head to head
vs
BanishedvsSid Meier's Civilization II
Banished leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Sid Meier's Civilization II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
BanishedSid Meier's Civilization II
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Banished leans harder on execution: no mechanical layer
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Sid Meier's Civilization II leans harder on variance: Random maps and hut rolls inject early uncertainty
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.