head to head
vs
Infinite CraftvsKholat
Infinite Craft leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Kholat leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Infinite CraftKholat
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Kholat leans harder on execution: Walking the mountain takes no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Infinite Craft leans harder on variance: Combination outcomes are hidden until discovered, vast unmapped space
Optimization4 vs 4
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.