head to head
vs
Crusader Kings IIvsSpace Crusade
Crusader Kings II leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Space Crusade leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Crusader Kings IISpace Crusade
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Space Crusade leans harder on execution: Turn-based - no twitch demands at all
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.