head to head
vs
For the KingvsPoker Night 2
For the King leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Poker Night 2 leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
For the KingPoker Night 2
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
For the King leans harder on execution: Turn-based slot rolls need no dexterity
Reads0 vs 2
Poker Night 2 leans harder on reads: AI opponents have scripted tells and styles, not true adaptation.
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
For the King leans harder on optimization: Focus economy, routing and loadout play beat the odds
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.