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Age of Mythology leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Pokémon UNITE leans Reads (Mind & Math).

EXECUTION5 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 7

Pokémon UNITE leans harder on reads: Team-fight engagement timing is prediction

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 7

Age of Mythology leans harder on optimization: God choices and favor economy reward planning

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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