head to head
vs
Sunflower LandvsZoo Park
Sunflower Land leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zoo Park leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Sunflower LandZoo Park
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Zoo Park leans harder on execution: minimal input skill, simple clicking
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Zoo Park leans harder on variance: random visitor/animal events
Optimization5 vs 5
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.