head to head
vs
Age of Empires II: The Age of KingsvsWorld of Warships
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans Optimization (Grand Arena); World of Warships leans Reads (Mind & Math).
Age of Empires II: The Age of KingsWorld of Warships
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 4
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans harder on execution: Micro, villager management, hotkey speed
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
World of Warships leans harder on variance: Shell dispersion and matchmaker swings
Optimization8 vs 7
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans harder on optimization: Build orders refined over two decades
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.