head to head
vs
Anno 1800vsDarkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Anno 1800 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Anno 1800Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game leans harder on reads: Multiplayer diplomacy adds rare human prediction
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization10 vs 9
Anno 1800 leans harder on optimization: supply chains and ratios are the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.