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Napoleon: Total War cover artvsRavendawn cover art

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Napoleon: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Ravendawn leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Ravendawn leans harder on variance: Gathering and drop rolls pace the grind

Optimization8 vs 8

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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