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Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 cover artvsPokemon Stadium 2 cover art

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013vsPokemon Stadium 2

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Pokemon Stadium 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads4 vs 4

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance6 vs 5

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 leans harder on variance: Draw order and hidden hands matter.

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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Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

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Pokemon Stadium 2