head to head
vs
Animal CompanyvsMario Party DS
Animal Company leans Variance (Twitch Chaos); Mario Party DS leans Variance (Pure Chaos).
Animal CompanyMario Party DS
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 8
Mario Party DS leans harder on variance: Dice and hex RNG dominate the tiny boards.
Optimization4 vs 3
Animal Company leans harder on optimization: Learning monster rules and loot routes converges to routine
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.