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The Blackwell Legacy cover artvsThe Cat Lady cover art

The Blackwell LegacyvsThe Cat Lady

The Blackwell Legacy leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Cat Lady leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
The Blackwell LegacyThe Cat Lady

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.

Variance3 vs 2

The Blackwell Legacy leans harder on variance: Clue connections unknown on first pass only

Optimization7 vs 6

The Blackwell Legacy leans harder on optimization: Fixed investigation chain; fully solvable with notes

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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