head to head
vs
Civilization: Call to PowervsPlague Inc: Evolved
Civilization: Call to Power leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Plague Inc: Evolved leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Civilization: Call to PowerPlague Inc: Evolved
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Plague Inc: Evolved leans harder on execution: no reflex
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Plague Inc: Evolved leans harder on variance: country event timing
Optimization9 vs 9
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.