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The Jackbox Party Pack 3vsThrone of Lies: Medieval Politics

The Jackbox Party Pack 3 leans Reads (Bluff & Deduction); Throne of Lies: Medieval Politics leans Reads (Pure Mind Games).

EXECUTION1 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
The Jackbox Party Pack 3Throne of Lies: Medieval Politics

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Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 9

Throne of Lies: Medieval Politics leans harder on reads: Reading and deceiving adapting human players is the entire game

Variance4 vs 5

Throne of Lies: Medieval Politics leans harder on variance: Hidden role assignment injects strong concealed information

Optimization2 vs 4

Throne of Lies: Medieval Politics leans harder on optimization: Knowing role abilities and voting math gives an edge

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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