head to head
vs
Bad NorthvsThe Church in the Darkness
Bad North leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Church in the Darkness leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Bad NorthThe Church in the Darkness
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
The Church in the Darkness leans harder on execution: Top-down sneaking needs modest stick skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
The Church in the Darkness leans harder on variance: Each run rerolls whether the cult is benign or murderous
Optimization7 vs 5
Bad North leans harder on optimization: Unit positioning and upgrade choices solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.