 5

Jurassic Park: Builder leans harder on optimization: Managing park economy and growth timers is the entire loop

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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