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Super Mario Party cover artvsWii Party U cover art

Super Mario PartyvsWii Party U

Super Mario Party leans Variance (Pure Chaos); Wii Party U leans Variance (Pure Chaos).

EXECUTION4 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE8 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Super Mario PartyWii Party U

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 3

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

Reads2 vs 2

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance8 vs 7

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

Optimization3 vs 2

Super Mario Party leans harder on optimization: Custom dice choice is the one real decision.

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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