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Baldur's Gate 3 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Pokémon Trading Card Game Online leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 4

Pokémon Trading Card Game Online leans harder on reads: Human opponents bluff less; open boards limit mind games

Variance7 vs 7

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 8

Baldur's Gate 3 leans harder on optimization: Builds, party comp, action economy fully solvable.

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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