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Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Totally Accurate Battle Simulator leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Arkham Horror: Mother's EmbraceTotally Accurate Battle Simulator

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies don't model the player

Variance6 vs 5

Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace leans harder on variance: Dice-driven combat and hidden mystery elements

Optimization7 vs 7

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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