head to head
vs
Cossacks 3vsGuild Wars
Cossacks 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Guild Wars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Cossacks 3Guild Wars
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Guild Wars leans harder on execution: Interrupt timing and kiting in skirmishes
Reads6 vs 5
Cossacks 3 leans harder on reads: human opponents bluff builds and attacks
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Cossacks 3 leans harder on optimization: massive army economy and tech optimization
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.