head to head
vs
Warcraft II: Tides of DarknessvsWarhammer: Dark Omen
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Warhammer: Dark Omen leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Warcraft II: Tides of DarknessWarhammer: Dark Omen
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Warhammer: Dark Omen leans harder on execution: Unit facing and charge timing are mechanically decisive
Reads5 vs 4
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans harder on reads: Multiplayer scouting wars and build feints
Variance3 vs 4
Warhammer: Dark Omen leans harder on variance: Terrain and magic spell variance add uncertainty per battle
Optimization7 vs 7
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.