head to head
vs
El MatadorvsWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine
El Matador leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
El MatadorWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
El Matador leans harder on variance: Encounters are fixed once levels are known
Optimization3 vs 4
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine leans harder on optimization: Weapon choice and fury management are simple to learn
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.