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Knights of Pen and Paper +1 EditionvsSimCity (2013)
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SimCity (2013) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 EditionSimCity (2013)
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
SimCity (2013) leans harder on execution: Mouse planning; no dexterity demands.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
SimCity (2013) leans harder on optimization: Specialization chains and traffic layouts reward systematic planning.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.