head to head
vs
Mario PartyvsSonic Shuffle
Mario Party leans Variance (Pure Chaos); Sonic Shuffle leans Variance (Pure Chaos).
Mario PartySonic Shuffle
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Mario Party leans harder on execution: Stick-rotating and button minigames test hands briefly.
Reads2 vs 3
Sonic Shuffle leans harder on reads: Some bluffing against human opponents in card duels
Variance8 vs 7
Mario Party leans harder on variance: Dice rolls and chance time decide most 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.