head to head
vs
Bejeweled BlitzvsDownwell
Bejeweled Blitz leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Downwell leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Bejeweled BlitzDownwell
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Downwell leans harder on execution: Gunboot timing and split-second landings decide runs
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Bejeweled Blitz leans harder on optimization: Boost choices and cascade-setup patterns reward planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.