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Clash of ClansvsEuropa Universalis IV

Clash of Clans leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Europa Universalis IV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Europa Universalis IV leans harder on execution: pausable, no twitch

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 9

Europa Universalis IV leans harder on optimization: idea groups, economy, mana spending

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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