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Kards: The WWII Card Game cover artvsLegends of Runeterra cover art

Kards: The WWII Card GamevsLegends of Runeterra

Kards: The WWII Card Game leans Optimization (Grand Arena); Legends of Runeterra leans Reads (Mind & Math).

EXECUTION1 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Kards: The WWII Card GameLegends of Runeterra

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 7

Legends of Runeterra leans harder on reads: Alternating priority and spell mana create bluff layers

Variance6 vs 5

Kards: The WWII Card Game leans harder on variance: Draws and unseen enemy hands swing every match

Optimization7 vs 7

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.

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Kards: The WWII Card Game

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Legends of Runeterra