head to head
vs
CairnvsMount & Blade
Cairn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mount & Blade leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
CairnMount & Blade
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Cairn leans harder on execution: Hand placement and stamina micro-management on every hold
Reads0 vs 1
Mount & Blade leans harder on reads: AI lords and battle tactics are mappable scripts
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.