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Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy cover artvsThe Cat Lady cover art

Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the MummyvsThe Cat Lady

Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Cat Lady leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the MummyThe Cat Lady

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Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy leans harder on variance: Clues and traps are hidden until discovered

Optimization7 vs 6

Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy leans harder on optimization: Solving fixed riddle chains in sequence is the whole 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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Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy

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The Cat Lady