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Fat Princess cover artvsHalo Wars cover art

Fat PrincessvsHalo Wars

Fat Princess leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Halo Wars leans Optimization (Mind & Math).

EXECUTION4 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Fat PrincessHalo Wars

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 3

Fat Princess leans harder on execution: Simple hack-and-slash actions per class

Reads5 vs 5

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Halo Wars leans harder on variance: Scouting hides enemy composition early

Optimization6 vs 7

Halo Wars leans harder on optimization: Build orders and counter-unit economy

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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