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Football Manager 2009vsFrostpunk
Football Manager 2009 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Frostpunk leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Football Manager 2009Frostpunk
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Football Manager 2009 leans harder on reads: AI managers follow mappable tendencies, not genuine adaptation
Variance4 vs 3
Football Manager 2009 leans harder on variance: Match engine dice and player form inject real randomness
Optimization9 vs 9
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.