head to head
vs
LEGO ChessvsStar Wars: Empire at War
LEGO Chess leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Star Wars: Empire at War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
LEGO ChessStar Wars: Empire at War
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 3
Star Wars: Empire at War leans harder on execution: Some battle micro, but APM never dominates outcomes
Reads6 vs 5
LEGO Chess leans harder on reads: Against humans, anticipating opponent plans matters
Variance1 vs 2
Star Wars: Empire at War leans harder on variance: Fog of war hides enemy fleets until scouted
Optimization8 vs 8
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.