head to head
vs
Sonic ShufflevsSuper Mario Party
Sonic Shuffle leans Variance (Pure Chaos); Super Mario Party leans Variance (Pure Chaos).
Sonic ShuffleSuper Mario Party
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Super Mario Party leans harder on execution: Joy-Con motion minigames test brief coordination.
Reads3 vs 2
Sonic Shuffle leans harder on reads: Some bluffing against human opponents in card duels
Variance7 vs 8
Super Mario Party leans harder on variance: Character dice and bonus stars decide most games.
Optimization3 vs 3
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.