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Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015vsYu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links leans Optimization (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION0 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

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Execution0 vs 1

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links leans harder on execution: Tapping cards, no dexterity test

Reads4 vs 6

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links leans harder on reads: Ranked PvP rewards predicting set cards and bluffs

Variance7 vs 7

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links leans harder on optimization: Meta deckbuilding and line calculation are the spine

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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