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PongvsTennis for Two
Pong leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Tennis for Two leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
PongTennis for Two
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 3
Pong leans harder on reads: Against a human, anticipating placement adds a thin prediction layer
Variance0 vs 0
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization1 vs 1
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.