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Millipede leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tetris Effect leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Millipede leans harder on variance: Spawn waves and DDT timing vary run to run

Optimization3 vs 4

Tetris Effect leans harder on optimization: Stacking theory and Zone usage have known optimal lines

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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