head to head
vs
Mad MaxvsRyse: Son of Rome
Mad Max leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Ryse: Son of Rome leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mad MaxRyse: Son of Rome
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Ryse: Son of Rome leans harder on reads: Enemies telegraph from fixed scripts.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Mad Max leans harder on optimization: Magnum Opus upgrades and stronghold routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.