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The Council leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION0 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

The Council leans harder on reads: NPCs have vulnerabilities and immunities, but fully scripted.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 5

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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