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Dragon Ball Gekishin Squadra leans Execution (Grand Arena); Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 5

Dragon Ball Gekishin Squadra leans harder on reads: Human teams rotate, bait ultimates and counter-pick

Variance2 vs 3

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans harder on variance: Fog of war conceals enemy tech and armies

Optimization6 vs 7

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans harder on optimization: Refined build orders and upgrade timings are studyable

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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