head to head
vs
Her StoryvsWordle
Her Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Wordle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Her StoryWordle
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Her Story leans harder on reads: Subject is recorded, not adaptive.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Wordle leans harder on optimization: Optimal guess strategy is literally computer-solved.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.