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Boom Beach cover artvsPokemon Sun cover art

Boom BeachvsPokemon Sun

Boom Beach leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokemon Sun leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Boom BeachPokemon Sun

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Boom Beach leans harder on execution: Tapping troop deployments takes no dexterity

Reads2 vs 2

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Pokemon Sun leans harder on optimization: Trial puzzles and team matchups carry the game

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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Boom Beach

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Pokemon Sun