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LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Puzzle Agent leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Execution2 vs 1

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game leans harder on execution: Forgiving brawling and platforming for all ages

Reads0 vs 1

Puzzle Agent leans harder on reads: no adversarial opponent, single-player puzzles

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 4

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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