head to head
vs
DREDGEvsThe Bluecoats: North vs. South
DREDGE leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Bluecoats: North vs. South leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
DREDGEThe Bluecoats: North vs. South
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
The Bluecoats: North vs. South leans harder on reads: scripted AI in campaign, not adaptive
Variance4 vs 3
DREDGE leans harder on variance: Fish spawns and fog-of-dread unknowns until mapped
Optimization6 vs 6
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.