head to head
vs
Army Men: RTSvsOverlord
Army Men: RTS leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Overlord leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Army Men: RTSOverlord
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Army Men: RTS leans harder on reads: Skirmish AI is scripted; rare human matches add prediction
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Army Men: RTS leans harder on optimization: Plastic and electricity economy plus unit mixes 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.