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CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Heroes of Might and Magic IV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 3

Heroes of Might and Magic IV leans harder on reads: predicting human opponent strategy in PvP

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Heroes of Might and Magic IV leans harder on optimization: army building and economy 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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