head to head
vs
Alekhine's GunvsDesperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Alekhine's Gun leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Alekhine's GunDesperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Alekhine's Gun leans harder on variance: First visits hide patrol routines and disguise rules
Optimization8 vs 9
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive leans harder on optimization: Optimal takedown sequencing solves each western vignette
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.