head to head
vs
Card SharkvsNeed for Speed: High Stakes
Card Shark leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Need for Speed: High Stakes leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Card SharkNeed for Speed: High Stakes
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Card Shark leans harder on reads: NPC marks follow scripted reactions; not truly adaptive
Variance3 vs 2
Card Shark leans harder on variance: Card distribution contains some hidden info but is secondary
Optimization5 vs 5
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.