head to head
vs
Empire EarthvsPokémon UNITE
Empire Earth leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Pokémon UNITE leans Reads (Mind & Math).
Empire EarthPokémon UNITE
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Pokémon UNITE leans harder on variance: Wild Pokémon spawns and item RNG
Optimization8 vs 7
Empire Earth leans harder on optimization: Epoch advancement timing and citizen allocation are near-optimally solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.