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Agar.iovsApe Academy 2

Agar.io leans Reads (Competitive PvP); Ape Academy 2 leans Reads (Bluff & Deduction).

EXECUTION4 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 5

Agar.io leans harder on reads: Baiting and predicting human blobs decides fights

Variance3 vs 5

Ape Academy 2 leans harder on variance: Card draws and the RPS layer add chance

Optimization3 vs 3

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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