head to head
vs
PongvsSports Champions
Pong leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Sports Champions leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
PongSports Champions
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 2
Pong leans harder on reads: Against a human, anticipating placement adds a thin prediction layer
Variance0 vs 1
Sports Champions leans harder on variance: Events are deterministic given your inputs
Optimization1 vs 2
Sports Champions leans harder on optimization: Little to solve beyond basic technique
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.