head to head
vs
Age of War 2vsClash of Clans
Age of War 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Clash of Clans leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Age of War 2Clash of Clans
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Age of War 2 leans harder on execution: Clicking to deploy units, no twitch precision
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Clash of Clans leans harder on variance: Matchmaking and unseen traps add uncertainty
Optimization8 vs 8
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.