head to head
vs
Mario Party DSvsPeggle Deluxe
Mario Party DS leans Variance (Pure Chaos); Peggle Deluxe leans Variance (Pure Chaos).
Mario Party DSPeggle Deluxe
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Mario Party DS leans harder on reads: Hex placement lightly targets rivals.
Variance8 vs 7
Mario Party DS leans harder on variance: Dice and hex RNG dominate the tiny boards.
Optimization3 vs 3
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.