head to head
vs
Emperor: Battle for DunevsPyre
Emperor: Battle for Dune leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Pyre leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Emperor: Battle for DunePyre
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Emperor: Battle for Dune leans harder on variance: Fog of war and worm attacks
Optimization7 vs 6
Emperor: Battle for Dune leans harder on optimization: Build orders and faction counters are mappable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.