head to head
vs
Emily Wants to PlayvsMuck
Emily Wants to Play leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Muck leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Emily Wants to PlayMuck
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Muck leans harder on execution: Kiting bosses and dodging demands basic action skill
Reads1 vs 0
Emily Wants to Play leans harder on reads: Dolls follow fixed rules per hour, not adaptive minds
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.