head to head
vs
Army Men: RTSvsMount & Blade: Warband
Army Men: RTS leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mount & Blade: Warband leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Army Men: RTSMount & Blade: Warband
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Mount & Blade: Warband leans harder on execution: Directional blocking with a real skill ceiling
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 3
Mount & Blade: Warband leans harder on variance: Emergent campaign events and lord politics
Optimization7 vs 8
Mount & Blade: Warband leans harder on optimization: Trade routes, troop trees, and fief management are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.