head to head
vs
Black & WhitevsIn Other Waters
Black & White leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); In Other Waters leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Black & WhiteIn Other Waters
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Black & White leans harder on execution: Gesture-cast miracles; minimal dexterity stakes
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Black & White leans harder on optimization: Village economy, belief spread, and creature training
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.