head to head
vs
Pokémon PinballvsZuma
Pokémon Pinball leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Zuma leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Pokémon PinballZuma
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Zuma leans harder on execution: Fast accurate shots under chain pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Pokémon Pinball leans harder on variance: Ball physics and catch-mode rolls add real randomness
Optimization4 vs 4
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.