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Banished leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Baseball Mogul leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Baseball Mogul leans harder on reads: no adaptive opposing agent, just simulation

Variance3 vs 4

Baseball Mogul leans harder on variance: simulated game outcomes involve randomness

Optimization9 vs 9

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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