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Battlestar Galactica Deadlock cover artvsEuropa Universalis IV cover art

Battlestar Galactica DeadlockvsEuropa Universalis IV

Battlestar Galactica Deadlock leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Europa Universalis IV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Battlestar Galactica DeadlockEuropa Universalis IV

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 3

Europa Universalis IV leans harder on reads: AI mostly scripted, some MP

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 9

Europa Universalis IV leans harder on optimization: idea groups, economy, mana spending

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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