head to head
vs
Black & WhitevsSimCity BuildIt
Black & White leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SimCity BuildIt leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Black & WhiteSimCity BuildIt
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 2
Black & White leans harder on variance: Creature learning quirks surprise first plays
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.