head to head
vs
Cookie ClickervsRollerCoaster Tycoon
Cookie Clicker leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); RollerCoaster Tycoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Cookie ClickerRollerCoaster Tycoon
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
RollerCoaster Tycoon leans harder on execution: Mouse-driven building with no time pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Cookie Clicker leans harder on variance: Golden cookie timing randomness
Optimization9 vs 9
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.