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Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom SimvsSlime Rancher

Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Slime Rancher leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim leans harder on variance: Hero whims and monster spawns inject run-to-run uncertainty

Optimization8 vs 7

Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim leans harder on optimization: Economy, building order and incentive placement is the solvable game

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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