head to head
vs
BeholdervsExpeditions: Conquistador
Beholder leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Expeditions: Conquistador leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
BeholderExpeditions: Conquistador
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Expeditions: Conquistador leans harder on reads: Indigenous and rival factions follow scripted morale and aggro triggers
Variance4 vs 5
Expeditions: Conquistador leans harder on variance: Hidden event outcomes and disease rolls create meaningful unknown-information encounters
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.