head to head
vs
ARK: Survival EvolvedvsKnights of Honor II: Sovereign
ARK: Survival Evolved leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Knights of Honor II: Sovereign leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
ARK: Survival EvolvedKnights of Honor II: Sovereign
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
ARK: Survival Evolved leans harder on execution: Shooting and kiting matter in raids
Reads4 vs 6
Knights of Honor II: Sovereign leans harder on reads: Human opponent diplomacy and marshal moves must be predicted
Variance4 vs 5
Knights of Honor II: Sovereign leans harder on variance: Kingdom event cards and rebel uprising timing add meaningful uncertainty
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.