head to head
vs
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earthvsWorms World Party
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Worms World Party leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earthWorms World Party
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 5
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth leans harder on reads: Multiplayer rewards predicting opponent army choices
Variance3 vs 4
Worms World Party leans harder on variance: Wind, crate drops and terrain destruction add real chaos
Optimization7 vs 5
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth leans harder on optimization: Build orders and counter units are largely solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.