head to head
vs
BeholdervsGods Will Be Watching
Beholder leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Gods Will Be Watching leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
BeholderGods Will Be Watching
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Beholder leans harder on execution: Simple point-and-click landlord actions
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Gods Will Be Watching leans harder on variance: Dice rolls and hidden thresholds can sink correct plans
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.