head to head
vs
Warcraft II: Tides of DarknessvsWorms Forts: Under Siege
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Worms Forts: Under Siege leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Warcraft II: Tides of DarknessWorms Forts: Under Siege
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 4
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans harder on reads: Multiplayer scouting wars and build feints
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 5
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.