head to head
vs
AngbandvsDarkest Dungeon
Angband leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Darkest Dungeon leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
AngbandDarkest Dungeon
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Angband leans harder on execution: Turn-based; only typo deaths punish hands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.