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Microsoft Spider Solitaire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Pokémon Trading Card Game leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Pokémon Trading Card Game leans harder on reads: AI duelists play fixed strategies

Variance6 vs 6

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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