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Ski Safari leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); WarioWare: Smooth Moves leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Ski Safari leans harder on variance: Avalanche and terrain spawns randomized each run

Optimization4 vs 3

Ski Safari leans harder on optimization: Animal-mount switching strategy extends runs modestly

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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