head to head
vs
Dawn of DiscoveryvsSimCity
Dawn of Discovery leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SimCity leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dawn of DiscoverySimCity
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Dawn of Discovery leans harder on execution: Pausable building keeps hands out of the equation
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Dawn of Discovery leans harder on optimization: Production chains and population-tier economics are the entire game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.