head to head
vs
Crusader Kings IIIvsShotgun King: the Final Checkmate
Crusader Kings III leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Shotgun King: the Final Checkmate leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Crusader Kings IIIShotgun King: the Final Checkmate
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Crusader Kings III leans harder on reads: AI characters follow scripted, not adaptive, agendas.
Variance6 vs 5
Crusader Kings III leans harder on variance: Events, traits, and inheritance are heavily random.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.