head to head
vs
Bahamut LagoonvsBaldur's Gate
Bahamut Lagoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Baldur's Gate leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Bahamut LagoonBaldur's Gate
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Bahamut Lagoon leans harder on execution: Unit movement and dragon targeting have mild positioning skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Baldur's Gate leans harder on variance: AD&D dice rolls throughout.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.