head to head
vs
Black & White 2vsKrinkle Krusher
Black & White 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Krinkle Krusher leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Black & White 2Krinkle Krusher
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Krinkle Krusher leans harder on execution: light real-time placement timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Black & White 2 leans harder on optimization: City impressiveness versus army economy is the solvable choice.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.