head to head
vs
Armies of ExigovsWarcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Armies of Exigo leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Armies of ExigoWarcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Armies of Exigo leans harder on variance: Fog of war plus underground front hides information
Optimization7 vs 7
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.