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Crusader Kings IIvsSupremacy: The Metaverse Game

Crusader Kings II leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Supremacy: The Metaverse Game leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Crusader Kings IISupremacy: The Metaverse Game

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Supremacy: The Metaverse Game leans harder on execution: Spectating and spending, no twitch demand

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 5

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

Crusader Kings II leans harder on optimization: succession, marriages, claims plannable

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Supremacy: The Metaverse Game