head to head
vs
PinballvsYoku's Island Express
Pinball leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Yoku's Island Express leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
PinballYoku's Island Express
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Pinball leans harder on execution: Flipper timing and ball control decide every score run
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 5
Yoku's Island Express leans harder on optimization: Learning table layouts and exploration routes
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.