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Crusader Kings leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Pokémon Trading Card Game leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION0 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance6 vs 6

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 7

Crusader Kings leans harder on optimization: Marriage, inheritance and claim engineering are solvable systems

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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