head to head
vs
Crash Boom Bang!vsMario Party
Crash Boom Bang! leans Variance (Twitch Chaos); Mario Party leans Variance (Pure Chaos).
Crash Boom Bang!Mario Party
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 8
Mario Party leans harder on variance: Dice rolls and chance time decide most boards.
Optimization2 vs 3
Mario Party leans harder on optimization: Star routing gives a thin strategic layer.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.