head to head
vs
BeholdervsContraband Police
Beholder leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Contraband Police leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
BeholderContraband Police
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Contraband Police leans harder on execution: Occasional shootouts are forgiving; inspection is unhurried
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Contraband Police leans harder on variance: Which vehicle hides contraband is hidden until searched
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.