head to head
vs
Cookie ClickervsZoo Tycoon
Cookie Clicker leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zoo Tycoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Cookie ClickerZoo Tycoon
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
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 8
Cookie Clicker leans harder on optimization: Purchase order and ascension math are the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.