head to head
vs
Chess TitansvsZoo Tycoon
Chess Titans leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zoo Tycoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Chess TitansZoo Tycoon
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 0
Chess Titans leans harder on reads: The AI plays fixed-depth evaluation, not psychology
Variance0 vs 1
Zoo Tycoon leans harder on variance: Animal needs are deterministic once learned
Optimization9 vs 8
Chess Titans leans harder on optimization: Chess calculation against an engine is pure solvable depth
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.