head to head
vs
Hand of FatevsThe Long Journey Home
Hand of Fate leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); The Long Journey Home leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Hand of FateThe Long Journey Home
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Hand of Fate leans harder on reads: The Dealer is scripted; encounters don't adapt to your style
Variance7 vs 7
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.