head to head
vs
Clash of ClansvsEmpire: Total War
Clash of Clans leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Empire: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Clash of ClansEmpire: Total War
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Empire: Total War leans harder on execution: Real-time battle micro is modest
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.