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Magic: The Gathering Arena leans Optimization (Grand Arena); Shadowverse leans Optimization (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION1 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance7 vs 7

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 8

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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