head to head
vs
Age of Empires IIIvsPokémon UNITE
Age of Empires III leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Pokémon UNITE leans Reads (Mind & Math).
Age of Empires IIIPokémon UNITE
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 7
Pokémon UNITE leans harder on reads: Team-fight engagement timing is prediction
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Age of Empires III leans harder on optimization: Home-city decks are a build-crafting layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.