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PowerMonger leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Slime Rancher leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

PowerMonger leans harder on reads: Rival captains follow fixed strategic logic

Variance3 vs 3

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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