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Cossacks: European Wars cover artvsHeroes of the Storm cover art

Cossacks: European WarsvsHeroes of the Storm

Cossacks: European Wars leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Heroes of the Storm leans Reads (Mind & Math).

EXECUTION5 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 7

Heroes of the Storm leans harder on reads: Team-fight cooldown trading is prediction

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 7

Cossacks: European Wars leans harder on optimization: Economy ratios, tech order and formation math dominate outcomes

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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