head to head
vs
Crusader Kings IIIvsPoker Night 2
Crusader Kings III leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Poker Night 2 leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Crusader Kings IIIPoker Night 2
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 7
Poker Night 2 leans harder on variance: Card luck dominates individual hands as in any poker.
Optimization8 vs 6
Crusader Kings III leans harder on optimization: Succession planning, claims, and economy are solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.