head to head
vs
Crash Boom Bang!vsSuper Mario Party
Crash Boom Bang! leans Variance (Twitch Chaos); Super Mario Party leans Variance (Pure Chaos).
Crash Boom Bang!Super 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
Super Mario Party leans harder on variance: Character dice and bonus stars decide most games.
Optimization2 vs 3
Super Mario Party leans harder on optimization: Custom dice choice is the one real decision.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.