head to head
vs
Cardania: Epoch WarsvsPokémon Stadium
Cardania: Epoch Wars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Stadium leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Cardania: Epoch WarsPokémon Stadium
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Cardania: Epoch Wars leans harder on execution: Strategy clicks, no twitch dimension
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Cardania: Epoch Wars leans harder on optimization: Resource control and faction strategy dominate the metagame
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.