head to head
vs
Black & WhitevsKnights of Pen and Paper II
Black & White leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Knights of Pen and Paper II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Black & WhiteKnights of Pen and Paper II
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Black & White leans harder on execution: Gesture-cast miracles; minimal dexterity stakes
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Knights of Pen and Paper II leans harder on variance: Dice rolls and encounter draws sway individual fights
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.