head to head
vs
Tetris EffectvsTetris Ultimate
Tetris Effect leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tetris Ultimate leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Tetris EffectTetris Ultimate
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Tetris Ultimate leans harder on execution: Piece placement speed under acceleration is everything
Reads0 vs 1
Tetris Ultimate leans harder on reads: Versus garbage exchanges allow slight opponent timing awareness
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.