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Civilization VIvsMagic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012
Civilization VI leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Civilization VIMagic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 4
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 leans harder on reads: Human opponents bluff and bait; AI does not
Variance5 vs 6
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 leans harder on variance: Draw order and hidden hands drive individual games
Optimization9 vs 7
Civilization VI leans harder on optimization: Tech, civics, and yield routing dominate strategy.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.