head to head
vs
Mario Party: Island TourvsPeggle
Mario Party: Island Tour leans Variance (Pure Chaos); Peggle leans Variance (Pure Chaos).
Mario Party: Island TourPeggle
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Mario Party: Island Tour leans harder on execution: Minigames need brief reflexes, nothing sustained
Reads2 vs 0
Mario Party: Island Tour leans harder on reads: Rivals' item plays add only shallow prediction
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Peggle leans harder on optimization: Angle planning and power choice for setups
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.