head to head
vs
Dune 2000vsThe Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring
Dune 2000 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dune 2000The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Dune 2000 leans harder on execution: Unit micro and build speed matter at competitive pace
Reads3 vs 2
Dune 2000 leans harder on reads: Human skirmishes add some build-order mind games
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.