head to head
vs
Nuclear DawnvsStarCraft
Nuclear Dawn leans Execution (Grand Arena); StarCraft leans Optimization (Grand Arena).
Nuclear DawnStarCraft
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Nuclear Dawn leans harder on variance: Little randomness - information is mostly visible on the map
Optimization7 vs 9
StarCraft leans harder on optimization: build orders and economy are near-solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.