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Super Mario PartyvsThe Jackbox Survey Scramble

Super Mario Party leans Variance (Pure Chaos); The Jackbox Survey Scramble leans Variance (Bluff & Deduction).

EXECUTION4 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE8 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Super Mario PartyThe Jackbox Survey Scramble

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 2

Super Mario Party leans harder on execution: Joy-Con motion minigames test brief coordination.

Reads2 vs 4

The Jackbox Survey Scramble leans harder on reads: Guessing what the crowd answered involves modelling people

Variance8 vs 6

Super Mario Party leans harder on variance: Character dice and bonus stars decide most games.

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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Super Mario Party

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The Jackbox Survey Scramble