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En Garde!vsPrototype 2
En Garde! leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Prototype 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
En Garde!Prototype 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Prototype 2 leans harder on variance: Sandbox encounters carry slight randomness
Optimization4 vs 5
Prototype 2 leans harder on optimization: Mutation upgrades and target-hunting routes reward planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.