head to head
vs
Crusader KingsvsX-COM: UFO Defense
Crusader Kings leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); X-COM: UFO Defense leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Crusader KingsX-COM: UFO Defense
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
X-COM: UFO Defense leans harder on execution: Turn-based; only inventory clicking
Reads1 vs 0
Crusader Kings leans harder on reads: AI lords scheme by script, not adaptation
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.