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Disney's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse cover artvsSpiritfarer cover art

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Disney's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Spiritfarer leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Disney's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse leans harder on variance: Gags and mirror pieces are hidden until triggered

Optimization4 vs 5

Spiritfarer leans harder on optimization: Boat layout and crafting loops reward planning.

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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