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Donkey Kong Jr. Math leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Unravel leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 1

Unravel leans harder on variance: Everything is visible and fixed

Optimization5 vs 6

Unravel leans harder on optimization: Physics puzzles with discoverable intended solutions

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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