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The Lord of the Rings: War in the NorthvsWorms Crazy Golf
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Worms Crazy Golf leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
The Lord of the Rings: War in the NorthWorms Crazy Golf
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Worms Crazy Golf leans harder on variance: Bounces and gimmick hazards add physics noise
Optimization5 vs 6
Worms Crazy Golf leans harder on optimization: Reading course layouts for the optimal line is the core puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.