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For the King cover artvsLuck be a Landlord cover art

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For the King leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Luck be a Landlord leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

For the King leans harder on execution: Turn-based slot rolls need no dexterity

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance7 vs 7

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Luck be a Landlord leans harder on optimization: Synergy drafting and expected-value math decide runs

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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