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Last Day of JunevsThe Last Campfire
Last Day of June leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Last Campfire leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Last Day of JuneThe Last Campfire
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
Last Day of June leans harder on variance: Consequences of changes are hidden until tried
Optimization5 vs 6
The Last Campfire leans harder on optimization: Self-contained logic puzzles with fixed solutions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.