head to head
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean MachinevsMiddle-earth: Shadow of War
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Middle-earth: Shadow of War leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean MachineMiddle-earth: Shadow of War
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine leans harder on execution: Placement speed under garbage pressure decides late stages
Reads2 vs 1
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine leans harder on reads: Versus humans, anticipating chain timing adds an edge
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.

