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Hearthstone leans Variance (Grand Arena); Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters leans Reads (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION1 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 6

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance7 vs 6

Hearthstone leans harder on variance: Draw RNG and discover effects swing games

Optimization7 vs 6

Hearthstone leans harder on optimization: Deckbuilding, mulligans, and mana curves matter

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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