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Loop Hero cover artvsWizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge cover art

Loop HerovsWizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

Loop Hero leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /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.

Variance5 vs 5

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 8

Loop Hero leans harder on optimization: Deck and tile placement reward deep optimization.

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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Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge