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Emily is Away cover artvsFarmville cover art

Emily is AwayvsFarmville

Emily is Away leans Variance (Light / Casual); Farmville leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Emily is Away leans harder on variance: Outcomes hidden on first playthrough

Optimization2 vs 3

Farmville leans harder on optimization: Crop timing and coin efficiency are shallow but present

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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