head to head
vs
Civilization: Beyond EarthvsM1 Tank Platoon
Civilization: Beyond Earth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); M1 Tank Platoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Civilization: Beyond EarthM1 Tank Platoon
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
M1 Tank Platoon leans harder on execution: Aiming the tank gun matters but isn't twitch-decisive
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Civilization: Beyond Earth leans harder on optimization: Affinity choices and tech web routing define victory conditions deeply
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.