head to head
vs
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron GamevsDawn of Discovery
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Dawn of Discovery leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron GameDawn of Discovery
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Dawn of Discovery leans harder on execution: Pausable building keeps hands out of the equation
Reads2 vs 1
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game leans harder on reads: Multiplayer diplomacy adds rare human prediction
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 9
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.