head to head
vs
Age of EmpiresvsChuChu Rocket!
Age of Empires leans Optimization (Mind & Math); ChuChu Rocket! leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Age of EmpiresChuChu Rocket!
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
ChuChu Rocket! leans harder on execution: Frantic arrow placement under seconds of pressure
Reads6 vs 5
Age of Empires leans harder on reads: Scouting and countering human strategies
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 6
Age of Empires leans harder on optimization: Build orders and eco timing dominate
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.