head to head
vs
SimCity (2013)vsWorld Basketball Manager 2010
SimCity (2013) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); World Basketball Manager 2010 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
SimCity (2013)World Basketball Manager 2010
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
SimCity (2013) leans harder on execution: Mouse planning; no dexterity demands.
Reads0 vs 1
World Basketball Manager 2010 leans harder on reads: AI GMs follow modeled patterns
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.