head to head
vs
Battle RealmsvsNorthgard
Battle Realms leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Northgard leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Battle RealmsNorthgard
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Battle Realms leans harder on execution: Real-time micro of small squads matters.
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Northgard leans harder on variance: winters, wandering events
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.