Building comparison
head to head
Crusader Kings IIvsPokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Crusader Kings II
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Medieval dynasty sim with chaotic event-driven stories.
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
Variance · Systems & Chaos
Streamlined card battles where deck construction fights the coin flips.
Crusader Kings II leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Crusader Kings IIPokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Crusader Kings II leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Crusader Kings II
pausable, no reflex
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
Tapping cards takes no skill
Reads3 vs 3
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Crusader Kings II
AI characters scripted not adaptive
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
Human opponents exist but the simplified format limits bluffing depth
Variance5 vs 6
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Crusader Kings II
dynastic events, traits, intrigue
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
Coin flips, draws and pack pulls dominate single games
Optimization7 vs 6
Crusader Kings II leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Crusader Kings II
succession, marriages, claims plannable
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
Deckbuilding around a small card pool is quickly solvable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.