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CapesvsStronghold

Capes leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Stronghold leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads3 vs 2

Capes leans harder on reads: Enemy AI is scripted, limited adaptive prediction

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 9

Stronghold leans harder on optimization: economy and castle-building near-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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