head to head
vs
eXceed 2nd: Vampire REXvsThumper
eXceed 2nd: Vampire REX leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Thumper leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
eXceed 2nd: Vampire REXThumper
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
eXceed 2nd: Vampire REX leans harder on variance: Patterns are deterministic and memorisable, little true randomness
Optimization5 vs 4
eXceed 2nd: Vampire REX leans harder on optimization: Polarity routing and scoring systems reward learned play
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.