head to head
vs
HearthstonevsRisk: Global Domination
Hearthstone leans Variance (Grand Arena); Risk: Global Domination leans Optimization (Grand Arena).
HearthstoneRisk: Global Domination
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Hearthstone leans harder on execution: Clicks only, no mechanical skill
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 6
Hearthstone leans harder on variance: Draw RNG and discover effects swing games
Optimization7 vs 7
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.