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Duck HuntvsHeave Ho

Duck Hunt leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Heave Ho leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION1 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Heave Ho leans harder on reads: Friends sabotage, but it is party chaos

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization1 vs 2

Heave Ho leans harder on optimization: Levels are short and shallow to route

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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