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Don't Starve leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Duskers leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /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.

Variance7 vs 8

Duskers leans harder on variance: Unknown ship layouts and unseen creatures dominate

Optimization7 vs 7

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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