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Rusty's Retirement leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Rusty's Retirement leans harder on execution: Drag-and-drop farming at the screen's edge.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 3

Rusty's Retirement leans harder on optimization: Plot layout and bot routing mildly reward planning.

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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