head to head
vs
Coffee TalkvsPools
Coffee Talk leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Pools leans Variance (Light / Casual).
Coffee TalkPools
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Pools leans harder on execution: Walking and swimming with no failure states
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Pools leans harder on variance: Unknown layouts create unease but nothing mechanically random
Optimization2 vs 2
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.