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The Banner SagavsWizard101

The Banner Saga leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Wizard101 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 1

The Banner Saga leans harder on execution: Turn-based; willpower spend timing is the sole execution nuance

Reads1 vs 2

Wizard101 leans harder on reads: Ranked PvP adds modest human prediction

Variance5 vs 5

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 7

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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