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Microsoft Solitaire CollectionvsReigns
Microsoft Solitaire Collection leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Reigns leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Microsoft Solitaire CollectionReigns
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 2
Reigns leans harder on reads: Card characters react to prior choices in semi-scripted ways
Variance6 vs 7
Reigns leans harder on variance: Event card ordering and hidden outcome RNG dominate play
Optimization6 vs 5
Microsoft Solitaire Collection leans harder on optimization: Known optimal play maximises win rate against the shuffle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.