head to head
vs
Bad NorthvsPathway
Bad North leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Pathway leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Bad NorthPathway
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Bad North leans harder on execution: Real-time orders need only light micro.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
Pathway leans harder on variance: Procedural expeditions and event rolls shape every run
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.