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Mario Party: Star Rush leans Variance (Pure Chaos); Peggle leans Variance (Pure Chaos).

EXECUTION3 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 2

Mario Party: Star Rush leans harder on execution: Minigames need light reflexes anyone can manage

Reads2 vs 0

Mario Party: Star Rush leans harder on reads: Rival choices matter slightly but dice dominate

Variance7 vs 7

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

Peggle leans harder on optimization: Angle planning and power choice for setups

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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