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Dodge 'Em cover artvsSuper Mario Run cover art

Dodge 'EmvsSuper Mario Run

Dodge 'Em leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Run leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Dodge 'EmSuper Mario Run

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Dodge 'Em leans harder on variance: Opposing car spawns vary slightly per loop

Optimization3 vs 4

Super Mario Run leans harder on optimization: Routing perfect coin runs is a solvable layout puzzle

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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