head to head
vs
Cossacks II: Napoleonic WarsvsDragon Age: Inquisition
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Dragon Age: Inquisition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Cossacks II: Napoleonic WarsDragon Age: Inquisition
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars leans harder on execution: unit control and micromanagement under pressure
Reads2 vs 1
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars leans harder on reads: human opponents' strategy shifts somewhat predictable
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 7
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars leans harder on optimization: economy, army composition, macro management
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.