The Incredible Machine
Cheat codes only unlock levels, never aim or chance. Physics run deterministic with nothing hidden, so the whole game is the contraption: routing parts into the one chain that closes the puzzle.
Where it sits
How strongly The Incredible Machine leans on each of the three dimensions.
micro
LowExecution is barely a factor in The Incredible Machine: a tool that played your inputs perfectly would gain you almost nothing here.
meso
LowThere is little to read in The Incredible Machine: with no live opponent or hidden information to exploit, seeing what you shouldn't would not help.
macro
HighStrategy carries The Incredible Machine: routing, resource management, and optimal decisions decide the outcome. What would break it is a perfect coach or engine calling the best move.
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- micro
- aim, timing, movement, muscle memory.
- meso
- bluffing, reading people, and managing randomness.
- macro
- routing, resources, and optimal play.