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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 leans Reads (Grand Arena); Madden NFL 07 leans Reads (Mind & Math).

EXECUTION6 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 leans harder on execution: Naval and air micro alongside base-building taxes player bandwidth

Reads7 vs 6

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 leans harder on reads: Three-faction asymmetry means opponent choices must be constantly predicted

Variance3 vs 2

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 leans harder on variance: Ore spawning and naval choke variance add moderate uncertainty

Optimization6 vs 6

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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