head to head
vs
Buckshot RoulettevsCrusader Kings II
Buckshot Roulette leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Crusader Kings II leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Buckshot RouletteCrusader Kings II
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 3
Buckshot Roulette leans harder on reads: Dealer has minor adaptive bluff tells.
Variance7 vs 5
Buckshot Roulette leans harder on variance: Shell order is hidden and random.
Optimization6 vs 7
Crusader Kings II leans harder on optimization: succession, marriages, claims plannable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.