head to head
vs
I Spy Spooky Mansion DeluxevsThe Walking Dead
I Spy Spooky Mansion Deluxe leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); The Walking Dead leans Variance (Light / Casual).
I Spy Spooky Mansion DeluxeThe Walking Dead
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 2
I Spy Spooky Mansion Deluxe leans harder on variance: Items are hidden in cluttered scenes to discover
Optimization3 vs 2
I Spy Spooky Mansion Deluxe leans harder on optimization: Scanning systematically speeds finds, little deeper system
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.