head to head
vs
At Dead of NightvsThe Banner Saga
At Dead of Night leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); The Banner Saga leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
At Dead of NightThe Banner Saga
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
At Dead of Night leans harder on execution: Hiding and fleeing Jimmy needs modest timing
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 5
At Dead of Night leans harder on variance: His position and the ghosts' clues are hidden information
Optimization5 vs 7
The Banner Saga leans harder on optimization: Willpower economy and armor-strip sequencing are learnable solutions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.