head to head
vs
Battlestar Galactica DeadlockvsCivilization: Beyond Earth
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Civilization: Beyond Earth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Battlestar Galactica DeadlockCivilization: Beyond Earth
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Civilization: Beyond Earth leans harder on variance: Alien spawns and fog of war add manageable hidden elements
Optimization8 vs 9
Civilization: Beyond Earth leans harder on optimization: Affinity choices and tech web routing define victory conditions deeply
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.