head to head
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Crusader Kings IIvsMagic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012
Crusader Kings II leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Crusader Kings IIMagic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Crusader Kings II leans harder on execution: pausable, no reflex
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
Optimization7 vs 7
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.