head to head
vs
DREDGEvsSimAnt
DREDGE leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); SimAnt leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
DREDGESimAnt
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
SimAnt leans harder on optimization: Caste ratios, pheromone trails and expansion order 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.