head to head
vs
Mario PartyvsWii Party
Mario Party leans Variance (Pure Chaos); Wii Party leans Variance (Pure Chaos).
Mario PartyWii Party
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Mario Party leans harder on execution: Stick-rotating and button minigames test hands briefly.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance8 vs 7
Mario Party leans harder on variance: Dice rolls and chance time decide most boards.
Optimization3 vs 2
Mario Party leans harder on optimization: Star routing gives a thin strategic layer.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.