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MADiSONvsRaft
MADiSON leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Raft leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
MADiSONRaft
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
MADiSON leans harder on reads: Supernatural events are scripted triggers, not adaptive
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Raft leans harder on optimization: Raft expansion, food chains, and research order are solvable systems
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.