head to head

Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard cover artvsHalo Wars cover art

Dungeons & Dragons: DragonshardvsHalo Wars

Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Halo Wars leans Optimization (Mind & Math).

EXECUTION4 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 3

Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard leans harder on execution: RTS micro and hero control reward fast hands

Reads4 vs 5

Halo Wars leans harder on reads: Versus humans, build choices are mindgames

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 7

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.

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