head to head
vs
DarkwoodvsHand of Fate 2
Darkwood leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Hand of Fate 2 leans Variance (Twitch Chaos).
DarkwoodHand of Fate 2
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 6
Hand of Fate 2 leans harder on execution: Expanded combat with more weapon types raises the execution ceiling
Reads0 vs 1
Hand of Fate 2 leans harder on reads: Companion-scripted AI provides no genuine reads
Variance6 vs 7
Hand of Fate 2 leans harder on variance: Multi-dealer card system adds more complex hidden-information layers
Optimization6 vs 6
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.