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Audiosurf leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Lumines Electronic Symphony leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
AudiosurfLumines Electronic Symphony

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Lumines Electronic Symphony leans harder on variance: Random block sequences shape each run moderately

Optimization4 vs 5

Lumines Electronic Symphony leans harder on optimization: Square-chaining setups and skin-speed strategy reward study

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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