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QuellvsThimbleweed Park

Quell leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Thimbleweed Park leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /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.

Variance0 vs 1

Thimbleweed Park leans harder on variance: Deterministic puzzles throughout the game

Optimization9 vs 8

Quell leans harder on optimization: Minimum-move sliding solutions are pure logic

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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