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Fire Emblem HeroesvsSpace Hulk: Tactics

Fire Emblem Heroes leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Space Hulk: Tactics leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 3

Space Hulk: Tactics leans harder on reads: Multiplayer involves some reading of human commanders

Variance5 vs 5

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Space Hulk: Tactics leans harder on optimization: Positioning, action economy and card play decide battles

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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