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Etherlords IIvsHer Story
Etherlords II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Her Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Etherlords IIHer Story
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Etherlords II leans harder on reads: Mostly AI duels; rare human matches add light bluffing
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Etherlords II leans harder on optimization: Deck construction and mana sequencing are deeply solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.