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RidervsShank

Rider leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Shank leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
RiderShank

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 7

Rider leans harder on execution: Precise flip and landing timing is the whole skill

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Rider leans harder on variance: Procedural tracks add some unpredictability

Optimization3 vs 3

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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