head to head
vs
BanishedvsShadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
Banished leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
BanishedShadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew leans harder on execution: Pausable planning removes nearly all dexterity pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Banished leans harder on variance: weather, disease events
Optimization9 vs 9
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.