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Microsoft FreeCell cover artvsThe Secret of Monkey Island cover art

Microsoft FreeCellvsThe Secret of Monkey Island

Microsoft FreeCell leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Secret of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Microsoft FreeCellThe Secret of Monkey Island

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Execution0 vs 1

The Secret of Monkey Island leans harder on execution: Clicking inventory items demands no twitch skill whatsoever

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Secret of Monkey Island leans harder on variance: Some hidden items require exploration but solutions are invariant

Optimization8 vs 8

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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