head to head
vs
Overboard!vsThe Curse of Monkey Island
Overboard! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Curse of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Overboard!The Curse of Monkey Island
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Overboard! leans harder on optimization: Routing an eight-hour timeline to escape conviction is pure solving.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.