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Dear Esther leans Variance (Light / Casual); Mountain leans Variance (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION1 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization1 vs 0

Dear Esther leans harder on optimization: Nothing to solve; the island is the story.

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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