head to head
vs
Warcraft II: Tides of DarknessvsWorms 2: Armageddon
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Worms 2: Armageddon leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Warcraft II: Tides of DarknessWorms 2: Armageddon
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Worms 2: Armageddon leans harder on variance: Crate drops, wind and terrain destruction shuffle every turn
Optimization7 vs 6
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans harder on optimization: Refined build orders and upgrade timings are studyable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.