head to head
vs
8 Ball PoolvsGrid 2
8 Ball Pool leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Grid 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
8 Ball PoolGrid 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
8 Ball Pool leans harder on variance: Break spreads add some randomness to each rack
Optimization6 vs 5
8 Ball Pool leans harder on optimization: Position play and run-out planning separate good players
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.