head to head
vs
This Is the PolicevsWhere in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
This Is the Police leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
This Is the PoliceWhere in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? leans harder on reads: Suspects are scripted, no opponent to model
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
This Is the Police leans harder on optimization: Staffing, dispatch triage, and cash management solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.