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Smash TV cover artvsTetris Effect: Connected cover art

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Smash TV leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tetris Effect: Connected leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Tetris Effect: Connected leans harder on reads: Zone-battle opponents exist but format leans on execution

Variance2 vs 3

Tetris Effect: Connected leans harder on variance: Piece bag is bounded random but quickly mappable

Optimization4 vs 4

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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Tetris Effect: Connected