head to head
vs
Buzz!: Quiz TVvsThe Cat Lady
Buzz!: Quiz TV leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Cat Lady leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Buzz!: Quiz TVThe Cat Lady
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 1
Buzz!: Quiz TV leans harder on execution: Buzzer speed decides ties on fast rounds
Reads1 vs 0
Buzz!: Quiz TV leans harder on reads: Opponents answer independently; little to predict
Variance4 vs 2
Buzz!: Quiz TV leans harder on variance: Question draw luck favours your knowledge areas
Optimization6 vs 6
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.